1. DAY 2 A Weed is a Flower

2. The Big Question… What does it mean to be creative?

3. Question of the Week… Where do creative ideas come from?

4. Sing with Me Big Book What are some things that can be made from peanuts?

5. BRead Aloud Anthology- “Teddy’s Bear” In the story, the author uses the word opportunity in place of the word chance.

6. BRead Aloud Anthology- “Teddy’s Bear” Listen to the story to find out who saw an opportunity to make a drawing of President Teddy Roosevelt.

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8. Amazing Words excel accomplish process original research scientist opportunity unusual

9. Amazing Words op-por-tu-ni-ty Teddy Roosevelt’s refusal to shoot the cub was an opportunity for the cartoonist.

10. Amazing Words Opportunity means “a chance.”

11. Amazing Words We had an opportunity to go to a movie on Saturday.

12. Amazing Words Will you have an opportunity to visit me this week?

13. Amazing Words What kinds of opportunities does going to school give you?

14. Concept Map In the story “Louis Braille,” how did Louis use what happened to him to invent a new way to print words? Add Use Experiences to our chart.

15. Where do creative ideas come from? People find ways to excel. People learn from research. People work together to make things. use experiences

16. Concept Map When the Michtoms saw the cartoon, they got an idea. What did they do with the opportunity? We’ll add People use an opportunity and design toys to our chart.

17. Where do creative ideas come from? People find ways to excel. People learn from research. People work together to make things. use experiences People use an opportunity. design toys

18. 1. Is the tinier puppy running away from the bigger one? 2. The whitest cat raced to a safer place in the storm. 3. Jenny is shaping the reddest, squishiest clay I have ever seen!

19. Monitor Progress taughtneighboronlyclothes hoursquestionmoney theirdaughtersalonehalf youngestbuymany Day 2 A Weed Is A Flower

20. Vocabulary – Synonyms The word terrible has almost the same meaning as awful. Terrible and awful are synonyms.

21. Vocabulary – Synonyms Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook page 246 terribleawful unusualdifferent wellgood discourageddisappointed helpassist

22. Story Words greenhouse -a building with glass or plastic sides where plants are grown

23. Story Words agriculture -the science or practice of farming

24. college - a school of learning to attend after high school

25. laboratory - a place where tests and experiments are done.

26. Fact and Opinion A statement of fact can be proved true or false. A statement of opinion tells ideas or feelings and cannot be proved true or false.

27. Let’s Read Genre: Biography is the story of a real person’s life, told by another person. A biography is almost always told in the order in which the events occurred.

28. Let’s Read While reading, look for information about George Washington Carver’s achievements.

29. Comprehension Check Biography If this selection included events that the author made up, would it still be considered a biography? Why or why not?

30. Comprehension Check Make judgements Why do you think George Washington Carver deserved to be honored by presidents and other important people? Why or why not?

31. Comprehension Check Connect text to world Why do people like to read biographies of those who have made important contributions to their countries or the world?

32. Literary Text –Biography “Louise Braille” is a biography, a true story of someone’s life. Usually a biography is written in time sequence and includes important events and facts about that person’s life.

33. Literary Text –Biography Who is this biography about? Name one of the important facts from his life.

34. Literary Text –Biography A biography is nonfiction. How is nonfiction different from fiction?

35. Conventions - Verbs Verbs can change if we talk about different subjects. We use different verbs to tell about one person or thing and more than one in the past.

36. Conventions - Verbs A seed is small. Seeds are small. I am small. The tree was tiny long ago. Trees were tiny long ago.

37. Conventions am, is, are, was, were Use the verbs to fill in the sentence frames. 1. A desert ____dry on most days. 2. My neighbors _____ helping each other today.

38. Conventions am, is, are, was, were 3. People_____ surprised by a storm yesterday. 4. Long ago one king _____ very wise. Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook page 247

39. Wrap Up Your Day Recall “Teddy’s Bear.” What opportunity did the Michtoms see in the cartoon of Teddy Roosevelt? They made a stuffed bear to sell in their store.

40. Wrap Up Your Day How did the Michtoms excel in business? They started a business that became one of America’s biggest makers of toys.

41. Preview Tomorrow you will reread A Weed is a Flower.