1. Tier II
Lesson 6 Day 1

2. Phonics and Spelling
Read the spelling words from p. 22 in your packet.
clubhouse club/house
Compound words are made up of at least two smaller words. club house clubhouse
What does the word clubhouse mean?
A house for a club

3. Phonics and Spelling Continued
Practice: Write a sentence for three spelling words, but leave a blank for the spelling word.
Trade papers with your friend and fill in the blanks in each other’s papers.

4. Vocabulary Shabby: things that look old and worn out
Embarrass: when you fcleel uncomfortable or ashamed
Midst: in the middle of something
Elevated: lifted up off the ground
Dazed: confused; cannot think properly
Collapses: falls
Look at p. 60 in your Climbing Higher book. Read the story, then complete the sentences on p. 61.

5. Fact and Opinion
Fact: Something that is true; it can be seen or proven
Opinion: what someone thinks; key words are think, believe, feel
Please tell me if each of the following sentences is a fact or an opinion.
1. We are at school.
Fact
2. Our class is the best!
Opinion
3. I think our school is very cool.
4. The principal of our school is Mrs. Arnold.

6. Vocabulary Contribution Initiative Say these words with me.
A contribution is something someone gives in order to help others. My contribution to our holiday party was to clean the kitchen.
Initiative is the first step in doing something, often on your own without being told to do something. Our class showed initiative when we wrote a letter to the local newspaper.
Which sentence describes contribution? Which sentence describes initiative?
1. The vet set up a free pet clinic to help stray animals.
initiative
2. The vet’s gift of her free time was greatly appreciated.
contribution

7. Grammar/Writing We saw many people swimming in the lake.
We saw many people at the lake, and they were swimming.
The first sentence tells a complete thought. Remember that compound words are two words joined together. The second sentence is a compound sentence, which is made up of two sentences joined together. Compound sentences are joined with the words and, or, or but. In compound sentences a comma is used before the joining words.

8. Grammar/Writing Practice
1. Our team won the game. 2. We left the field, and we went to Tony’s for pizza.
Is the first sentence a compound sentence? How can you tell?
No; it does not have a comma or the words and, or, but.
Is the second sentence a compound sentence? How can you tell?
Yes; it has two simple sentences, the joining word and, and a comma.

9. Fluency Look at page 23 in your packet.
Listen as I read the words in the first column. You may repeat the words after me.
Work with your partner to read the words in the first column to each other.
Let’s do the same thing with the second and third columns.
I want you to practice reading all the words to your partner.