1. Day 4

2. A Days Work Author: Eve Bunting Illustrator: Ronald Himler Skill: Character and Visualization Genre: Realistic Fiction

3. Question of the Day How would you handle a mistake you might have made in school or at a job?

4. Phonics Lesson Objectives: Use word parts to decode words with syllable pattern C+le. Review syllable patterns V/CV, VC/V. Blend and read words that contain the syllable pattern C+le and VCV words. Apply decoding strategies: blend longer words.

5. Phonics Lesson meloncozy We studied the syllable patterns V/CV, VC/V. Read the first word to yourself. Raise your hand when you know where the word should be divided. Is the vowel in the first syllable long or short? Now look at the second word. Raise your hand when you know where it should be divided. Is the vowel sound long or short?

6. Decode Longer Words Read these words: liverrebategravelrisen toxicatomaxiscedar radarmotorhabitcolon

7. Read the Words in Context Read these sentences and divide the underlined words into syllables: We must finish this lesson. Phonics helps us read words. I pulled the covers over my head and fell asleep. The grocer put our things in a bag.

8. Small Group Read What is a Weed?, p. 194-195 Objectives: –Examine features of e-mail. –Compare and contrast across texts.

9. Fluency Partners practice reading aloud p. 188, three times.p. 188 Make sure you read with characterization and offer each other feedback (tell your partner what they are doing right and things they can improve.)

10. Grammar Day 4

11. 7.There are many pumpkin farmes in california. There are many pumpkin farms in California. 8.The boy and his uncel picks tomatoes. The boy and his uncle pick tomatoes.

12. Test Tip Don't assume that all nouns that end in s are plural. Some singular nouns also end in s. Singular Nouns: The class rode on a bus. Plural Nouns: Three buses picked up the two classes

14. Spelling Day 4

15. Review Work in pairs. One partner say each spelling word aloud. The other partner should spell the word correctly, either by spelling it out loud or writing it on a piece of paper.