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Unit 7: Local Leaders

Week 4 Day 4

Extend the ThemeTheme

Question: What role does the

government play in my

community?

Focus Question: What is the relationship between my

local government

and me?

The local government makes laws for people in the community to follow. Sometimes people in the community help decide what the laws should be. Voters in the community choose the elected leaders of the local government.

What can people do when they want the local government to make a decision about an issue they feel strongly about?

Build Vocabulary Connections

Theme Vocabulary

government

elect taxes

checked agree issue

department

Discuss the meaning of the vocabulary words.

How can each word be used to discuss local government?

Ask and Answer Questions

Why is this a good comprehension strategy?

Let’s look on pages 22-23.

Before I read, I will ask questions about what this chapter will be about.

From the chapter title and photos, I can make the inference that it will be about how people work with the local government.

I ask: “How do people in the community get involved with local government?

Use Text Evidence

Pages Question Text Evidence

26-27 What problems do local government solve during celebrations?

8-18 How does your local government help solve safety problems at your school?

PhonicsWord Sort

Using the headings, create word lists that match each sound-spelling pattern.

young(short u)

rough(f spelled gh)

pleasure(zh)

Chorus(k spelled ch)

SpellingI will use my key to ___________ the door.

I helped the little boy __________ his coat.

The opposite of happy is ___________.

Crossing against a light is _________.

To tell a story again is to ________.

A word that means “to paint again” is ________.

When you make the bed again, you _________ it.

If a story is good, I like to________ it.

The girl sat __________ the stool.

I ________ lived in North Dakota.

Publishing

When we prepare our writing for publishing we…

•Make a nice, neat copy that includes the revisions and edits we made.

•Include a title and the author’s name.

•Space our lines neatly so our writing is easy to read.