1. Bremen town Musicians
Fairy Tale… Listen to this story and use it to review and discuss author’s purpose– easy as P.I.E… (persuade, inform, or entertain). Review character, setting, plot (problem-solution). Talk about realism versus fantasy. What makes this story fantasy?

2. Phonics Pattern of the week: Plurals…
Just Add “S” to most words to make them plural.
ADD “ES” to words that end in sh, ch, tch, s, ss, or x.
Change the y to i and add es in y-ending words.
note + s = notes
lunch + es = lunches
story stories
egg + s = eggs
fox + es = foxes
baby babies
dish +es = dishes
try tries

3. High Frequency words of the week Practice reading these words and understanding their meaning.
bought
probably
people
scared
pleasant
shall
sign

4. This week, we will begin comparing different versions of the same story. We will read the play version of Brementown Musicians after reading the narrative version of the story so see how they are similar and different. Having conversations about the similarities and differences between stories is a great way to support this skill.
The spelling test on plurals will be on Friday, November 17.