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QUESTION OF THE DAYQUESTION OF THE DAY

• Who has Lily received night letters from so far?

Spellings of /j/, /k/, /s/Spellings of /j/, /k/, /s/

• Pour one ounce of cider into every glass.

• Which letters stand for /s/?

• What letters come after c in ounce and cider?

• George is the pilot of the large jet.

• Which letters stand for /j/?

• Can Ken lock the door?

• Which letters stand for /k/?

• When I say the sentence The table has a chrome edge, I hear /k/ in chrome and /j/ in edge.

• But when I read it, I don’t see k or j. The

ch must stand for /k/, and dge muststand for /j/.

DECODE LONGER WORDSDECODE LONGER WORDS

• misjudge• pencil• circus• chlorine• certain• kernel• jester• pocket

Point outPoint outwords with /j/, /s/, or /k/, and name the words with /j/, /s/, or /k/, and name the

letters that stand for the sounds.letters that stand for the sounds.

• The cat paced back and forth behind the fence.

• She had a smudge of chocolate on her face.

• We baked gingerbread cookies.

• Word Structure • Sometimes you may come

across a long word when you are reading.Look closely at the word. If you see two smallerwords, then the word probably is a compoundword. You may be able to use the two smallerwords to help you figure out the meaning of thecompound word. For example, sunshine is lightthat shines from the sun.

• 1. Divide the compound word into its two    small words.

• 2. Think of the meaning of each small word. Put the two meanings together. Does this help you understand the meaning of the compound word?

• 3. Try the meaning in the sentence. Does it make sense?

• Let’s read “Interested in Insects.” Use the meanings of the smaller words in a compound word to help you understand its meaning.

• I know that a fire is very hot and glowing. I know that flies are insects. So fireflies are insects that glow in the dark.

Group TimeGroup Time

Let’s Read

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FluencyFluency

Choral Reading

• I’m going to read aloud p. 340. I want you to notice how I pause at commas and group words together in phrases.

• Now, let’s practice as a class, doing three choral readings of p. 340.

Grammar

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Day 2

• Lardge moths flies around the porch at night.

• They look a litle like butterflys.

• The subject and the verb in a sentence must work together. When the subjectand verb work together, they agree.

To make most present tense verbs agree with singular subjects or he, she, or it, add -s. If the subject is a plural noun or I, you, we, or they, the present tense verb does not end in -s.

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Writing

Day 2

• Tomorrow we will write a friendly letter.• I could write a letter to my friend Sam

about my plan to start a recycling club. How should I organize the details? I could list all the steps it will take to start the club, such as researching the recycling our town does and posting flyers for my club. I would organize the steps in the order they should be done so my plan makes sense.

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Spelling

Day 2

• The sound /j/ can be spelled ge and dge: large, edge. The sound /k/ can be spelled ck and k: clock, mark. There are different ways to spell the same sound.

Lets see which words have the /j/ sound.Lets see which words have the /j/ sound.Lets see which words have the /s/ sound.Lets see which words have the /s/ sound.Lets see which words have the /k/ sound.Lets see which words have the /k/ sound.

• pocket• brake• change• ridge• jacket• badge• orange

clock largepagemarkkittenjudgecrackedge

Great Job!!!