1. Why should we care about people we don’t know?
Getting Ready to Read
Why should we care about people we don’t know?
How can we help people in need?
What community service opportunities are available in our school?
Turn to pages
How are the women in green helping others they don’t know?
Are the students in red helping others?
What are the people in the large photo doing?
15 minutes (1 of 3)

2. Getting Ready to Read

3. Getting Ready to Read
Community
Places
People
Buildings
15 minutes

4. Getting Ready to Read

5. Amazing Words Benefited:
Getting Ready to Read
Amazing Words
Benefited:
We learned that people in a community benefited from one man’s apple tree.
What context clues are in the story to show what benefited means?
Neighbor:
A neighbor is someone who lives next to or nearby someone else.
What is an example of neighbor?
Mayor:
The mayor is the chief official of a city or town
Who is the mayor of Leslie?
Bounty:
A bounty is something given freely, a generous gift or a reward.
What kinds of bounties could sixth graders receive?
10 minutes

6. Characters are the people in a story.
Read and Comprehend
Characters are the people in a story.
How can I learn about characters?
The theme is the message of a story.
How can I identify a story’s theme?
10 minutes

7. Read and Comprehend

8. Turn to page 53 in your book.
Read and Comprehend
Turn to page 53 in your book.
Today we’re going to read about a girl who changes her first impression of a classmate when she gets to know her.
Read Linda and Val. Think about:
What do you know about the characters?
What do you think the theme is?
15 minutes

9. Read and Comprehend
Fluency Practice:
We’re going to read paragraphs 6-8 together. Try to use expression in your voice.
Now read the passage with your partner. Take turns and try to use expression.
5 minutes

10. _____ it snowed all night because the branches are buried.
Read and Comprehend
Lesson Vocabulary
Apparently
Survive
Flimsy
Subscribe
Fixtures
Incident
_____ it snowed all night because the branches are buried.
The new kitchen ___ were shiny and bright.
That umbrella was ___, and a strong wind ripped through it.
Every witness at the ___ was questioned by the police.
I ___ to the idea that a good night’s sleep is important.
Studying hard with my dad helped me ___ the math exam.
10 minutes

11. Why should we care about people we don’t know?
Language Arts
Why should we care about people we don’t know?
This week’s research project is the police force and how the police protect people.
Brainstorm a list of questions about how police officers protect people.
Examples:
How do police officers protect elderly people?
How do police officers protect shopkeepers?
How does the police department help people in an emergency?
10 minutes

12. damage gentle injury palace cottage honesty mustard legend clumsy
Language Arts
Spelling Pre-test
damage
gentle
injury
palace
cottage
honesty
mustard
legend
clumsy
message
modify
ruffle
glimpse
strict
dungeon
fender
fantastic
dignity
property
cannon
Bonus Words:
reconcile
hippopotamus
lozenge
insulation
glamorous
20 minutes

13. Language Arts

14. Language Arts
Thank you letter
Mother Fletcher’s Gift is the story of friendship between people who might not ordinarily be connected. You will think of two characters in the story who learned or received something from each other, and have one write a thank you letter to the other.
15 minutes (1 of 3)

15. Language Arts
15 minutes (2 of 3)

16. Key Features of Thank You Letters:
Language Arts
Key Features of Thank You Letters:
Begins with a greeting, or salutation
Expresses thanks to someone
Includes details that explain why the writer is thankful
Ends with a closing
15 minutes (3 of 3)