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The Twin Club

Question of the Week: What can we learn by exploring different communities?
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Street Rhymes! Do you live in a city or a wee little town?
Listen while I read this poem, and then we will read it together. Do you live in a city or a wee little town? Among skyscrapers or fields of brown? Do you travel by bus, by train, or by car To a school or a workplace near or far? If I visited you, what would I find? Is your community like mine?

The Twin Club Monday

Show Big Question Video
This week we will talk, sing, read, and write about exploring communities. Question of the Week: What can we learn by exploring different communities? Show Big Question Video

The Twin Club Monday We are going to make a concept map from pages 20-21 The picture shows children looking out at a city, or an urban community. What are they looking at? Let’s add “We discover things in urban places and tall buildings to our map.” Suburbs are near a city. What do the boys pass as they walk? Let’s add “We discover things in suburban places and houses with lawns to our map.” How do you know the man and girl are in the country, or a rural community? Let’s add “We discover things in rural places and fields and flowers to our map.” Show Concept Talk Video

Build Oral Vocabulary We are going to read a song about investigating rural and urban places. Listen for the Amazing Words investigate, rural, and urban as you sing.

investigate in – ves – ti – gate
When you investigate something, you try to find out all about it. Let’s investigate our new neighborhood. How would you investigate something inside a drawer or bag?

rural ru - ral People who live in the country live in a rural place.
My aunt lives on a farm in a rural part of the state. What would you find in a place that is rural?

urban ur - ban People who live in a city live in an urban place.
There is lots of traffic with cars, trucks, and buses in an urban place. If you live in an apartment building, you probably live in an urban area. What would you find in a place that is urban?

Amazing Words at Work The picture shows different types of communities to investigate. Tell one way that you would investigate these communities. Use the word investigate in your answer. What do you see in the picture that tells you one is a rural community? What tells you that the other community is an urban community?

Applying Amazing Words
The first place I would investigate in the city is ___________. We might see ________ in a rural place. It would be fun to ______ in an urban community.

Phonemic Awareness Let’s look at page 22-23 in your Reading book
A mother and her son go to shop. The sound I hear in the middle of shop is /o/. I also hear the sound /o/ in the middle of rock and in each word part of hopscotch. Listen to this word – bag. I hear /a/ in the middle of bag. What things have the sound /a/? hat, cap What things have the sound /e/? dress, fence, neck, stem What things have the sound /i/? picnic, swim, kitten, brick What things have the sound /u/? run

Phonics: short vowels and consonants (SSC 1 astronaut)
an egg in on up What do you know about the vowel and consonant sounds in these words? They all make the short vowel sound. The consonants stand for /n/, /g/, and /p/. Today we will review short vowel and consonant sounds.

astronaut CVC – When there is only one vowel at the beginning or in the middle of a word or syllable, it usually stands for its short sound. at am ax bag can ham hat sat ran mad fan zap

elephant CVC – When there is only one vowel at the beginning or in the middle of a word or syllable, it usually stands for its short sound. elf jet bed mess nest tent The letters ea can stand for the short e sound or the long e sound. head feather bread thread spread

insect CVC – When there is only one vowel at the beginning or in the middle of a word or syllable, it usually stands for its short sound. in it is big hit kid mix pick swim kick six trick

octopus CVC – When there is only one vowel at the beginning or in the middle of a word or syllable, it usually stands for its short sound. on odd ox hot box doll drop spot sock

umbrella CVC – When there is only one vowel at the beginning or in the middle of a word or syllable, it usually stands for its short sound. up us bug cut fun tub jump stuck truck buzz hunt must

Phonics: Model (ssc fireman, ladder, zebra, computer)
In some words more than one letter can make the same sound as one letter by itself. cliff glass call buzz Look at the word back. The letter b stands for /b/, the letter a stands for /a/, and the consonants ck stand for one sound /k/.

Phonics: Model (ssc jet, swing, skunk)
Here are some other examples of letters that are blended together to make one sound. sock ledge sing junk head To read a longer word, I break it into syllables between the two consonants in the middle. bas / ket rock / et

Phonics: Group Practice
well dead rock lung wing jazz judge luck sunk kitten magnet picnic

Phonics: Review Let’s review: One vowel at the beginning or in the middle of a word usually has its short sound. The letters a, e, i, o, u, and ea can all stand for short vowel sounds.

Phonics: Guide Practice (p.24)
Look at page 24 in your Reading book. Look at the picture of an astronaut. The word astronaut begins with the short vowel sound /a/. Look at the other pictures and tell the initial short vowel sounds Look at the words in “Words I Can Blend”. Tell the sounds for the letters or group of letters. Say the words together

Phonics: Guide Practice (p.24a)
Take turns with your partner and read the “Sentences I Can Read”. Let’s read the sentences together as a class

Phonics: Monitor Progress (p.24a)
hum bed rip van jog tank dock fudge ticket sing puff head fizz happen rabbit

Decodable Reader (p.24b-24c)
We are going to read “Gus” together. Identify and read high-frequency words Preview the story Read Gus Retell the story (characters, setting, events) Find words with the short vowel sound-spellings Look for beginning and ending of sentences (capital letters and end marks)

The Twin Club (p.24d) Spelling Words (pretest) rock rib list mess
drum tag rock rib list mess desk dust job country sad someone chop sack

High-Frequency Words (p.25)
Look at page 25 in your Reading book Say and Spell – Say and spell the word beautiful Identify Familiar Letter-Sounds – What are the sounds of the consonants in beautiful? Show Meaning – Say a sentence using the word beautiful Repeat for somewhere, country, front, friend, and someone Let’s read “I Can Read!” together

Text-Based Comprehension (p.25a)
Remember our weekly concept is “Exploring Communities”. Listen while I read a story called “A New Neighborhood”. When I read, I ask myself, “Who is this story about?” This story is about Jamal and Christine. I also look for clues that tell where and when the story happens. Jamal moves to the city and meets Christine in early July. So I know this story happens in the city in July.

Character and Setting (p.25a)
Envision It! Animations Characters are the people or animals in a story. Authors describe characters’ traits. They tell what characters are like, what they think, and what they say and do. The setting is the time and place of a story. A setting can be a real place or an imaginary one. Good readers look for clues that tell about characters and setting.

Turn to page EI14 – EI15 in your Reading book. Who are the characters in this story? What was the setting of the story? What did you notice about the characters Jamal and Christine? What kind of people are they? What do they like to do? Do Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook, p.3 together Do Let’s Practice It! DVD 9 together

Research and Inquiry Identify and Focus Topic (p.25f)
Look at our Concept Map. What else would you like to learn about rural, urban, and suburban communities? One way I learn about topics is to ask questions. I start many questions with the words who, what, what different kinds of places are in each community? Answering questions helps me explore my topic

Wrap Up Your Day! Short vowels and consonants
cup back drop others? Spelling – name the sounds rug flat gift Content Knowledge In “A New Neighborhood”, Jamal and Christine explored an urban community. What would you find while exploring in a rural community?

Let’s sing “Let’s Go Investigate!”
The Twin Club Tuesday Expand the Concept Let’s sing “Let’s Go Investigate!” In the song we hear that it’s so peaceful in the country. What does the song say about sounds in the city?

Build Oral Language (p.26a)
Let’s look at the Big Book “The Tale of Pale Male” Who is the author? In this story the author uses some Amazing Words. As I read the story, listen for the word downy.

“At last, the chicks peek out – all downy soft like dandelions.” What does “the chicks peek out” mean? What other words could we use in place of peek? Why do you think the author chose the word peek? What does downy mean? Downy is a soft feather. Why do you think the author uses the word downy? Turn to your partner and use a different word for downy in the sentence.

Build Oral Vocabulary (p.26a)
down – y In the book it says “The bird watchers in the city cheer when two downy chicks hatch”. meaning - “covered with soft feathers” or “like soft feathers” Downy white dandelions covered the yard. The baby’s hair felt downy Are these things “downy”? baby chicken, turtle, desk, duckling

Concept Map (p.26b) What kinds of things does “Let’s Go Investigate” say we find in rural places? Farms and open spaces What does the song say we find in urban places? Friendly neighborhoods Let’s add these ideas to our map

Concept Map (p.26b) In “The Tale of Pale Male” we learned what happens when hawks move to an urban community. How do the hawks make the city their home? They build a nest at the top of a building and hunt animals in the city. To adapt is to change how they live. The hawks adapt to the city by nesting at the top of a building instead of in a tree. Let’s add “We learn that animals adapt to new communities”.

Concept Map (p.26b) In yesterday’s Read Aloud “A New Neighborhood,” why does Jamal feel better about moving to the city? He meets a new friend, Christine, who shows him new things to do in the neighborhood Let’s add “new friends and things to do” to the map under “We learn to appreciate our community”

Phonics: short vowels and consonants (p.26c)
stock You can read this word because you know how to read words with short vowel sounds. What sound does the letter o stand for in this word?

Phonics: short vowels and consonants (p.26c)
When you come to a new word, look at the letters from left to right and think about the vowel sounds. Say the sounds in the word to yourself and then read the word. When a word has just one vowel at the beginning or in the middle, it usually has its short sound.

Phonics: short vowels (p.26c)
tell badge bunk mitten jacket cactus wing puppet cuff Hing set a pink hat on his head. Jack had a muffin in his picnic basket. Kim sat in the bottom of the rocket.

The Twin Club (p.26d) Spelling Words rock rib list mess desk dust

High Frequency Words (p.14-15)
country beautiful front someone somewhere friend Make a sentence using two of the words above.

High-Frequency Word Review
friend beautiful front someone country somewhere people together nothing enough become stories goodbye

Selection Vocabulary (p.26f)
cousins – sons or daughters of your uncles and aunts promise – to give your word that you will do something parents – father and mother meadow – a piece of grassy land

Selection Vocabulary (p.26f)
Juan Ramon lives with his parents on a farm. He made a promise to write to Jorge. He tells Jorge about the goats in the meadow. The cousins will swim and play next summer.

Vocabulary Strategy: Alphabetize (p.26f)
To alphabetize means to arrange words according to the order of the letters in the alphabet. Do Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook, p.6 together jog promise bug swing

Let’s Read “The Twin Club” (p.26)

How do you know that this story could happen in real life? How did you use the title of the story to predict what the characters might do? Was your prediction correct? What did the boys learn about their own communities?

Why do you think the author wrote this story – to explain something to readers or to entertain them? Jorge and Juan Ramon realized that they were glad to be back home. Think about a time when you went away and had fun, either for a brief or for a long time, and them came back home again. How did you feel when you came back home? Why did you feel this way?

Literary Text: Plot (p.43b)
The plot of a story is the beginning, middle, and end. The story “The Twin Club” has a plot. It has a beginning, a middle, and an end. What important events happen at the beginning of this story? What happens in the middle of this story? What happens at the end of the story? Use Graphic Organizer 9

Research and Inquiry Research Skill: Media Center/Library (p.43g)
A media center or library has many resources, such as books, newspapers, magazines, videos, CDs, and CD-ROMs, computers, and pictures. Fictional books, or made-up stories, are arranged by the author’s last name. Nonfiction books – books about read things, people, and events – are arranged by subject.

Libraries also have reference books and periodicals, or magazines. The card catalog in a library lists all the items in the library, either on cards or on a computer. Librarians are very helpful. They can answer many questions and can help us find resources.

I liked “The Twin Club”, so I looked in the library’s fiction section for another book by the author Ina Cumpiano. I looked under C because the author’s last name begins with C. Then I thought about my question: “What different kinds of places are in each community?” To find out about rural areas, I looked up farm life in the card catalog. I found some books and a video. A number showed where to find each one in the library.

Wrap Up Your Day! High-frequency words – use in a sentence
someone somewhere friend country beautiful front Content Knowledge What did the cousins like to investigate when they were at home? Tomorrow we will read more about “The Twin Club”

The Twin Club Wednesday
Expand the Concept Let’s sing “Let’s Go Investigate!” We see farms in rural places. What might we see on a farm?

Let’s look at “The Tale of Pale Male” Where are the Redtails living? A big city; in a nest on top of an apartment building How does the Redtail’s home differ from those of most other hawks? Most other hawks live in the country, not in cities, and most do not build their nests on top of apartment buildings.

Hawks like a tall perch so they can see what is happening down below. What does “Hawks like a tell perch” mean? Hawks like to sit up high Why did the author use the word perch rather than landing place? It’s shorter What other words could the author have used? What does “happening” mean? taking place Why did the author chose the word happening rather than taking place?

Amazing Words (p.44b) perch
Pale Male and Lola perch on the edge of the nest. Definition - when you sit or rest on the edge of something high, you perch. A row of birds will perch on a wire. I like to perch on a kitchen stool. Name some places birds might perch.

Concept Map (p.44b) In “The Twin Club”, what does Juan Ramon see in the rural area where he lives? goat, goose, fireflies Let’s add “animals and nature” to the map under rural places. What does Jorge see in the urban area where he lives? People, cars, stores Let’s add “lots of people, cars, and stores” to the map under urban places.

Build Words: short vowel sounds p. 44c
ring Change the r in ring to s, What is the new word? sing Change the i in sing to a, sang Change the ng in sang to nk, sank Change the nk in sank to ck, sack

Build Words: short vowel sounds p. 44c
sack Change the a in sack to o, What s the new word? sock Change the o in sock to i, What is the new word? sick Change the s in sick to l, lick Change the i in lick to u, luck

Fluent Word Reading (p.44d)
p-i-c-n-i-c I know the sounds for p, i, c, n, i, and c. I divide the word into syllables between the consonants: pic-nic Then I blend the sounds and read the word: picnic

Guide Practice (p.44d) Say the sounds in your head for each spelling you see. When I point to the word, we’ll read it together. will dock tank lung laptop napkin

Blend and Read (p.44d) We are going to read “The Van” together.
Identify and read high-frequency words Preview the story Read Van (Decodable Practice Reader 2.1)

The Twin Club (p.44e) Spelling Words rock rib list mess desk dust

Dictation Practice (p.44e)
1. Someone set the list on my desk. 2. It is sad to see the mess and the dust. 3. In the country, my job is to chop the wood.

Fluency (p.44f) Turn to page 28 and 29 in your Reading books.
Follow along as I read these pages. Since this is a story, I don’t have to read slowly to figure out information. I’ll read it just the way I speak. Now you read with me.

High Frequency Words and Selection Words: (p
High Frequency Words and Selection Words: (p.44g) country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend, parents, promise, meadow, cousins My cousins live on a farm in the _________. Jed made a _________ to his parents. ___________ flowers grow in that meadow. Her best __________ went somewhere on vacation. Someone knocked on the _________ door.

High Frequency Words and Selection Words: (p.44g) country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend, parents, promise, meadow, cousins My cousins live on a farm in the country. Jed made a _________ to his parents. ___________ flowers grow in that meadow. Her best __________ went somewhere on vacation. Someone knocked on the _________ door.

High Frequency Words and Selection Words: (p.44g) country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend, parents, promise, meadow, cousins My cousins live on a farm in the country. Jed made a promise to his parents. ___________ flowers grow in that meadow. Her best __________ went somewhere on vacation. Someone knocked on the _________ door.

High Frequency Words and Selection Words: (p.44g) country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend, parents, promise, meadow, cousins My cousins live on a farm in the country. Jed made a promise to his parents. Beautiful flowers grow in that meadow. Her best __________ went somewhere on vacation. Someone knocked on the _________ door.

High Frequency Words and Selection Words: (p.44g) country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend, parents, promise, meadow, cousins My cousins live on a farm in the country. Jed made a promise to his parents. Beautiful flowers grow in that meadow. Her best friend went somewhere on vacation. Someone knocked on the _________ door.

High Frequency Words and Selection Words: (p.44g) country, beautiful, front, someone, somewhere, friend, parents, promise, meadow, cousins My cousins live on a farm in the country. Jed made a promise to his parents. Beautiful flowers grow in that meadow. Her best friend went somewhere on vacation. Someone knocked on the front door.

Text-Based Comprehension(p.44h)
Every story has a series of events called the plot and one main lesson, or theme. We can use the sequence of events in a story to help us understand the events in the plot and the main lesson, or theme, of a story. When we think about the characters’ actions and feelings, we find the main lesson and better understand the meaning of the story. Look at page What did Juan Ramon learn about communities? DO “Let’s Practice It! DVD 4” together

Read Main Selection Think Critically (p.44h, 44-45)
Let’s go back and read “The Twin Club” again. (p.26)

Research and Inquiry Gather and Record Information (p.47b)
Today we will decide which books in the media center or library are relevant resources to answer our questions about communities. We asked the question: “What different kinds of places are in each community?”. Now it is time to find answers to our question. I know that many rural areas have small shops on Main Street. What do you know about places in rural, urban, and suburban areas?

Research and Inquiry Gather and Record Information (p.47b)
We are going to break up into three groups: You will tell places that are in the community your group has been assigned. Rural Urban Suburban

Wrap Up Your Day! Character and setting: Plot and Theme:
Does every story have to have characters? Why or why not? Could every story happen at the same time and place? Why or why not? Plot and Theme: What is the plot of “The Twin Club”? Tomorrow we will hear about some twins in a new school

The Twin Club Thursday Expand the Concept
Let’s sing “Let’s Go Investigate!” It’s noisy in urban places. What causes all the noise in a city?

Realistic Fiction tells about made-up people and events, but the characters seem real and the events could happen in real life. The settings of a realistic story seem real. Today we will read about people in a small town in “Movin’ On In” by Taylor Jordan.

Amazing Words (p.48b) found - er
Anna read how the founders of our country chose symbols to stand for America. Definition – Founders are people who start something new. The pilgrims were founders of a colony called Plymouth. The names of our school founders are on the wall. Tell what you would like to be the founder of.

Amazing Words (p.48b) mut - tered
I could not understand what my brother said because he muttered. Definition – Muttered – not speak clearly. Her lips were partly closed when she muttered. If you muttered your name, do you think your friends would understand you?

Amazing Words (p.48b) u - nan - i - mous
The team members chose Hawks as their name by a unanimous vote. Definition – Unanimous – everyone agrees The families decision to go on a picnic was unanimous. Could a person be elected president without a unanimous vote?

Concept Map (p.48b) In “Movin’ On In”, Cara and Anna live in the small town of Rockville. Why do Cara and Anna travel to Beecher at first? Rockville was too small to have its own school By the end of the story, what do Cara and Anna learn to appreciate in their community of Rockville? They learn to like their new school Let’s add ‘a new school” to the map under “We learn to appreciate our community”.

Phonics (p.48c) kitten You can read this word because you know how to divide words into smaller parts called syllables. If a word has two consonants together in the middle, we usually divide between them. kit – ten pocket If a word has a VCCV patter, we divide the syllables between the last C and the last V pock - et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, puppet, ticket, magnet, jacket, napkin, rocket, rabbit, packet VC/CV VCC/V

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, puppet, ticket, magnet, jacket, napkin, rocket, rabbit, packet VC/CV mit / ten VCC/V

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, puppet, ticket, magnet, jacket, napkin, rocket, rabbit, packet VC/CV mit / ten VCC/V lock / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, puppet, ticket, magnet, jacket, napkin, rocket, rabbit, packet VC/CV mit / ten pup / pet VCC/V lock / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, puppet, ticket, magnet, jacket, napkin, rocket, rabbit, packet VC/CV mit / ten pup / pet VCC/V lock / et tick / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, puppet, ticket, magnet, jacket, napkin, rocket, rabbit, packet VC/CV mit / ten pup / pet mag / net VCC/V lock / et tick / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, puppet, ticket, magnet, jacket, napkin, rocket, rabbit, packet VC/CV mit / ten pup / pet mag / net VCC/V lock / et tick / et jack / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, puppet, ticket, magnet, jacket, napkin, rocket, rabbit, packet VC/CV mit / ten pup / pet mag / net nap / kin VCC/V lock / et tick / et jack / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, puppet, ticket, magnet, jacket, napkin, rocket, rabbit, packet VC/CV mit / ten pup / pet mag / net nap / kin VCC/V lock / et tick / et jack / et rock / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, puppet, ticket, magnet, jacket, napkin, rocket, rabbit, packet VC/CV mit / ten pup / pet mag / net nap / kin rab / bit VCC/V lock / et tick / et jack / et rock / et

Syllable Patterns vc/cv and vcc/v: mitten, locket, puppet, ticket, magnet, jacket, napkin, rocket, rabbit, packet VC/CV mit / ten pup / pet mag / net nap / kin rab / bit VCC/V lock / et tick / et jack / et rock / et pack / et

Fluent Word Reading (p.48d)
pen together Jeff dot people set upset kitten become head nothing his picnic read stories Bing ink enough

Sentence Reading (p.48d) The people had read stories together at the picnic. The pen has enough ink in it to dot an i. Would his kitten become upset if Jeff said goodbye? The bucket Bing set on his head had nothing in it.

Decodable Reader 1c (p.48e)
We are going to read “What’s in the Sack?” together. Identify and read high-frequency words Preview the story Read What’s in the Sack? (Decodable Practice Reader 1C)

The Twin Club (p.24d) Spelling Words rock rib list mess desk dust

Poetry in Reading (p.48h) What have you learned about schools this week? The main idea of a selection or poem is what the text is all about. When you read, you should ask What is this selection or poem all about? What is the main idea? Look for details that support or tell more about the main idea

Poetry in Reading (p.48h) Look at page 48-49 in your Reading books.
Preview and Predict what these poems might be about. What clues helped you make that prediction?

Poetry in Reading (p.48h; 48-49)
Poetry show lines of words that have rhythm, which is like the beat in music. Lines of poetry may end with words that rhyme, or end with the same sound(s). Poetry often uses repetition, or words that repeat, to create images. Poetry helps us think about what you sense or feel. Onomatopoeia – special words that sound like their meanings (clang, honk, snap)

Fluency (p.49b) Turn to page 34 and 35 in your Reading books.
Follow along as I read these pages. Since this is a story, I don’t have to read slowly to figure out information. I’ll read it just the way I speak. Now you read with me.

Listening and Speaking (p.49f)
Respect is showing consideration or care for someone or something. When you show respect you are showing that you appreciate the person or thing.

People speak for different reasons: to share ideas to ask and answer questions to express needs, wants, and feelings for enjoyment and appreciation When you speak, you should speak clearly, not too fast and not too slow, so that others can understand you.

People listen for different reasons: to hear questions and to hear answers to hear others’ ideas to be entertained for information Good listeners pay close attention when others speak and show respect for the speaker.

When I’m teaching, I have to speak clearly when I ask or answer questions. Sometimes I speak to give you information. I use complete sentences when sharing information. This helps you understand the ideas we are discussing. I also try to be a good listener. I listen to all the wonderful ideas you share and I show respect by listening carefully to your ideas.

Why would people speak in these situations: Telling what they like about their community Speaking about how to use the community library Why would people listen in these situations: Listening to a joke Listening about where to have a picnic

Research and Inquiry Synthesize (p.49g)
We found many different kinds of places in rural, urban, and suburban communities. Sometimes we plan to do too much, so we need to narrow the focus and revise our topic. We identified places to shop, places to have fun, places to learn, and places to live. I like to have fun, so I’ll revise my topic to be: “Places to Have Fun in Each Community”

Wrap Up Your Day! Phonics – blend these words
lid, bug, fan, head, boss, met Fluency – read at an appropriate pace Tomorrow we will hear more about a group of children in a new school

Remember “Movin’ On In”
The Twin Club Friday Expand the Concept Remember “Movin’ On In” Why do Anna and Cara ask the principal to let students select symbols, such as a team name, school colors, and their own cheer?

What can we learn by exploring different communities? We discover things in urban places We discover things in suburban places We discover things in rural places We learn to appreciate our community We learn that animals adapt to new communities Tall buildings Houses with lawns Fields and flowers New friends and things to do Friendly Neighbors Farms and open spaces Lots of people, cars, and stores A new school Animals and nature

Build Oral Vocabulary (p.50b)
Turn and talk: What are some important ideas to keep in mind when exploring? be safe have an open mind How can exploring different communities be fun?

Check Oral Vocabulary (p.50b)
Where you might see downy birds perch in rural or urban places? What kinds of things would the founders of a new city or town investigate? Why might suburban detectives make a unanimous decision to investigate what happened to missing bikes? If you muttered the directions to the city park, do you think a visitor would find it?

Phonics (p.50c) Read these to yourselves and then we will read them together. Buzz had his jacket on at the picnic That duck puppet has a hot pink head! Did Jill get a big ring from Jack? The rabbit will win a red ribbon from the judge.

Vocabulary Strategy: Alphabetize (p.50-51)
Turn to page in your Reading books. Remember: to alphabetize means to arrange words according to the order of the letters in the alphabet. To alphabetize the words on page 50 I look at the first letter in each word. I know that b comes before the other first letters so I’ll begin to alphabetize this list with bus. Do Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook, p.6 together

Fluency: Appropriate Rate (p.51a)
Read as if you are speaking. Slow down if you do not understand what you read. Read the sentences with a partner three times.

Listening and Speaking (p.51a)
Why We Speak and Why We Listen Practice It! Turn and talk to your partner: Take turns listening to and speaking about what you like about a family member.

Text-Based Comprehension Character and Setting (p.51b)
Remember that characters are the people or animals in a story. Authors tell what characters are like, how they feel, and why they say and do things. What is the time and place of a story called?

Text-Based Comprehension Character and Setting (p.51b)
One Saturday, Greg and his brother, Mike, went to the city zoo. Both were excited to see their favorite animals. Greg headed straight for the reptile house. But Mike had other plans. He wanted to see the polar bears first. “Let’s flip a coin,” suggested Greg, and Mike willingly agreed. Then the brothers waited for the coin to land. Who are the characters, and how do they feel about the day? What is the setting?

Vocabulary (p.51b) What are some antonyms for these words?
(opposite meanings) somewhere someone friend country beautiful Front

Vocabulary (p.51b) What do good parents do?
What word means almost the same thing as meadow? Why would you make a promise? Are cousins more like classmates or family members?

Genre: Review Poetry(p.51c)
Poetry often uses rhyme, rhythm, and repetition to create images or pictures in the reader’s mind. In the poem “The 1st Day of School,” the poet uses repetition. She repeats the word brand-new. In my mind, I see everything that she mentions in the poem is clean and unused. I also hear a beat or rhythm as I read the poem. I can clap along with the words. Let’s see what else we can discover about the way the poet helps us create images in our mind.

Genre: Review Poetry(p.51c)
I notice words that rhyme at the end of the lines. For example, chalk and smock rhyme – unchipped chalk and spotless smock. In my mind I see chalk that is untouched and a crisp, clean art smock. In “The 1st Day of School,” why do you think the poet repeated the word brand-new so many times? Do you think “The 1st Day of School” could be a song?

Research and Inquiry: Communicate (p.51j)
Today we will organize information about different communities and create a list that names the places to have fun. Rural Communities Urban Communities Suburban Communities ponds community pools backyard pools cornfields basketball courts soccer fields movie theaters

Spelling Test (p.50d) Spelling Words drum tag rock rib list mess
desk dust job someone sad country chop sack

Wrap Up Your Week! Let’s Talk About Exploration

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Write about whether your neighborhood is urban or rural.
The Twin Club Monday Journal Topic Write about whether your neighborhood is urban or rural.

The Twin Club Tuesday Journal Topic Write about a time you explored
or investigated a rural or an urban place.

The Twin Club Wednesday
Journal Topic Use the word “as” to write a comparison about The Twin Club.

List topics you would like
The Twin Club Thursday Journal Topic List topics you would like to investigate.

Write about a family that moves.
The Twin Club Friday Journal Topic Write about a family that moves.

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