1. READ ALOUD : “At the Flick of a Switch”
GENRE: Poetry
Rhyming poems contain a pattern. The rhyming pattern can be at the end of each line, at the end of every other line, or in a more complex pattern.
Poets sometimes use onomatopoeia (sound words) to emphasize the sound that something makes. Onomatopoeia also adds a musical quality to poetry.
Some poems have repeated words or patterns to emphasize the theme (poet’s message).

2. percolator liquidizer deep-fat fryer
FOCUS ON VOCABULARY
percolator liquidizer deep-fat fryer

3. percolator Dad uses a percolator to make coffee every morning.
Why do you think people use percolators to make coffee?
percolator – a type of coffee machine that forces water through ground coffee

4. liquidizer We use oranges and a liquidizer to make orange juice.
What else could you make with a liquidizer?
liquidizer–a type of blender or food processor

5. deep-fat fryer The cook uses a deep-fat fryer to make french fries.
Why would you have to be careful around a deep-fat fryer?
deep-fat fryer – a container or pot that fries food in oil at high temperatures

6. LISTENING FOR A PURPOSE
After first four stanzas: What sound does a washing machine make?
What goes “grrrr”?
How do these sounds fit each appliance?
After the fifth stanza: The poet says “thingy-me- bob” instead of the name of the appliance.
Turn to a partner and tell what this “thingy-me- bob” does.
What could other “thingy-me-bobs” do?

7. LISTENING FOR A PURPOSE (Continued)
At the end of the poem: What goes up?
What happens to the planet?
Turn to a partner and discuss the theme of the poem.

8. SOUND SPELLING CARDS oo as in spoon u_e as in tube u as in truth
ew as in grew
ue as in glue
ou as in group
ui as in fruit

9. SOUND SPELLING CARDS
U as in music
U_E as in cube
EW as in few

10. SOUND SPELLING CARDS
OO as in book
OU as in could

11. THINK ALOUD
s-p-o-o-n
Look at the word I wrote, s-p-o-o-n. I see the spelling oo for /ü/ in this word. Listen and watch as I sound out the word /spün/, spoon.

12. PRACTICE AND APPLY Underline the vowel spelling in each word. knew
know
cod
could
choose
chose
tuck
took
school
use
hood
soup
blew
suit
cube
should
youth
zoom
prune
fruit
brook
food
news
mule

13. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
noontime
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

14. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
dewdrop
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

15. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
regrouping
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

16. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
cutest
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

17. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
foolishness
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

18. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
truthful
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

19. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
football
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

20. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
spacesuit
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

21. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
bluebird
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

22. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
fewer
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

23. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
classroom
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

24. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
oozing
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

25. MULTISYLLABIC WORD STRATEGY Decoding Strategy

26. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
handbook
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

27. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
excuse
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

28. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
snowsuit
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

29. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
clueless
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

30. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
toolbox
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

31. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
newspaper
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

32. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
kangaroo
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

33. THINK ALOUD – Multisyllabic Word Strategy
untruthful
SOUND OUT AND BLEND TOGETHER THE WORD PARTS

34. community We live in a small community near the lake.
How would you describe your community?
community – a group of people who live in one area or share the same interests

35. restore Dad likes to restore old cars and make them like new again.
Imagine that you restore your old bike.
How would it be similar to and different from a new bike?
restore – to fix something and make it the same as it used to be

36. linked Our two schools were linked together to help clean up the park.
What are some things that link people together?
linked – joined or connected

37. calculates
Mom calculates the size of the room before she buys a new rug.
How would you calculate the area of a floor?
calculates – to figure out; usually using math

38. donors Two wealthy donors provided funds to build our school library.
How would donors be important to the life of a community?
donors – people who give something for the good of others

39. Comprehension
STRATEGY: EVALUATE Evaluate– to make judgments about what you read * It is important because it helps you understand the text. You think about what the author says and make judgments based on known information and ideas.

40. Comprehension SKILL: FACT AND OPINION Fact – can be proven true
Opinion – tells what someone believes or thinks
* It is important because good writers base their opinions on facts. Good readers evaluate the facts and make judgments about whether they agree with the opinions.