Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Fireworks

1. Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Fireworks Day 2

2. Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Firewords • Author: David L. Harrison • Illustrator: Cheryl Nathan • Genre: Expository Nonfiction • Comprehension Strategy: Compare/Contrast • Comprehension Skill: Monitor and Fix-up

3. Question of the Day • Describe two kinds of volcanoes and tell what they look like when they are erupting.

4. Phonics • Objectives: • Associate the silent consonant patterns wr, kn, st, mb, and gn with the sounds that they spell. • Review the suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, and -less. • Blend and read words that contain silent consonants. • Apply decoding strategies: blend longer words.

5. Phonics write • Let’s say all of the sounds in write. • What sound do you hear in the firstpart? What letters stand for the sound? • The letters wr written together stand for one sound, /r/.

6. Phonics gnaw • When I see the word gnaw, I try to break it into its parts: /g/ /n/ /aw /. But that doesn’t sound right. • Then I remember that sometimes two consonants together stand for one sound. I try the word using the first sound, /g /. That doesn’t sound like a word I know. Then I try the word using the second sound, /n /. That sounds right! Gnaw. • The letters gn together stand for the sound /n/.

7. Decode Longer Words listen knee gnarled thumbtack whistle gnat wrestle known Which letters are silent? Let’s underline the letters that make the sound you hear.

8. Read the Words in Context • My little brother sucks his thumb. I broke my neighbor’s garden gnome by mistake. • Thistles can be sharp. • I will knock on the door.

9. Vocabulary Strategy Lesson • Objective: • Use a dictionary to determine the meaningof unfamiliar words.

10. Vocabulary Strategy • You can use a dictionary to find the meaning of an unfamiliar word. A dictionary gives words and their meanings, as well as other information about the words. The words in a dictionary are listed in alphabetical order.

11. Vocabulary Strategy • Look at the first letter in the word. • Turn in the dictionary to the section for that letter. • Use the guide words at the top of the pages to find the page that has the word. • Read the entry for the word. If the word hasmore than one meaning, decide which meaning you think fits in the sentence. • Try that meaning to see if it makes sense.

12. I know the word chimney begins with a ch. SoI find the dictionary page that has words that begin with ch. The third and fourth letters in the word are i, m. So I find the place in the dictionary having words beginning with chim to find chimney.

13. Words to know • beneath • buried • chimney • earthquakes • fireworks • force • trembles • volcanoes

14. More Words to Know • Crevice – a crack in Earth’s surface • Collide – to crash into one another • Lava – hot, melted rock that flows onto Earth’s surface from deep inside Earth

15. Beneath • in a lower place; under; below

16. Buried • Covered up; hidden

17. Chimney • A tall, hollow column, usually made of brick, to carry away smoke from a fireplace or furnace

18. Earthquakes • Violent shaking or shifting motion of the ground caused by the sudden movement of rock far beneath Earth’s surface

19. Fireworks • Firecrackers and other things that make a loud noise or go up high in the air and burst in a shower of stars and sparks

20. Force • Power; strength

21. Trembles • Moves with a quick shaking motion

22. Volcanoes • Hills or mountains built up by lava and ash around an opening in Earth’s crust

23. Small Group • Read Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks, 384–389

24. Fluency Listen as I read aloud p. 386. Notice how I read with accuracy. Practice reading p. 386 silently.

25. Grammar Day 2

26. Daily Fix-it • Mr. Patricks class was assined a report on Mount St. Helens. Mr. Patrick’s class was assigned a report on Mount St. Helens. • Sharon and Juan has began their reports. Sharon and Juan have begun their reports.

27. Guided Practice • Let’s review the irregular verbs. • Usually -ed is added to a verb to show an action in the past. • Some verbs do not follow this rule. Irregular verbs change to other words to show past actions.

29. Writing Day 2

31. Spelling Day 2

32. Think and Practice • In words with wr, kn, mb, or gn,the consonants create only onesound. Let’s underlining both consonants in our spelling words. • Say and spell each word out loud.

34. Classwork/Homework • Spelling Practice Book page 58.

35. Great Job!