Why are family celebrations special? Click to listen to the story.

1. Why are family celebrations special?Click to listen to the story.

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3. Vocabulary & Amazing Words: Arcade Games Jigword Matchword Speedword Wordsearch Word Web Spelling City: Amazing Spelling City: Vocabulary Spelling Words: Speedword Word Web Quia Games Spelling City High Frequency Words Spelling City Review Games

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9. Big Question:Why are family celebrations special? • Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday • Thursday • Friday

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12. Today we will learn about: • Amazing Words • Syllables –tion, -ture • Draw Conclusions • Summarize • Using Commas

14. celebration • cel – e – bra -tion • A celebration can be a party or other activity in which people might eat, play music, and have a good time together to show happiness about a special day or when something good happens. • We always have a celebration for our birthdays. • There was celebration when my brother graduated from college.

15. custom • cus – tom • A custom is something that people always do or have done for a long time. • It is our custom to drink warm milk at night. • We have a custom of walking around the block after dinner.

16. tradition • tra – di – tion • Tradition is a custom or belief that is handed down from generation to generation. For example, children get their traditions from parents who got it from the grandparents. • Our family has a tradition of singing around the piano on holidays. • It is tradition to eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

17. Listen to a song about family traditions.

18. Syllables –tion, -ture • candle • You studied words like this already. What do you know about reading this word? • Today we’ll learn about syllables –tion and –ture. • The letters –tion and –ture stand for the /shen/ and /cher/ sounds.

19. Syllables –tion, -ture • na tion • Read each chunk, or syllable, from left to right and then blend them to read the whole word. • Remember that –tion stands for /shen/.

20. Syllables –tion, -ture • future • section • lotion • caution • feature • fraction • creature

21. Syllables –tion, -turefurniture, motion, caption, nature, mixture, mention, adventure, fiction, lotion, portion

22. Syllables –tion, -turefurniture, motion, caption, nature, mixture, mention, adventure, fiction, lotion, portion

23. Syllables –tion, -turefurniture, motion, caption, nature, mixture, mention, adventure, fiction, lotion, portion

24. Syllables –tion, -turefurniture, motion, caption, nature, mixture, mention, adventure, fiction, lotion, portion

25. Syllables –tion, -turefurniture, motion, caption, nature, mixture, mention, adventure, fiction, lotion, portion

26. Syllables –tion, -turefurniture, motion, caption, nature, mixture, mention, adventure, fiction, lotion, portion

27. Syllables –tion, -turefurniture, motion, caption, nature, mixture, mention, adventure, fiction, lotion, portion

28. Syllables –tion, -turefurniture, motion, caption, nature, mixture, mention, adventure, fiction, lotion, portion

29. Syllables –tion, -turefurniture, motion, caption, nature, mixture, mention, adventure, fiction, lotion, portion

30. Syllables –tion, -turefurniture, motion, caption, nature, mixture, mention, adventure, fiction, lotion, portion

31. Syllables –tion, -turefurniture, motion, caption, nature, mixture, mention, adventure, fiction, lotion, portion

32. potion cautioned sculpture moisture pictures fraction caution lecturing creature action sections station nature tuitions fracture Syllables –tion, -ture

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35. Draw ConclusionsSummarize • Recall Red, White, and Blue. • How might the astronauts have felt when they landed on the moon?

36. Draw ConclusionsSummarize • Drawingconclusions means figuring out something about a character or an event. • Good readers use what they know about real life and what they have read to help them drawconclusions. • Good readers summarize what they read. This helps them make sure they understand the text.

38. Daily Fix-It my favorit aunt collects baskets? My favorite aunt collects baskets. where are we meeting? she asked. “Where are we meeting?” she asked.

39. Using Commas • Commas are used in addresses. Commas should be placed between the names of cities and states. • Commas are used in dates. • Commas are used after the greeting and closing in a letter. • Commas are used to separate three or more things in a list.

40. Using Commas • Commas are used in addresses. They separated the city and the state. • 212 Oak Lane • Tucson, Arizona 85742

41. Using Commas • Commas are used in dates. They separate the date and the year. • January 31, 1929 • Tuesday, June 14

42. Using Commas • Commas are used after the greeting in a letter. • Dear Anna, • Commas are used after the closing in a letter. • Love,

43. Using Commas • Commas are used to separate three or more things in a list. • Krystal wrote to Anna, Paul, and Aunt Beth.

44. Using CommasAdd commas where they are needed. 124 Maple Street Syracuse New York 13210 June 24 2009 Dear Jaime I am at my grandparents’ ranch in Colorado. We come here every June. We swim fish and hike. I see all my cousins aunts and uncles. It is great. See you soon. Your friend Tim

45. Using CommasAdd commas where they are needed. 124 Maple Street Syracuse , New York 13210 June 24 2009 Dear Jaime I am at my grandparents’ ranch in Colorado. We come here every June. We swim fish and hike. I see all my cousins aunts and uncles. It is great. See you soon. Your friend Tim

46. Using CommasAdd commas where they are needed. 124 Maple Street Syracuse , New York 13210 June 24 , 2009 Dear Jaime I am at my grandparents’ ranch in Colorado. We come here every June. We swim fish and hike. I see all my cousins aunts and uncles. It is great. See you soon. Your friend Tim

47. Using CommasAdd commas where they are needed. 124 Maple Street Syracuse , New York 13210 June 24 , 2009 Dear Jaime , I am at my grandparents’ ranch in Colorado. We come here every June. We swim fish and hike. I see all my cousins aunts and uncles. It is great. See you soon. Your friend Tim

48. Using CommasAdd commas where they are needed. 124 Maple Street Syracuse , New York 13210 June 24 , 2009 Dear Jaime , I am at my grandparents’ ranch in Colorado. We come here every June. We swim, fish, and hike. I see all my cousins aunts and uncles. It is great. See you soon. Your friend Tim

49. Using CommasAdd commas where they are needed. 124 Maple Street Syracuse , New York 13210 June 24 , 2009 Dear Jaime , I am at my grandparents’ ranch in Colorado. We come here every June. We swim, fish, and hike. I see all my cousins, aunts, and uncles. It is great. See you soon. Your friend Tim

50. Using CommasAdd commas where they are needed. 124 Maple Street Syracuse , New York 13210 June 24 , 2009 Dear Jaime , I am at my grandparents’ ranch in Colorado. We come here every June. We swim, fish, and hike. I see all my cousins, aunts, and uncles. It is great. See you soon. Your friend , Tim