Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Week

1. Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Week Author: Judith Viorst Illustrator: Ray Cruz Genre: Realistic Fiction Skill: Sequence Author’s Purpose: Complied by Susan Mumper 3rd grade at HES

2. Home • Vocabulary • QOD • Million $ Word • Building background • Vocabulary Strategy • Phonics review • Review questions • Daily Fix its 12345 • Sequence • Daily Task 12345 • Phonics

3. Daily task 5 • With a partner complete your tri-fold. • Independently read this weeks leveled readers and take AR tests. • Independently complete sequence activity. • With your table work on your station. • Independently read books from your bag of books and take AR tests. Home

4. Daily Task 4 • With a partner reread pgs. 84-85 and complete your tri-fold. • Independently read this weeks leveled readers and take AR tests. • Independently complete RWB p. 23-24 and your word builder CPA. • With your table work on your station. • Independently read books from your bag of books and take AR tests. Home

5. Review Word Parts Dragonflies have large wings. • We studied plural words formed by adding -s or -es or by changing y to i andadding -es. • Read the sentence to yourself. Raise your hand when you know which words are plural. • How do you form the plural of wing? • How do you form the plural of dragonfly? Home

6. Daily task 3 • With a partner read pgs. 68-81 and complete your tri-fold. • Independently read leveled readers and take AR tests. • Independently complete RWB p. 23-24 and your word builder CPA. • With your table work on your station • Independently read books from your bag of books and take AR tests Home

7. Daily Task 2 • With your partner read pgs. 76–82 and complete your tri-fold. • With your partner use the glossary in your book to look up the words on pg. 66 write the meanings notebook paper. When you finish turn in it in to the finished work drawer. • Independently read this weeks leveled readers and take tests • Independently complete RWB p. 23-24 and your word builder CPA. • With your table work on your station • Read books from your bag of books and take AR tests. Home

8. Base Words and Endings • Endings can be added to base words to change their meaning. swim/swimming save/saved happy/happier/happiest. • Some base words change when the endings -ed, -ing, -er, and -est are added. • How did swim change when -ing was added? • How did save change when -ed was added? • How did happy change when -er and -est were added?

9. Some words with endings are easier to read when I figure out what the base word is. Sometimes I can just cover the ending to find the base word, but sometimes the base word was changed to add the ending. That's when I remember the rules for adding endings. • If a word ends with one consonant and one vowel, double the final consonant. • If a word ends with silent e, drop the e. • If a word ends with y, change y to i before adding -ed, -er, or -est.

10. Let’s blend these words

11. Let’s read these words and tell what change, if any, was made when the ending was added.

12. Let’s read these sentences, point out the words with endings, and name the base words. Home

13. Vocabulary Strategyfor Unfamiliar Words Glossary or Dictionary You can use a glossary or a dictionary to find the meaning of a word you don't know. A glossary appears at the back of a book and lists important words from that book and their meanings. A dictionary is a separate book that lists words and their meanings, as well as other information about the words. The words in a glossary or a dictionary are listed in alphabetical order.

14. Look at the first letter in the word. • Turn to the section for that letter in the glossary or dictionary. • Read the entry for the word. If the word has more than one meaning, decide which meaning you think fits in the sentence. • Try that meaning in the sentence to see if it makes sense. Home

15. Daily Task 1 • With a partner read pages 68–75. Then do day one of your tri-fold. • Independently do RWB pgs. 23-24 • Independently complete your word builder CPA. • Independently read this weeks leveled readers and take AR tests • With your table work at your station • Read books from your bag of books and take AR tests Home

16. Listen to Audio CD too How can you spend money? How can you save money? Go to the store and see what you want. You could go to the mall and if there is something you really wanted you could buy it. You could buy a house. You could pay bills. Trading things with other people. Don’t spend a lot of money on stuff you don’t need. You can save money in the bank. When you shop at a yard sale. Home

17. Sequence • Sequence is the order in which things happen in a story. As you read, pay attention to what happens first, next, and last. • Sometimes a writer uses clue words like then, next, and finally. • Strategy: Visualize • Active readers make pictures in their minds as they read a story. As you read, picture in your mind the characters and what is happening.That will help you keep track of the sequenceof events.

18. Read "Inez's Birthday Gift“ on pg. 65. Make a time line like the one below in your journal. Note the sequence of events. List as many events as you need to. First event Next event Last event Second event Home

19. Million $ Word resist to try to keep from doing something that you want to do It is hard to resist chocolate! Home

20. Daily Fix-its What will you by with your money. What will you buy with your money? Home

21. Daily Fix-its Your piggy bank is heavyer than mine Your piggy bank is heavier than mine. Home

22. Daily Fix its my brother worryed about saving his money. My brother worried about saving his money. Home

23. Daily Fix its Did jon’s uncle give him money for his birthday. Did Jon’s uncle give him money for his birthday? Home

24. Daily Fix its How much does it cost to go swiming at the pool. How much does it cost to go swimming at the pool? Home

25. Question of the Day • How can we use money wisely? • How would you treat Alexander if he were your friend? • Why is “Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday” a good title for the story? • What do you think is the most important tip you can use to help you save money? Home

26. Words to Know • college • dimes • downtown • fined • nickels • quarters • rich

27. More Words to Know positively token

28. collegea school of higher learning

29. dimescoins in the United States and Canada worth ten cents

30. downtownthe main part or business part of a town or city

31. finedmade someone pay money as punishment for breaking a law

32. nickelscoins in the United States and Canada worth five cents

33. quarterscoins in the United States and Canada worth twenty-five cents

34. Mrs. Mumper went to college at Jacksonville State.

35. Two dimes make twenty cents.

36. After the man found the treasure, he was rich.

37. The girl loved to go downtown and go shopping.

38. With three quarters, you can buy a soda for 75 cents.

39. Hank told Mary that nickels are worth five cents a piece.

40. The driver was fined $1000.00 for littering on the highway.

41. Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment.

42. college

43. dimes

44. downtown

45. fined

46. nickels

47. quarters

48. rich Home

49. Review Questionsp.70-74 • What does Alexander have at the beginning of this story? • 2.Who gave him the money? • 3.Why does David not buy the gum in Alexander’s mouth? • 4.Describe Alexander's character and give reasons to support your opinions.

50. Review Questionsp.75-81 1.What does Alexander rent from Eddie? Why? 2.How did he break the butter knife and scissors? 3.Who made 4 cents disappear? 4.Why did his dad make him pay 5 cents? 5.What did he buy at the garage sale? Home