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Why would anyone want to explore space? Skills. Today we will learn about:. Amazing Words High-Frequency Words Vocabulary Words Long Vowels CVCe Subjects Alphabetical Order: First Letter. Let’s Talk about Exploration!. Main Idea and Details.
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Today we will learn about: • Amazing Words • High-Frequency Words • Vocabulary Words • Long Vowels CVCe • Subjects • Alphabetical Order: First Letter
Main Idea and Details • The topic is what a selection is about. The main idea is the most important idea about the topic. • Small pieces of information in a selection that tell more about the main idea are called details. • Good readers look for the main idea to help them understand what the whole story is about.
Grammar: Subjects The subject of a sentence tells who or what does something. • Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. • The moon goes around the Earth.
What is the subject of each sentence? • Tony wants to be a firefighter. • Tony wants to be a firefighter. • Firefighters put out fires. • Firefighters put out fires.
Subjects • The girl will be an astronaut. • The girl will be an astronaut. • Astronauts study space. • Astronauts study space. • She dreams about spaceships. • She dreams about spaceships.
Subjects • My father is a zoologist. • My father is a zoologist. • Zoologists study animals. • Zoologists study animals. • My uncle explores the rain forest. • My uncle explores the rain forest.
Choose the subject in each sentence. • We go to a big school. • We go to a big school. • Many kids are here. • Manykids are here. • Our teacher’s name is Mr. Hunt. • Our teacher’s name is Mr. Hunt. • He plays soccer with us during recess. • He plays soccer with us during recess. • Mr. Hunt can kick a soccer ball very far. • Mr. Hunt can kick a soccer ball very far.
Text Structure • Authors often use headings to help readers know what they are going to read about next. • Paying attention to headings and thinking as we read can help us become better readers.
Grammar: Subjects Every sentence needs a subject. The subject of a sentence tells who or what does something. • An astronaut goes into space. • An astronaut goes into space. • A space shuttle goes up like a rocket. • A space shuttle goes up like a rocket.
Grammar: Subjects • I want to be a police officer when I grow up. • I want to be a police officer when I grow up. • Police officers drive police cars and make the sirens go. • Police officers drive police cars and make the sirens go. • Police officers keep us safe. • Police officers keep us safe.
People listen for several different reasons. Why do we listen? • We listen to hear questions. • We listen to hear other people’s ideas. • We listen for enjoyment and appreciations. • We listen for information.
Wrap Up Your Week! Let’s Talk About Exploration!
Review Games Vocabulary & Amazing Words: • Jigword Spelling Words: • Quia Games • Spelling City High Frequency Words: • Hot Potatoes (fill-in-the-blank)