1. Lead 21 UNIT 1 WEEK 4 DAY 1

2. Spelling List 1. rice6. cry 2. tie7. fly 3. lie8. find 4. night9. tried 5. right10. favorite

3. Word Work- Phonics Long a spelled a, a_e, ai, ay; Consonant Blends What vowel sound do you hear in the word, cake? rakesayplayrain plaintraybrakecreate staplestatebraincrayon Can you find the long a words in the sentences? Fred may wait to see the baby. Stan wants to play in the rain.

4. Discuss the Theme Focus Question: What is my role at home?  Are any of your roles at home like roles we read about in You Can Count on Me?  What other books have you read that describe roles students have at home?  What have you seen other students do that tells you about their roles?

5. Build Theme Vocabulary Connections Theme Vocabulary rolescommunitydiscovered changeexplore leaderpracticed Give examples of the vocabulary words listed above. See if you can use them in a sentence.

6. Use Text Evidence  Look for key words in text and captions.  Look for photos and pictures that show something related to the key word.  Think about how the information is organized in You Can Count on Me. Sometimes you can use chapter titles or subheads to find text evidence.

7. Read Across Text PageText Evidence 6 The caption says that helping clean up is an important job at home. I will add this idea because cleaning up is a role I have at home. 7-9 After each caption ask, “Does this text feature have information hat helps you tell about your role at home? 10-11 What do you learn about your roles that helps you answer the question? Focus Question: What is my role at home?

8. Writing: Choosing a Topic Possible Topics:  helping the neighbor pull weeds  collecting food for the town’s food pantry  teaching my friend how to ride a bike  having a special role in dance class  learning from Grandma how to cook pasta

9. Voice: Helps readers know that a real person is speaking and cares about the message.  Use pronouns I, me, and my.  Use the same language they use in everyday speech.  Think about how they would talk to a friend and try to use the same voice in their writing. How is this sentence a good example of voice? I had so much fun volunteering at the zoo. I can’t wait to go again!

10. Center Work  Practice Book-p. 53, 55 Practice Book  Fluency- Practice Book p. 52 play, “The Future Me.”