1. ADAPTED AND ILLUSTRATED BY: JANET STEVENS GENRE GENRE: ANIMAL FANTASY Tops and Bottoms When are respect and understanding important in solving a problem?

2. TIMER Small Group

3. Spelling Words splash throw three square throat strike street split splurge thrill strength squeak throne strawberry squeeze squid squander arthritis instrument strategy

4. Vocabulary bottom cheated clever crops lazy partners wealth cornstalk debt bragged humiliated vain More Words to Know

5. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Big Question: When are respect and understanding important in solving a problem? Big Question: When are respect and understanding important in solving a problem? How can you get ideas to solve

6. Monday Question of the Day When are respect and understanding important in solving a problem?

7. Today we will learn about: Build Concepts Author’s Purpose Predict Build Background Vocabulary Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing Singular Possessive Nouns Words with spl, thr, squ, str Personal Responsibility

8. FLUENCY: APPROPRIATE PHRASING Monday

9. Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing Listen as I read “Why Possum’s Tail Is Bare.” As I read, notice how I pause at appropriate places and group words appropriately. Be ready to answer questions after I finish.

10. Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing Why do you think the author wrote this story? What lesson was the author trying to teach?

11. Build Concept Vocabulary: Build Concept Vocabulary: bragged, humiliated, vain DeedsFeelings Traits Personal Responsibility

12. TURN TO PAGE 224 - 225 Author’s Purpose Predict

13. Build Background Brainstorm the steps in growing a vegetable garden. Growing Vegetables

14. Vocabulary Words bottom – the lowest part cheated - tricked someone; acted in a way that is not honest clever –bright; intelligent crops – plants grown for foodcrops

15. Vocabulary Words lazy – not willing to work or move fast partners – members of a company who share the risks and profits of the business wealth - richeswealth

16. Other Vocabulary Words cornstalk – the main stem of a corn plantcornstalk debt – something owed to someone else

17. Other Vocabulary Words bragged – boasted humiliated – lowered someone’s pride, dignity, or self-respect vain – having too much pride in your looks, ability, or achievements Next slide

18. crops

19. wealth

20. cornstalk

21. GRAMMAR Monday

22. hares family gave bear to or thee crops Hare’s family gave Bear two or three crops. hare used his strenth in the feild and bear restd Hare used his strength in the field, and Bear rested.

23. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns The next day Hare hopped down the road to Bear’s house. Bear’s is a singular possessive noun. The ‘s shows that Bear owns the house.

24. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns To show that one person, animal, or thing owns something, use a singular possessive noun. Add an apostrophe and the letter s to a singular noun to make it possessive.

25. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Singular Noun: The bear slept all day. Singular Possessive Noun: The hare did not like the bear’s laziness.

26. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Find the singular possessive noun in each sentence. The class talked about each person’s favorite vegetable. person’s Edward likes the carrot’s bright color. carrot’s Olivia likes broccoli’s leafy tops. broccoli’s

27. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Find the singular possessive noun in each sentence. Terrell likes his mom’s bean soup. mom’s Everyone enjoys the farm’s good foods. farm’s

28. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Make the underlined noun possessive. The market sells the farmer freshest vegetables. farmer’s The corn sweet flavor makes that soup delicious. corn’s

29. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Make the underlined noun possessive. What vegetable will be good with tonight dinner? tonight’s The cook recipes for potatoes are wonderful. cook’s

30. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Make the underlined noun possessive. Tracy favorite salad includes lettuce and celery. Tracy’s The most important thing is a vegetable freshness. vegetable’s

31. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Make the underlined noun possessive. I can almost taste my dad homemade squash casserole. dad’s

32. SPELLING Monday

33. Spelling Words splash throw three square throat strike street split splurge thrill strength squeak throne strawberry squeeze squid squander arthritis instrument strategy

34. Tuesday Question of the Day What other animals besides a possum and a rabbit, could the author have chosen for this story?

35. Today we will learn about: Consonant Blends Context Clues Author’s Purpose Predict Main Idea and Details Vocabulary Fluency: Readers’ Theater Singular Possessive Nouns Words with spl, thr, squ, str Climate, Personal Responsibility

36. PAGES 226 - 227 Vocabulary Strategy for Antonyms

37. PAGES 228 - 237 Tops and Bottoms

38. FLUENCY FLUENCY: Tuesday

39. Fluency: Readers’ Theater Turn to page 237. As I read, notice how I use my voice to bring the characters to life. Now we will practice in groups of three doing Readers’ Theater readings of page 237.

40. GRAMMAR Tuesday

41. is that mr bears field Is that Mr. Bear’s field? they planted strawberrys on tuesday They planted strawberries on Tuesday.

42. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns To show that one person owns something, use a singular possessive noun. Add an apostrophe and the letter s to a singular noun to make it possessive.

43. SPELLING Tuesday

44. Spelling Words splash throw three square throat strike street split splurge thrill strength squeak throne strawberry squeeze squid squander arthritis instrument strategy

45. Wednesday Question of the Day How do you think Bear felt after Hare tricked him?

46. Today we will learn about: Author’s Purpose Predict Main Idea and Details Vocabulary Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing Singular Possessive Nouns Words with spl, thr, squ, str Personal Responsibility

47. PAGES 238 - 247 Tops and Bottoms

48. FLUENCY FLUENCY: Wednesday

49. Fluency: Model Turn to page 243. As I read, notice how my voice changes as I read what Bear and Hare say. Now practice in small groups by doing three Readers’ Theater readings of page 243.

50. GRAMMAR Wednesday

51. that farmers crops is on the wagen That farmer’s crops are on the wagon. does that streat go to the market Does that street go to the market?

52. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns To show that one person owns something, use a singular possessive noun. Add an apostrophe and the letter s to a singular noun to make it possessive.

53. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Using possessive nouns makes writing less wordy. Wordy: The house of Mr. Bear is on the corner. Not Wordy: Mr. Bear’s house is on the corner.

54. SPELLING Wednesday

55. Spelling Words splash throw three square throat strike street split splurge thrill strength squeak throne strawberry squeeze squid squander arthritis instrument strategy

56. Thursday Question of the Day In what way can taking personal responsibility help people achieve their goals?

57. Today we will learn about: Compound Words Fable Reading Across Texts Content-Area Vocabulary Fluency: Readers’ Theater Singular Possessive Nouns Words with spl, thr, squ, str Personal Responsibility

58. PAGES 248 - 249 Literature in Reading: The Hare and the Tortoise

59. FLUENCY Thursday

60. Fluency: Readers’ Theater Turn to page 243. In groups of three, we will practice reading aloud page 243. Be sure to read with appropriate phrasing and offer each other feedback.

61. GRAMMAR Thursday

62. bear sqweezed the tomato and juice splashed out Bear squeezed the tomato, and juice splashed out. what great blueberrys these are What great blueberries these are!

63. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns To show that one person owns something, use a singular possessive noun. Add an apostrophe and the letter s to a singular noun to make it possessive.

64. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Test Tip: Don’t confuse possessive nouns with plural nouns. Like a possessive noun, a plural noun may end in s. But it does not have an apostrophe unless it is possessive.

65. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns Plural Noun: The hares ate food from Bear’s field. Singular Possessive Noun: The hare’s food tasted good.

66. SPELLING Thursday

67. Spelling Words splash throw three square throat strike street split splurge thrill strength squeak throne strawberry squeeze squid squander arthritis instrument strategy

68. Friday Question of the Day When are respect and understanding important in solving a problem?

69. Today we will learn about: Build Concept Vocabulary Author’s Purpose Context Clues Singular Possessive Nouns Words with spl, thr, squ, str Research/Study Skill: Encyclopedia Personal Responsibility

70. Author’s Purpose author’s purpose = the reason(s) the author had for writing something There are four main reasons for writing: to persuade to inform to entertain to express ideas and feelings

71. Idioms An idiom is an expression whose meaning cannot be determined by looking at the usual meaning of the words that form it. Idioms are a type of figurative language.

72. Idioms Some examples of idioms are: Cat’s got your tongue. His bark is worse than his bite. Cut off your nose to spite your face. Put your heads together.

73. Context Clues You can use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words that are antonyms for other words you find as you read “Tops and Bottoms.” Create a chart showing the unknown word, antonym context clues, and their definition of the word based on the antonym. You can use a dictionary to check your meanings.

74. Context Clues WordAntonymMeaning

75. Vegetable Nouns Some nouns, such as carrot, name a vegetable, or plant, that people eat. With a partner, use reference sources to make lists of nouns that name vegetables that people eat. Illustrate your favorite vegetable noun.

76. GRAMMAR Friday

77. mrs. hare raked leafs in the yard Mrs. Hare raked leaves in the yard. she put them in boxes and she took them to the dump She put them in boxes and took them to the dump.

78. Grammar: Singular Possessive Nouns To show that one person owns something, use a singular possessive noun. Add an apostrophe and the letter s to a singular noun to make it possessive.

79. SPELLING Friday

80. Spelling Words splash throw three square throat strike street split splurge thrill strength squeak throne strawberry squeeze squid squander arthritis instrument strategy

81. clever What are the first two letters of clever? What is the sound of each letter? Do you hear both sounds when we say the word clever? Consonant Blends

82. stripe What are the first three letters of stripe? What is the sound of each letter? Do you hear all the sounds when we say the word stripe? Consonant Blends

83. When you see two or three consonants at the beginning or end of a word, try blending them together as you say the word. Say all the sounds without pausing between them. If the word sounds right, you will know it begins or ends with a consonant blend. Consonant Blends

84. Consonant Blends Name the letters that spell the consonant blend. thrash comment stretchy splashing tradition stargazing dragon squiggle The principal spoke to the class. The splendid throne glittered in the light. The stray cat climbed the tallest tree.

85. We studied compound words. Read the sentence to yourself. Raise your hand when you know which words are compound words. The quarterback leads the football team. quarterback, football Compound Words

86. Read the sentence to yourself. Raise your hand when you know which words are compound words. The bluebird pecked at the strawberry. bluebird, strawberry Compound Words

87. handlebars handwriting clipboard schoolbooks chalkboard grapevine bricklayer roughhouse loudspeaker starlight applesauce milkshake We followed the snowplow down the road. Dad found the newspaper at the end of the driveway. We put placemats on the table instead of a tablecloth.

88. SPELLING CITY: SPELLING WORDS VOCABULARY WORDS MORE VOCABULARY WORDS Review Games