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Unit 6 Week 4 Day 2Unit 6 Week 4 Day 2

Build Theme Connections

Page 4-5 of Living and Growing

Focus Question: How does a plant grow?

I’ve seen tiny corn plants growing in fields. I’ve heard farmers say, “The corn will be knee-high by the Fourth of July.” It usually is. And then it grows taller than people.

What connections can you make?

Build Vocabulary Connections

Connect the meanings with your differentiated vocabulary words.

I= seedling, breakS= bulbs, moistureB= common, conditions, graduallyA= colony, native, occur, stressed

Theme Vocabulary

energy form problems survive

protect shuffle single

Ask and Answer Questions- Readers ask questions before, during, and after reading to understand what they are

reading.

Page 14, Living and Growing

• After I read the subhead on page 14, I wonder what lives on light. So far in this book, I haven’t read about anything that lives on light. As I read on, I see the answer is right there in the text. Plants use light to make food, I know food is what living things live on, so plants live on light.

• Read text on p. 7 (not sidebar) What questions do you have?• Repeat with the feature on p. 9.

Prepare to Read Which selection has an index? Which selection has diagrams and charts? Which selection gives details about the way many kinds of animals

grow? Which gives details about how one animal grows? Read pages 12-15 and record text evidence.

Read pages 16-24

Phonics

• Long /a/ Spelled ey

ob + ey= gr + ey=h + ey= pr + ey=th + ey=

Word StudyReview Adding –er, -est

Words with the ending –er and –est can be used to compare two or more things.

One turtle is large.Another turtle is larger.The third turtle is largest.

Review rules:fine= finer flat= flattest bumpy= bumpier

Add –er and –estbrave wise wet thin furry shiny

dry

High Frequency Words: been, brother, stronger, year

Fluency: “How We Learn” (poem)

Practice Page 124

Grammar: Adverbs That Tell How, When, and Where

• The child laughed loudly.• Jose ate an apple yesterday.• The Miller’s dog ran away.

Use these adverbs in a sentence:

How When Where

quickly today here

quietly soon down

fast always there

Writing: Persuasive Letter

View Writing Models Chart p. 45 and review parts of a letter: greeting, body, and closing.

The body:

•Tells the writer’s opinion.•Gives reasons, facts, and details to support the opinion.•Uses persuasive language.•Summarizes the writer’s opinion in a strong closing sentence.

Persuasive Letter Draft May 20, 2013Dear Mayor Smith: Our town needs a new park. The only park in town is too small. There are a lot of kids in the neighborhood, and the old park is always crowded. There isn’t enough room to play. A new park will make our town healthier. Kids will have a place to run and get exercise. You know how important it is to exercise! A new park will make our community stronger. It will give people a place to meet new friends and talk. A friendly community is a strong community! I’m sure you can see why a new park is important to our town.Yours truly,Jenny Grant