A WEED IS A FLOWERUNIT 3.5 DAY 1

MORNING WARM-UPDAY 1 Creative people discover many new things. Where do they get their ideas? Where do creative ideas come from?

Circle high frequency words many and their. Say and spell each word.

COMPARATIVE ENDINGSfunny funnier funniest

funn yier

funniest

strong

strongeststronger

hot

hottesthotter

silly

silliestsillier

SPELLING WORDS

SOONER

SOONEST

HOTTER

HOTTEST

BUSIER

BUSIEST

HAPPIER

HAPPIEST

SMALLER

SMALLEST

FATTER

FATTEST

ANGRIER

ANGRIEST

STRAIGHTER

STRAIGHTEST

LOUIS BRAILLE BrailleBlinded by an accident in his early childhood, 15 year old Louis Braille (1809-1852) invented a system of reading and writing by touch.A Braille cell consists of six raised dots. By arranging the dots in various combinations, 64 different patterns cam be formed.Braille, a true alphabet, is read by moving the hand from left to right along each line. Readers average about 104-125 words per minute. Some can read 250 words by using both hands

                                     

See your name in Braille. Click below

Braille Bug

See your name in Braille. Click below

Braille Bug

A WEED IS A FLOWERUNIT 3.5 DAY 2

MORNING WARM-UPDAY 2 Someone may have an idea for something to make our lives better and happier.

How can the smallest idea become a great idea?

Find the compound words in the message

READ THE SENTENCES. LOOK FOR WORDS WITH COMPARATIVE ENDINGS. Today feels hotter than the

hottest day we ever had. The sooner we get to the park,

the happier I will be. This is the busiest work day, so

the soonest Mom can come home is seven.

Our new puppy is the smallest and fattest of them all.

CAUSE AND EFFECTWhen I read a story, I ask myself questions such as:

“Why did this happen?” Do I understand what I have been reading?

Who is this person in the story? If I don’t understand, I go back and find out what I was missing.

Do worksheet page 145.

BUILDING BACKGROUNDGEORGE WASHINGTON

CARVERGeorge Washington Carver,

an African American, lived during a time when it was hard for African Americans to get a good education. Dr. Carver worked hard to get a college education and went on to do amazing things. We'll find out how Dr. Carver taught poor farmers and others to make their crops grow better.

VOCABULARY WORDS

Neighbor

HOURS

MONEY

CLOTHES

TAUGHT

ONLY

QUESTION

A WEED IS A FLOWERUNIT 3.5 DAY 3

MORNING WARM-UPDAY 3 Toymakers make better toys every year. Some are faster and some are louder. Some are even smarter! How would you make your favorite toy better?

HIGH FREQUENCY WORD PRACTICE The word begins with h and rhymes with flowers.

The word begins with qu and makes sense in this sentences: I wasn’t sure how to answer the _________________.

I was the ___________________ one who raised my hand.

My pants and shirts are too small so I will have to buy some new _______________.

Mr. Johnson is our next door ______________.

My mom ______________ school for twelve years.

The word begins with m and rhymes with honey.