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Theme 5: Discoveries Weekly Theme: Life in the Desert Selection 1: Title: Dig, Wait, Listen: A Desert Toad’s Tale Author: April Pulley Sayre. Genre: Informational Story – gives facts about a topic Comprehension Strategy: Summarize Comprehension Skill: Author’s Purpose.
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Theme 5: DiscoveriesWeekly Theme: Life in the DesertSelection 1:Title: Dig, Wait, Listen: A Desert Toad’s TaleAuthor: April Pulley Sayre
Genre: Informational Story – gives facts about a topic Comprehension Strategy: Summarize Comprehension Skill: Author’s Purpose
Phonics: Dipthongs /ou/ ow, ou Spelling Focus: Dipthong /ou/ clown growl howl brown crown round loud cloud house sound HF Words: listen, several, wind
Key Vocabulary: lengthy-long burrow – a hole dug in the ground by a small animal ranger’s– something belonging to a person who patrols a forest or park warning – something that makes one aware of danger distant– far away in space or time beyond – farther along in space or time
Vocabulary Skills: Use Context Clues: Possessives **When you see ‘s at the end of a word, look at the next word to determine if it might belong to the previous word.**
Word Work: Grammar Skills:Personal Pronouns A personal pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or nouns. Bobby saw a lizard. He saw a lizard.