1. Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Fireworks
Day 4

2. Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Firewords
Author: David L. Harrison
Illustrator: Cheryl Nathan
Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Comprehension Strategy: Compare/Contrast
Comprehension Skill: Monitor and Fix-up

3. Question of the Day
What might be some results of a natural disaster near where you live?

4. Phonics
Objectives:
Associate the silent consonant patterns wr, kn, st, mb, and gn with the sounds that they spell.
Review the suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, and -less.
Blend and read words that contain silent consonants.
Apply decoding strategies: blend longer words.

5. Phonics sadly emptiness wasteful colorless We studied the suffixes -ly
Let’s read the words and underline the sufixes. What do the words mean?

6. Decode Longer Words
healthful kindness awkwardly lifeless ageless rudely colorful excitedly restful dreamless readiness rightful

7. Read the Words in Context
We had to return the kitten to its rightful owner.
The small puppy ran awkwardly across the floor.
The room was warm and colorful.
She is well-liked for her kindness and cheer.

8. Small Group
Read Natural Disasters

9. Fluency
Let’s echo read "Cloud Dragons," p. 400, three times.

10. Grammar
Day 4

11. Daily Fix-it
Joe and Mr. stevens will climbed to the top of the volcano.
Joe and Mr. Stevens will climb to the top of the volcano.
They finaly heard about their two friend's hike on the volcano.
They finally heard about their two friends’ hike on the volcano.

12. Test Tip
You may be asked to identify the correct past tense of an irregular verb. Learn which verbs are irregular and practice using their past tense.
The volcano began an eruption.
The volcano has done this before.
Rocks have gone far into the air.

14. Writing
Day 4

15. Editing/Revising Checklist
Focus Do all details show similarities or differences?
Organization Is the paragraph organized to clearly show the similarities and differences between the two things?
Support Do words such as also and but signal comparisons and contrasts?
Conventions Are irregular verbs used correctly? Are words with wr, kn, mb, and gn spelled correctly?

16. Word Choice
Support your comparisons by using words such as and, also, too, and like.
When describing similarities between two things, add words such as and, also, too, and like.
When describing differences between two things, add words and phrases such as but, although, however, and on the other hand.

17. Spelling
Day 4

18. REVIEW WORDS WITH wr, kn, mb, gn
Create a secret code for each consonant pair.
Choose a symbol or number to stand for each consonant pair.
Write each spelling word, using letters and a symbol or number.
Exchange their lists to figure out which consonant pair each symbol or number stands for.

20. Great Job!