Lesson 6 Bat Loves the Night

1. Lesson 6Bat Loves the Night • VOCABULARY • Detail – each part of several items of information • Squeak – a short, high-pitched sound • Echoes – repeating sounds caused by the rebounding of sound waves from a surface • Swoops – to descend quickly with a sweeping motion • Twitch – to move with a slight jerk • Slithers – to move in a slippery way • Doze – to sleep lightly • Snuggles – to curl up closely

2. Lesson 6vocabulary strategy • Suffixes –able, -ible • A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a base word. A suffix changes the meaning of the base word but cannot stand alone • The suffixes –able and – ible mean “capable or worthy of an action. • Comfortable – capable of comforting • Usable – capable of being used • Flexible – capable of flexing • Valuable – capable of having value

3. Lesson 6 spelling words • math toast • easy socks • Friday stuff • paid cheese • June elbow • program shiny • piles sticky • each both • comb holiday

4. Lesson 6Grammar • What is a verb? A verb is a word that tells what someone or something does or is. • Words that show action, or what someone does, are action verbs. • Words that tell what someone or something is or was are being verbs. • The being verbs am, is , are, was, and were are forms of the verb be.

5. Lesson 6 phonics • Words with the VCV pattern • If the word is divided into syllables after the first vowel then the vowel in the first syllable is usually long. • Fri / day to / ma / to fe / male • Fla /vorfi / nalra / zor • If the word is divided into syllables VC / V then the vowel in the first syllable is usually short. • hol / i / day cal / en / dar sat/ is / fy • Prom / ise pres/ i / dent

6. Lesson 6Target skill & target strategy • Target Skill – Sequence of events – signal words such as now, then, soon, later, and last help you understand the connection between sentences & paragraphs. • Target Strategy – Question – pausing periodically when reading to ask themselves questions is a good strategy to use while reading nonfiction selections.

7. Lesson 6writing • Opinion Piece – Writing a response • What makes a good response paragraph? • A topic sentence answers the question • Reasons support the opinion • Linking words and phrases such as because, therefore, since, and for example connect the opinion and the reasons. • A concluding statement summarizes the ideas.

8. Lesson 7 What do illustrators do? • VOCABULARY • Tools – things people use to help them do a job • Sketches – quick drawings without much detail • Scribbles – drawings or doodles, drawn in a quick or careless way • Research – careful study of a subject or problem • Textures – the way that surfaces look and feel • Imagine – to see a picture in your mind • Illustrate – to make pictures that show or explain something • Tracing – used to copy or trace lines

9. LESSON 7VOCABULARY STRATEGY • Synonyms • Synonyms are words that have the same, or almost the same, meaning • Readers can use synonyms as context clues to help them figure out the meaning of unknown words. • Sketch – draw • Happy – glad • Display - show

10. Lesson 7spelling • Words with three letter clusters • three scrape • scrap spray • street threw • spring strong • thrill scratch • scream think • strange they • throw straight • string scramble

11. Lesson 7grammar • Verb Tenses • Present tense verbs have an –s ending with singular subjects and no special ending with plural subjects • Most past tense verbs have an –ed ending. • All illustrator creates pictures. (present) • Illustrators create pictures. (present) • An illustrator created pictures yesterday. (past)

12. Lesson 7phonics • 3 Letter Consonant Cluster • scr, spr, str, thr Blend each sound you hear to sound out the word stretch stray struggle throw throat threw spring sprint spray

13. Lesson 7target skill & target strategy • Target Skill – Text and Graphic Features • Authors use text features – such as headings- and Graphic Features – such as drawing, captions and maps – to help organize and explain their ideas. • Target Strategy – Analyze/Evaluate • Stopping during reading to analyze, or thinking about information in greater detail, is a good strategy to use while reading informational text.

14. Lesson 7 writing • Opinion Piece – Writing a response - EXAMPLES • What makes a good response paragraph? • A topic sentence answers the question • Reasons support the opinion • Details and Examples explain the reasons • Linking words and phrases such as because, therefore, since, and for example connect the opinion and the reasons. • A concluding statement summarizes the ideas.

15. Lesson 8The harvest birds • VOCABULARY • Serious – not playful or silly, not joking • Patch – a small piece of land • Borrow – to use something that someone else owns and return it later • Advice – ideas or suggestions about what someone should do • Ashamed – feeling guilty, sorry, or embarrassed • Borders – the edges of a place • Separate – divide into groups • Harvest – the ripe crops that are gathered

16. Lesson 8vocabulary strategy • Context Clues • Literal Meaning – the exact meaning of a word • Nonliteral Meaning – the symbolic or figurative meaning of a word • Context – the words and sentences around a word that give clues about a word’s meaning

17. Lesson 8spelling • Unexpected Consonant Spellings • itch wreck • knee patch • wrap knot • watch knife • stretch write • knew knock • match wrong • know catch • wrinkle knuckle

18. Lesson 8grammar • Commas in a series of nouns • Commas tell a reader where to pause. • Use commas in a series of three or more nouns. • Anne, Marie, and TJ do not like bees. • Red, orange, and yellow are warm colors. • We ate apples, pears, and bananas.

19. Lesson 8phonics • Silent letters kn or wr • knwr • Knit wrist • Kneel wreckage • Knothole wrong • Knights wristwatch

20. Lesson 8target skill & target strategy • Target Skill – Conclusions- When reading look for details about events and characters in the story. Use these details with your prior knowledge to draw conclusions, or figure out what the author means but does not directly state. • Target Strategy – Infer/Predict – You can use story details to help infer, or figure out, the message the author is trying to give readers.

21. Lesson 8writing • Opinion Piece – Writing a response – Word Choice • What makes a great response paragraph? • An opening refers to the prompt and expresses and opinion • Reasons & details support the opinion • Linking words and phrases such as because, therefore, since, and for example connect the opinion and the reasons. • An ending restates the opinion in a new way or makes a final comment

22. Lesson 9Kamishibai Man • VOCABULARY • Familiar – well known from being seen often • Blurry – unclear or smeared • Vacant – empty or not occupied • Jerky – moving in sudden, uneven, or awkward ways • Applause – clapping meant to show appreciation or enjoyment • Blasted – made a sudden, loud sound • Rude – impolite or having bad manners • Rickety – shaky or likely to fall apart

23. Lesson 9Vocabulary strategy • Dictionary/Glossary • Dictionary – a reference book that contains an alphabetical listing of words along with their meanings, pronunciations, parts of speech, and other information • Digital Dictionary – a reference source available online or on portable disks that provides meanings of words • Glossary – a text feature at the end of a book that provides an alphabetical listing of specialized words, their meanings, and other information.

24. Lesson 9spelling • Vowel sound in town • clown round • bow cloud • power crown • thousand crowd • sound count • powder blouse • frown pound • house found • mountain coward

25. Lesson 9grammar • Abstract Nouns • An abstract noun names an idea, feeling, or a quality. All other nouns are concrete. • Examples of abstract nouns • freedom • delight • beauty • happiness • pride

26. Lesson 9phonics • Vowel Diphthongs ow and ou • ou can stand for the /ou/ sound that is heard in the word loud. • ow can stand for the /ou/ sound that is heard in the word owl.

27. Lesson 9 target skill & target strategy • Target Skill – Cause & Effect – An event that makes something else happen is a cause. The event that happens as a result is an effect. • Target Strategy – Monitor/Clarify – good reader monitor, or stop and check their understanding, as they read. If they don’t understand something they figure out ways to clarify, or clear up, the confusion.

28. Lesson 9writing • Opinion Piece – Writing a response – Organization • Focus on the Question – a good response answers only the question that is asked in the prompt. • What makes a great response paragraph? • An opening refers to the prompt and expresses and opinion • Reasons & details support the opinion • Linking words and phrases such as because, therefore, since, and for example connect the opinion and the reasons. • An ending restates the opinion in a new way or makes a final comment

29. Lesson 10young thomasedison • VOCABULARY • Genius – extraordinary intellectual power, especially seen in creative ability • Signal – a sound, motion, or other sign that sends a message • Electric – powered by electricity, a form of energy caused by the motion of electrons and protons • Laboratory – a place where scientists work and do experiments • Gadget – a small, useful machine or device • Experiment – a test to find out or prove something • Invention – an original device, system, or process • Occasional – happening from time to time

30. Lesson 10vocabulary strategy • Shades of Meaning • Shades of meaning – small differences in meaning between similar words or phrases • Related words can be positioned on an arrow to show their shades of meaning. • Cold Freezing

31. Lesson 10spelling • Vowel sound in talk • talk cross • awful law • cloth cost • crawl chalk • also raw • salt wall • lawn always • soft small • often strawberry

32. Lesson 10grammar • Pronouns & Antecedents • A Pronoun can take the place of one or more nouns in a sentence. • I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are subject pronouns. • The noun, called the antecendent, and the pronoun that replaces it, must match in number and gender. • Jeff invents things. He invents things. • Reciprocal Pronouns (each other and one another) can be used when two or more subjects do something together.

33. Lesson 10phonics • Words with au, aw, al, and o • The letter a often stands for the sound /aw/ when it is followed by l. • salt, almost, chalk • autumn, haul, cause • dawn, straw, crawl

34. Lesson 10target skill & target strategy • Target Skill – Main Ideas & Details – In nonfiction writing such as a biography, the author includes several important ideas about a topic. Each important ideas is a main idea. Supporting details are facts and examples that help explain the main idea. • Target Strategy – Summarize - as you read you should stop occasionally and use the main idea and details to summarize, or retell, the important details or events in a selection.

35. Lesson 10writing • Opinion Piece – Writing a response – Sentence Fluency • A topic sentence states the main idea of the paragraph. All other sentences in the paragraph should tell details that support this main idea. • Linking words and phrases connect the reasons to the opinion