Wednesday February 22, Day 2

1. Wednesday February 22, Day 2

2. Objective: To listen and respond appropriately to oral communication. Question of the Day: Where would you like to have a picnic? Why would you choose this place? When I give you the signal, turn and talk with your partner using the stem below. I would have a picnic at ________ . I would have it here because _________.

3. Read AloudThe Picnic Objective: To develop the ability to listen for a purpose Big Book of Rhymes and Poems, page 41.

4. Objective - To read high frequency words. Word Wall: around found gone near hears might open tired

5. Objective: To add phonemes to make new words Phonemic Awareness Phoneme Addition TE: page T325

6. Objective: To build and blend words with /i/ and other known letter-sounds. Word Building l i e k l i e n n i e n m n i e

7. Objective: To use letter-sound knowledge to read decodable text. To develop fluency. Read Words in Context You will read the red words. I will read the blue words. I made a line near my name. I like this line. It’s mine and yours. This line is nine feet long. I can make it a mile long. It may take a while. Mom came to see the line. It is time to go.

8. Words With i_e The letter “i” can stand for the long “i” sound in the middle of the words vine, dime, and lime. vine lime Objective: To build and blend words with /i/ and other known letter-sounds. dime

9. Problem/Solution: In many stories, characters have problems which need solutions. Listen to this selection from “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.” “Everyone feared for their lives. They couldn’t go outside most of the time.” “So a decision was made to abandon the town of Chewandswallow.” What was the problem that the townspeople had? How did they solve the problem? Objective: To identify the problem and solution of a story.

10. Objective: To read high-frequency words. Story Words High Frequency Words • because • light • right • those • walked • berries • empty • nicer • pears • shady • windy

11. Objective: To develop robust vocabulary by discussing ideas and situations. Robust Vocabulary • incident • gradual • downpour

12. incident An incident is something unusual that happens and often is an accident. The truck had to be turned upright after the incident.

13. Objective: To review robust vocabulary through discussing ideas. On my signal, answer these questions in one voice with “yes” or “no.” Is sleeping in your bed an incident? Is falling out of your bed in the middle of the night an incident? On my signal, answer in one voice with “tell” or “forget.” If a funny incident happened at your house, would you tell someone about it or just forget it?

14. gradual If something happens in a gradual way, it happens slowly. The colors gradually change.

15. Objective: To review robust vocabulary through discussing ideas. If I wanted to fill a bucket with water gradually, should I use a water hose or a little cup of water to put water in the bucket? On my signal turn and talk to your partner to complete this stem: If I wanted to fill a bucket with water gradually, I would use a _____________ to put water in the bucket.

16. downpour A downpour is a large amount of rain that falls in a short time. The man was caught in the downpour.

17. Objective: To review robust vocabulary through discussing ideas. Would you rather be caught in a downpour of flowers or a downpour of pinecones? On my signal, answer in one voice with “flowers” or “pinecones.”

18. Objective: To identify and use describing words for feelings Grammar: Describing Words: Feelings I feel _______ when I hear a song that I like. I feel _______ when I’m all alone in a dark room. When I think about _______, I feel _______. When I go to _________ I feel __________.

19. Objective: To understand describing words that tell about feelings

20. Objective: To understand describing words that tell about feelings Make A Web Draw a Picture

21. Step-by-Step Writing Instruction