Here’s My Dollar

1. Unit 2 Week 4 Here’s My Dollar Day 1

2. Daily Language Activity Day 1 1. the big diper is the name of a group of stars 2. the planet mars is close to earth 3. can you sea the stars at nite! Write about a time that you helped someone.How did you feel? How do you think the other person felt? Add details.

3. Vocabulary • tour • volunteers • thrilled • slogan • deserve

4. tour • A tour is a short trip to a place of interest with a guide. • Our class took a tour of the science museum. • Have you ever been on a tour? What did you see?

5. volunteers • Volunteers are people who do a job willingly without getting paid. • Sometimes volunteers work in museums • Where else might volunteers work?

6. slogan • A slogan is an easy-to-remember phrase that is used in advertisements or by special groups or organizations. • “Service with a smile” might be a good slogan for a store. • Why should a slogan be easy to remember?

7. thrilled • To be thrilled is to be very excited or happy. • I was thrilled when everyone came to my party. • When was a time that you were thrilled?

8. deserved • To be thrilled is to be very excited or happy. • I was thrilled when everyone came to my party. • When was a time that you were thrilled?

9. Grammar Skill: Possessive Nouns • A possessive noun is a noun that shows who or what owns something. • Add an apostrophe (‘) and the letter s to make a singular noun possessive Ben’s telescope is huge. The girl’s toy spaceship is tiny • Examples: • boy boy’s • children children’s

10. On your own... • With a partner do pages 108 and 116 in your practice books

11. Spelling & PhonicsDigraphs • Digraphs are two consonants put together to make one sound. • For example: • ch as in chick • ck as in chick • wh as in wheel • th as in thumb • sh as in shout

12. Spelling In your journal makethese headings: ch, th, ph, tch, wh, sh Sort each one of these Spelling words under the correct digraph Can you find them in the wordsearch on page 114 in your practice book? Then complete page 107 also.

13. SKILL: Author’s Purpose Do you know why an author writes? • These are the reasons an author writes something. • Authors write to: • Inform: If they want to give facts about something • Persuade:If they want the reader to agree with their opinions or want the reader to take action • Entertain: If they want their readers to think the story is funny, interesting, or suspenseful

14. STRATEGY: Monitor Comprehension • This means that good readers have to stop and check if they understand what they read. • Good readers also have to stop if they do not understand something • If they are confused, • they reread, • visualize, • read ahead, • summarize, • visualize, • slow down, • or ask for help!

15. Let’s Read • Gorilla Garden • page 224-225

16. Unit 2 Week 4 Here’s My Dollar Day 2

17. Daily Language Activity Day 2 1. That planets climate is cold 2. earths wheather is nice? 3. the suns rays are hot 4. Imagine that your class is volunteering at an animal shelter. Write a paragraph describingwhat your classmates can do and why.

18. Unit 2 Week 4 Here’s My Dollar Day 3

19. Daily Language Activity Day 3 • 1. the tree boys will look at the stars • 2.that stars color is yellow • 3. miss smiths class drew pictures of stars Write about a person who helped you in some way. Use strong and descriptive verbs.

20. Unit 2 Week 4 Exploring California Day 4

21. Daily Language Activity Day 4 • 1. tonites homework is a report • 2. i will right about the big dipper • 3. Other childrens reports are about jupiter Have you ever done any volunteer work? Write about a volunteer work that you would enjoy. Explain why you would like it.

22. Unit 2 Week 4 Here’s My Dollar Day 5 chimpanzee

23. Daily Language Activity Day 5 • 1. there are ate planets in the solar system • 2. earth is the third planet? • 3. Earths orbit is around the sun If you were to take an imaginary trip to a planet, which one would you choose to travel to. Why would you like this one?