1. Exploding Ants
Day 2

2. How do animals adapt to survive?
Concept talk
How do animals adapt to survive?

3. Partner Share
Why are adaptations a necessary part of an animal’s defense?
Discuss how animals can be both predators and prey, or food.
Why do animals sometimes assume fearsome shapes or attitudes.

4. Amazing Words
Mimicry- a process animals go through to resemble an animal or a plant
The chameleon uses mimicry to make itself look like a leaf.
Camouflage- a disguise in appearance or behavior designed to protect an animal by helping it blend with its surroundings
Camouflage helps protect an animal from harm.

5. Animal Mimicry
Let’s look at how animals mimic other animals to protect themselves from predators.
Animal mimicry
animal defense

6. Animal Mimicry
Discuss with your neighbor the methods of mimicry and camouflage you saw the animals use.
What did you learn about animal defenses?

7. Camouflage
Animals sometimes use camouflage to help protect them from predators or to help them sneak up on their prey.
25 amazing camouflaged animals

8. Word Analysis
Suffixes change the meaning of the word when added to the word --ize Means to make or become. Can be added to nouns and adjectives to form verbs. Critic-criticize Fantasy-fantasize Harmony- ?

9. Literary Terms We are going to need our books now. 1-5 6-10 11-15
16-20
21-26

10. Metaphor
Metaphors are figurative language that goes beyond the literal, or everyday meanings of words. It makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things that are actually alike in at least one way without using like or as

11. Metaphors That girl is a hot mess.
My sister has to bear the responsibility for this.
Spill the beans
Give someone a hand.
They were eaten up with hatred.
Let’s read p. 100 read this story “The Art of Mimicy”

12. Vocabulary Critical- necessary It is critical to eat every day.
Enables- makes it possible for
Studying for the test enables me to get a good grade.
Teach your partner these words.

13. Vocabulary Scarce- not plentiful Owls are scare in my neighborhood.
Specialize- adapt to an environment
Polar bears specialize in hunting seals.
Teach your partner these words.

14. Vocabulary Sterile- clean
He kept the bandage sterile before he put it on the wound.
Mucus- thick substance made in the body
This cold has my chest filled with mucus.
Teach your partner these words.

15. Synonyms Synonyms-words that have the same meaning as another word.
When you come to a word you don’t know what it means, you can look for context clues in the sentence, including synonyms
In fact, their small size enables them to adapt quickly.
Enable—allow and permit are synonyms

16. Synonyms
Let’s try our luck:
Synonym Toast

17. Possessive Pronouns It’s a shame that the owl broke its wing.
It’s is a contraction
The contraction it’s is never used to show possession.

18. Lets take a look at our Daily Fix it

19. Writing Persuasive writing; Introductory paragraph-your position
Each paragraph should focus on your evidence
Describe and then prove the opposing views key points wrong
Restate and reinforce the thesis and supporting evidence

20. Writing
Your topic is:
Kids should be able to vote.