1. Author: Joanne Settel Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Big Question: How do animals adapt to survive?

2. Small Group Timer

3. Review Games Vocabulary Words: Story Sort Arcade Games Study Stack
Spelling City: Vocabulary
Spelling City: Spelling Words

4. Spelling Words Homophones

5. sent scent threw through weather whether their there chili chilly tide
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coarse
counsel
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bizarre
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6. Big Question: How do animals adapt to survive
Big Question: How do animals adapt to survive? Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

7. Vocabulary Words critical enables mucus scarce specialize sterile
More Words to Know
critical
enables
mucus
scarce
specialize
sterile
aborigines
nauseating
predator
African black mambas
constrictors
reptiles

8. How do animals adapt to survive?
Monday
Question of the Day
How do animals adapt to survive?

9. Today we will learn about:
Build Concepts
Graphic Sources
Monitor and Fix Up
Build Background
Vocabulary
Fluency: Tempo and Rate
Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
Spelling: Homophones
Animal Adaptations

10. Fluency Model Tempo and Rate

11. Fluency: Model Tempo and Rate
Listen as I read “Snake Scientist.”
As I read, notice how I keep my pace slow and steady and enunciate words that convey scientific information.
Be ready to answer questions after I finish.

12. Fluency: Model Tempo and Rate
What is the author’s purpose for writing “Snake Scientist”? Explain your answer.
How are snakes like and unlike dinosaurs?

13. Concept Vocabulary
African black mambas – poisonous snakes from Africa that are related to cobras
constrictors – snakes that kill prey by crushing it in their coils
reptiles – cold-blooded animals with backbones and lungs, usually covered with horny plates or scales
(Next slide)

14. African black mambas

15. constrictors

16. reptiles

17. Concept Vocabulary
(To add information to the graphic organizer, click on end show, type in your new information, and save your changes.)

18. Build Concept Vocabulary African black mambas, constrictors, reptiles
Eating
Types of Animals
Animal Adaptations

19. Graphic Sources, Monitor and Fix Up Turn to Page 436 - 437.

20. Prior Knowledge What do you know about ants, owls, and snakes?
Animals

21. Prior Knowledge
This week’s audio explores familiar animal adaptations. After you listen, we will discuss what you found most surprising.

22. Vocabulary Words

23. Vocabulary Words
critical – being important to the outcome of a situation
enables – gives ability, power, or means to; makes able
mucus – a slimy substance produced in the nose and throat to moisten and protect them

24. Vocabulary Words scarce – hard to get; rare
specialize – to develop in a special way
sterile – free from germs

25. More Words to Know
aborigines – the earliest known inhabitants of Australia
nauseating – sickening; causing nausea
predator – animal or person that lives by killing and eating other animals
(Next Slide)

26. aborigines

27. predator

28. Grammar Possessive Pronouns

29. a skunk sprays a bad-smelling sent to keep enemys away
A skunk sprays a bad-smelling scent to keep enemies away.
that serves as there protection
That serves as their protection.

30. Possessive Pronouns Animals often put their body parts to good use.
Their is a possessive pronoun. It is used in the place of the possessive noun animals’ to show that the animals own, or possess, the body parts.

31. Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns show who or what owns, or possesses, something. My, mine, you, yours, her, hers, his, its, our, ours, their, and theirs are possessive pronouns.

32. Possessive Pronouns Use my, your, her, our, and their before nouns.
This is my cat. It was her dog. They fed their fish.
Use mine, yours, her, ours, and theirs alone.
The cat is mine. The dog was hers. The fish are theirs.

33. Possessive Pronouns
His and its can be used both before nouns and alone.
He found his dog. The dog is his.
The dog hurt its paw. The paw is its.
Do not use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun.

34. Possessive Pronouns Choose the pronoun that correctly completes each sentence.
Ants use (theirs, their) antennae for touch and smell.
their
That nest under the tree is (their, theirs).
theirs

35. Possessive Pronouns Choose the pronoun that correctly completes each sentence.
An ant has two stomachs in (its, our) abdomen.
its
One stomach stores food for other ants to share, and another stomach holds (it’s, its) own food.

36. Possessive Pronouns Choose the pronoun that correctly completes each sentence.
The queen is larger than the other ants, and (her, hers) body is an egg a factory.
her
All the worker ants are sterile, so the egg-laying task is all (her, hers).
hers

37. Possessive Pronouns Choose the pronoun that correctly completes each sentence.
A male ant lives apart from the colony and plays (his, theirs) part by mating with the queen.
his
I sometimes get ants in (my, hers) house. my

38. Possessive Pronouns Choose the pronoun that correctly completes each sentence.
The house with purple trim is (my, mine)
mine

39. Spelling Words Homophones

40. sent scent threw through weather whether their there chili chilly tide
they’re
chili
chilly
tide
tied
pale
pail
aloud
allowed
course
coarse
counsel
council
bizarre
bazaar
patients
patience

41. What animal ways of eating and finding shelter seem especially gross?
Tuesday
Question of the Day
What animal ways of eating and finding shelter seem especially gross?

42. Today we will learn about:
Vocabulary Strategy Lesson: Context Clues
Graphic Organizers
Author’s Purpose
Vocabulary
Fluency: Echo Reading
Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
Spelling: Homophones
Time for Science: Biomes
Animal Adaptations

43. Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues Turn to Page 438- 439.

44. Exploding Ants Turn to Page 440 - 447.

45. Fluency Echo Reading

46. Fluency: Echo Reading Turn to page 444, paragraphs 2 and 3.
As I read, notice how I adjust my rate for scientific words, such as repletes and regurgitates.
We will practice as a class doing three echo readings of this paragraph.

47. Grammar Possessive Pronouns

48. because clear scales cover the eyes of a snake
because clear scales cover the eyes of a snake. It’s eyes are always open
Because clear scales cover the eyes of a snake, its eyes are always open.
snakes raises there body temperature by laying in the sun
Snakes raise their body temperature by lying in the sun.

49. Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns show who or what owns something.
My, your, her, our, and their are used before nouns.
Mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs are used alone.

50. Possessive Pronouns
His and its can be used both before nouns and alone.
No possessive pronoun uses an apostrophe.

51. Spelling Words Homophones

52. sent scent threw through weather whether their there chili chilly tide
they’re
chili
chilly
tide
tied
pale
pail
aloud
allowed
course
coarse
counsel
council
bizarre
bazaar
patients
patience

53. Wednesday
Question of the Day
How does the ability of a snake to gulp down prey larger than itself help it survive?

54. Today we will learn about:
Graphic Sources
Monitor and Fix Up
Vocabulary
Fluency: Tempo and Rate
Grammar: Possessives Pronouns
Spelling: Homophones
Time for Science: Human Adaptations
Animal Adaptations

55. Exploding Ants Turn to Page 448 - 452.

56. Fluency Tempo and Rate

57. Fluency: Tempo and Rate
Turn to page 446.
As I read, notice that I enunciate the words mandibular glands and mandibles that convey scientific information.
Now we will practice together as a class by doing three echo readings.

58. Grammar Possessive Pronouns

59. there are a snake under that chair
There is a snake under that chair!
that is mine snake named sue
That is my snake named Sue.

60. Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns show who or what owns something.
My, your, her, our, and their are used before nouns.
Mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs are used alone.

61. Possessive Pronouns
His and its can be used both before nouns and alone.
No possessive pronoun uses an apostrophe.

62. Possessive Pronouns
The contraction it’s stands for the words it is and is never used to show possession. No possessive pronoun uses an apostrophe.

63. Possessive Pronouns No: Its a shame that owl broke it’s wing.
Yes: It’s a shame that owl broke its wing.

64. Possessive Pronouns
Review something you have written to see if you can improve it by correcting mistakes in your use of possessive pronouns.

65. Spelling Words Homophones

66. sent scent threw through weather whether their there chili chilly tide
they’re
chili
chilly
tide
tied
pale
pail
aloud
allowed
course
coarse
counsel
council
bizarre
bazaar
patients
patience

67. Thursday
Question of the Day
What adaptations do you think humans would have to undergo if they lived like fish in an underwater environment?

68. Today we will learn about:
Experiment
Reading Across Texts
Content-Area Vocabulary
Fluency: Partner Reading
Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
Spelling: Homophones
Time for Science: Animal Experiments

69. “The Creature from the Adapting Lagoon” Turn to Page 454 - 457.

70. Fluency Partner Reading

71. Fluency: Partner Reading
Turn to page 446.
Read this page three times with a partner. Be sure to read slowly and confidently. Offer each other feedback.

72. Grammar Possessive Pronouns

73. on saturday morning you can bring you dog for training
On Saturday morning, you can bring your dog for training.
dogs are allways aloud in the pet store
Dogs are always allowed in the pet store.

74. Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns show who or what owns something.
My, your, her, our, and their are used before nouns.
Mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs are used alone.

75. Possessive Pronouns
His and its can be used both before nouns and alone.
No possessive pronoun uses an apostrophe.

76. Possessive Pronouns
Test Tip: Although possessive nouns use an apostrophe (Jean’s dog), possessive pronouns never do (her dog).
No: A dog loves it’s owner.
Yes: A dog loves its owner.
No: That dog is her’s.
Yes: That dog is hers.

77. Spelling Words Homophones

78. sent scent threw through weather whether their there chili chilly tide
they’re
chili
chilly
tide
tied
pale
pail
aloud
allowed
course
coarse
counsel
council
bizarre
bazaar
patients
patience

79. How do animals adapt to survive?
Friday
Question of the Day
How do animals adapt to survive?

80. Today we will learn about:
Build Concept Vocabulary
Graphic Sources
Context Clues
Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
Spelling: Homophones
Magazine/Periodical
Animal Adaptations

81. Graphic Sources
A graphic source, such as a picture, diagram, or chart, organizes information and makes it easy to see.
Preview the graphic sources in a selection to help you predict what you will be reading about.
As you read, compare the information in the text with the graphic source.

82. Metaphor
A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things that are alike in at least one way.
In a metaphor, the similarity is implied—not stated using words of comparison.
A metaphor calls attention to certain qualities of one or both things being compared.

83. Context Clues
Use context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
Choose an unfamiliar word from Exploding Ants and complete a word frame for it. Base your predicted definitions on context clues from the selection and write sentences using the word in similar contexts.
Use a dictionary to write exact definitions.

84. Context Clues Word: Predicted definition: One good sentence:
Verified definition:
Another good sentence:
Dictionary Definition:

85. Name reference sources where you might locate new research about animals.

86. Magazine/Periodical
A periodical is a magazine that contains current information in the form of articles, opinion columns, letters, reports, advertisements, and reviews.
The headline or title expresses the topic of the article.

87. Magazine/Periodical
Most magazines include a Table of Contents which tells the reader what information is in the magazine and where to find it.
Most magazines follow the 5 Ws and How format. The article will tell you Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How?

89. Grammar Possessive Pronouns

90. that fish is pail so it will blend in with the sandy ocean botem
That fish is pale so it will blend in with the sandy ocean bottom.
Animals bodys and behaviors are adapted to its environments
Animals’ bodies and behaviors are adapted to their environments.

91. Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns show who or what owns something.
My, your, her, our, and their are used before nouns.
Mine, yours, hers, ours, and theirs are used alone.

92. Possessive Pronouns
His and its can be used both before nouns and alone.
No possessive pronoun uses an apostrophe.

93. Spelling Words Homophones

94. sent scent threw through weather whether their there chili chilly tide
they’re
chili
chilly
tide
tied
pale
pail
aloud
allowed
course
coarse
counsel
council
bizarre
bazaar
patients
patience

95. We are now ready to take our story tests.
Classroom webpage,
Reading Test AR
Other Reading Quizzes
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