1. Unit 8: Physical Feats

2. Theme Question: What does it take to overcome a challenge? Focus Question #1 : What is a physical feat? Physical means “related to the body.” Feat is something that is challenging to do.

3. * What are some things strong people can do? * What are some things smart people can do? * Strength and Smarts-p. 6-13, folktale Strength and Smarts Examples of StrengthExamples of Smarts

4. * control- having power over something Example: Luis had to take control of the playful pony. * weaknesses- things that someone is not strong in Example: Forgetting to bring her backpack to school was one of Leah’s weaknesses.

5. * Prepare to Read * What kinds of athletes need to be strong? * What kinds of strength do they need? * Think about the Theme Question: What does it take to overcome a challenge? * Flip through pages 6-13 and predict. Read pgs. 6-13

6. * /a/ spelled a, a_e, ai, ay cake baby name pain day Kay can’t wait to have cake. The lady made a funny face. I paid for the paper plane.

7. 1.helpful6. softly 2.spoonful7. badly 3.painful8. wisely 4. playful9. happily 5. wildly10. beautiful

8. 1. definitely6. graceful 2. originally7. successful 3. neighborly8. delightful 4. humorously9. grateful 5. accidently10. doubtful

9.  High Frequency Words: discovers everyone  Decodable Reader #27: The Best Thing to Be  Fluency: e-mail, “Fit as a Fiddle”

10. * A good friendly letter… * Shares events or ideas. * Sounds like the writer is talking to a friend. * Has a heading with the sender’s address and the date. * Begins with a greeting. * Shares information in the body of the letter. * Ends with a closing and a signature.

11.  Practice Book p. 219, 221  Read p. 218