1. Unit 7 Week 4 Day 2 Local Leaders

2. Build Theme Connections
Page of Our Leaders, Our Helpers
How do local governments get money to pay for things in a community?
What are some services that local governments provide to a community?
How can people take part in their local government?

3. Build Vocabulary Connections
Connect the meanings with your differentiated vocabulary words.
I= celebrate, clinic, federal, route, parade
S= blossom, polite, ceremony, speeches, advertise
B= applied, canceled, retires, carnival, supervisor
A= debated, clever, architect, sheriff, announcement
Theme Vocabulary
government
agree
checked
elect
issue
taxes
department

4. Ask and Answer Questions
Readers ask questions before, during, and after reading to understand what they are reading.
Our Leaders, Our Helpers
Comprehension Strategy
Ask Questions
Answer Questions
Page 6 Who is in charge of a community?
“The government makes many of the decisions.”
Page 8

5. Prepare to Read Which selection provides only facts?
Which selection has a glossary and index?
Which selection characters and a plot?
Reread pages 14-27, ask and answer questions
Reread all pages, ask and answer questions

6. Word Study: V/V Pattern
Phonics
Long /zh/ Spelled s, g, or z
vision treasure measure television
Word Study: V/V Pattern
giant reacted meteor poem violin

7. High Frequency Words:
government, money, picture, return, someone, sometimes, word
Fluency: “The Library Book” (short story)
Practice Page 196

8. Grammar: Punctuating Dialogue
Circle the quotation marks and commas. Read only the quoted words:
Jill said, “I found lots of geese at the pond.”
“Writers make decisions whey they write,” Ramon said.
Add quotation marks and commas and draw a box around the quoted words:
Jesse said Peter found a treasure box in the closet.
I am unhappy that I lost my keys Mrs. Stone said.
Jan said I found the file I was looking for.
Our teacher dismissed the class Sergio said.

9. Writing: Descriptive Paragraph
View Writing Models Chart p. 53 and review topic sentence, supporting details and closing sentence.
Draft:
I used to spend summer days at the park playground. I still remember the laughter and the smell of sizzling hot dogs that drifted on the breeze. I loved the swings. My fingers squeezed the cold metal chains as I flew high. My hair whipped and whooshed around my face. The shiny slide was often hot from the afternoon sun. It burned, but I always felt better when I landed on the soft, cool dirt. Bouncing up and down on the old wooden see-saw was fun, too. All kids should have a great playground to run around and play.

10. Seat Work Practice Companion= p. 198, 200-201, 214
Spelling HW= ABC Order
Reading HW= Monitor Comprehension
Color folder, poetry book, finish any projects