Voyage Across the Solar System

1. Lesson 30 Day 1 Voyage Across the Solar System

2. Question of the Day What is something that you wish you did not have to do? I wish I did not have to ________________. T376

3. Read Aloud • What might be the purpose for reading or listening to a poem again? • for enjoyment • to listen for rhymes or rhythm • to learn more about what happened • Listen as I read. Notice how I pause at commas and periods, as well as how I change the pitch in response to question marks. • Then echo read the poem with me. T377

4. A Pig Is Never Blamedby Babette Deutsch A pig is never blamed in case He forgets to wash his face. No dirty suds are on his soap, Because with soap he does not cope. He never has to clean the tub After he has had a scrub, For whatever mess he makes, A bath is what he never takes. But then, what is a pool to him? Poor pig, he never learns to swim. And all the goodies he can cram Down his gullet turn to ham. It’s mean: Keeping clean. You hardly want to, till you’re very big. But it’s worse to be a pig. Transparency R173

5. Read Aloud • How does the author feel about pigs? • What does the author with she did not have to do? • How does the author’s opinion about being clean change as the poem goes on? T377

6. Suffixes: –tion & -sion • This week we will review the phonics skills from the previous four weeks. What are the root words in these words? action act protection protect The suffix –tion is pronounced /shen/. The spelling of a root word often changes when a suffix is added. How was the spelling of act changed to form action? The t at the end of act was dropped. T378

7. Suffixes: -tion & -sion What are the root words in these words? discussion discuss expression express The suffix –sion is usually pronounced /shen/. How did the spelling of discuss change to form discussion? One s was dropped from the end of discuss. T378

8. Find the root word of the following words. connection connect suspension suspend injection inject progression progress T379

9. Find the words with –tion and –sion and write them in your journal. Underline the root words. • Patting your dog is a sign of affection. • affection affect, -tion • Admission to the county fair is eight dollars. • admission admit, -sion • Do you prefer to do subtraction or division? • division divide, -sion t379 Practice book pg. 253

10. Spelling Pretest Turn to Practice book pg. 254 • vision • caution • session • fluid • piano • loyal • reliable • flexible • powerless • dangerous • famous • biplane • nonstop • overnight • oversee T380

11. Focus Skill Making Inferences • Authors do not always tell everything so readers must make inferences to figure out the missing information or ideas. • When you make inferences, you use text clues along with what you already know about the topic. • Making an inference can help you determine what happened or how a character feels in a selection.

12. Focus Skill Making Inferences • I know that when I infer, I use clues to figure out something. I can use clues from the text and what I already know to make an inference. I can use a chart to organize clues that can help me make an inference. • Turn to page 365 and reread. • Let’s fill out the graphic organizer on the next slide together.

13. Focus Skill Making Inferences What the Author Tells You What You Already Know When Shaleeta rubs a balloon on her arm, static electricity makes pepper jump off a plate. When I scuff my feet on the carpet and touch the doorknob, I get zapped by static electricity. Inference Rubbing things together makes static electricity. t381

14. magnify • When you magnify something, you make it look larger than it actually is. • The word is.. • magnify • What is the word? • magnify • What would you magnify with a telescope? • What might you use to magnify tiny letters on a page? t382 transparency R203

15. observed • If you observed something I, you watched it carefully to learn more about it. • The word is.. • observed • What is the word? • observed • What do you observe in the classroom on school days? • What have you observed in the area around your house?

16. generates • To generate something is to produce it. • The word is … • generate • What is the word? • generate • What machines generate power? • What generates heat and light for our planet?

17. confirm • When you can prove something is correct, you can confirm it. • The word is… • confirm • What is the word? • confirm • How do you confirm that you have learned your spelling words? • How would you confirm that you had a doctor’s appointment next week?

18. picturesque • Something that is picturesque is pretty enough to be in a picture. • The word is … • picturesque • What is the word? • picturesque • When is a garden most picturesque? • What can make a countryside look picturesque? t382 transparency R203

19. safeguard • To safeguard something is to protect and guard it. • The word is… • safeguard • What is the word? • safeguard • Who are the people who safeguard our communities? • How might you safeguard your home? t382 transparency R203

20. expedition • The astronauts prepared for their expedition. • An expedition is an adventure or a journey to a new place. • The word is… • expedition • What is the word? • expedition • Would you prefer a mountain expedition or an expedition to the beach? t382 transparency R203

21. uncharted • The space shuttle traveled to an uncharted part of space. • If an area is uncharted, there are no maps of that place. • The word is… • uncharted • What is the word? • uncharted • Would you like to travel to an uncharted place or one that is well-explored? t382 transparency R203

22. aligned • When two things are aligned, they match up perfectly. • The word is… • aligned • What is the word? • aligned • Can you think of two things that are aligned? t382 transparency R203

23. occur • When something occurs, it happens. • The word is… • occur • What is the word? • occur • Tell something that occurred last night. t382 transparency R203

24. Grammar: Irregular Verbs • Some verbs are irregular and form their tenses in unusual ways. • For example, many irregular verbs do not add –ed to form the past tense. • Yesterday she rode her bike. • rode • I wrote a poem last week. • wrote • I had made a card for my friend. • made t392

25. Grammar: Irregular Verbs • Lou thought about a gift for his teacher. • thought • I have found a quarter. • found • How do you know it is an irregular verb? • It is in the past tense and does not end in –ed. • Write a sentence for each of these words. • bring wear see t392