2. Night Letters

3. QUESTION OF THE DAY Who has Lily received night letters from so far?

4. Spellings of /j/, /k/, /s/ Pour one ounce of cider into every glass. Which letters stand for /s/? What letters come after c in ounce and cider?

5. George is the pilot of the large jet. Which letters stand for /j/?

6. Can Ken lock the door? Which letters stand for /k/?

7. When I say the sentence The table has a chrome edge, I hear /k/ in chrome and /j/ in edge. But when I read it, I don’t see k or j. The ch must stand for /k/, and dge must stand for /j/.

11. DECODE LONGER WORDS misjudge pencil circus chlorine certain kernel jester pocket

12. Point out words with /j/, /s/, or /k/, and name the letters that stand for the sounds. The cat paced back and forth behind the fence. She had a smudge of chocolate on her face. We baked gingerbread cookies.

13. Word Structure Sometimes you may come across a long word when you are reading. Look closely at the word. If you see two smaller words, then the word probably is a compound word. You may be able to use the two smaller words to help you figure out the meaning of the compound word. For example, sunshine is light that shines from the sun.

14. 1. Divide the compound word into its two small words. 2. Think of the meaning of each small word. Put the two meanings together. Does this help you understand the meaning of the compound word?

15. 3. Try the meaning in the sentence. Does it make sense?

16. Let’s read “Interested in Insects.” Use the meanings of the smaller words in a compound word to help you understand its meaning.

17. I know that a fire is very hot and glowing. I know that flies are insects. So fireflies are insects that glow in the dark.

18. Group Time Let’s Read Night Letters

19. Fluency Choral Reading I’m going to read aloud p. 340. I want you to notice how I pause at commas and group words together in phrases.p. 340 Now, let’s practice as a class, doing three choral readings of p. 340.p. 340

20. Grammar Night Letters Day 2

21. Lardge moths flies around the porch at night. They look a litle like butterflys.

22. The subject and the verb in a sentence must work together. When the subject and verb work together, they agree.

23. To make most present tense verbs agree with singular subjects or he, she, or it, add -s. If the subject is a plural noun or I, you, we, or they, the present tense verb does not end in -s.

25. Night Letters Writing Day 2

27. Tomorrow we will write a friendly letter. I could write a letter to my friend Sam about my plan to start a recycling club. How should I organize the details? I could list all the steps it will take to start the club, such as researching the recycling our town does and posting flyers for my club. I would organize the steps in the order they should be done so my plan makes sense.

28. Night Letters Spelling Day 2

29. The sound /j/ can be spelled ge and dge: large, edge. The sound /k/ can be spelled ck and k: clock, mark. There are different ways to spell the same sound.

30. Lets see which words have the /j/ sound. Lets see which words have the /s/ sound. Lets see which words have the /k/ sound. pocket brake change ridge jacket badge orange clock large page mark kitten judge crack edge

31. Great Job!!!