The Talking Cloth

1. The Talking Cloth Mrs. Williams Third Grade Day 1

2. I am going to read aloud an article about totem poles and how they have been made over centuries.

4. Storytelling Trees Do you know any ways to tell stories without words?

5. Comprehension What must a tree be like to be chosen to become a storytelling tree? What details show that totem-pole carving today is different than it was in the past? What details show that raising a totem pole long ago was hard work?

6. It’s time for . . . These are words . . . We use them for . . . Vocabulary we want to know Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

7. Ashanti Cloth Vocabulary collector: a person who gathers things or has a collection.

8. collection: a group of objects with something in common

9. flourish: a dramatic waving motion; a showy way of doing something

10. royalty: members of a royal family, such as, kings, queens, princess, and princes.

11. embroidered: decorate by sewing designs with thread or yarn.

12. symbols: designs that stand for other things or ideas

13. wealth: plenty of money or other valuable things

14. I can summarize to better understand a story. Put into your own words the important ideas or details in a story. Remember: it helps to ask yourself questions in your head. (ex. Who is the main character?)

15. Noting Details Details are important to a story because: give information about story characters and setting. help readers understand what a character is thinking or feeling. give a story a particular mood or feeling. Some details can be found in the illustrations, as well as, the text.

16. Cluster MapsPB pg. 131TE 216 Listen to The Talking Cloth

17. Cluster MapsPB pg. 131TE 216

20. You are Great Readers!

21. Day 2

22. It’s time for . . . These are words . . . We use them for . . . Vocabulary we want to know Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

23. Ashanti Cloth Vocabulary collector: a person who gathers things or has a collection.

24. collection: a group of objects with something in common

25. Noting DetailsTE pg. 219 Name details about Aunt Phoebe’s appearance on pg. 219. What do these details say about the kind of person she is? In your group list the decorative or art objects illustrated on pgs. 218-219.

26. Contractions A contraction is a shortened form of two words. When you’re older, you can have the talking cloth.

27. Using Contractions He’s listening now. We aren’t going yet. They’re already late. You’ll carry the cloth. Take turns reading the sentence to your number partner. Then write the contraction and the two words that make up the contraction.

28. wasn’t • we’re • I’ll • was not • we are • I will

29. TE pg.233G Choral read The Talking Cloth

30. You are Great Readers!

31. Day 3

32. It’s time for . . . These are words . . . We use them for . . . Vocabulary we want to know Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

33. flourish: a dramatic waving motion; a showy way of doing something

34. royalty: members of a royal family, such as, kings, queens, princess, and princes.

35. Noting Details Reread pgs. 195-196 in The Talking Cloth. What details help you understand why Aunt Phoebe calls the cloth a “talking cloth”?

36. Noting Details Chart Adinkra Cloth Color of the Cloth What it means white joy

37. ContractionsTell me using your white boards he + is = ___________ she + will = ___________ was + not = ____________ they + are = __________ I + will = ____________

38. More Contractions _________ + __________ = it’s _________ + __________ = you’re _________ + __________ = hasn’t _________ + __________ = isn’t _________ + __________ = we’re

39. Partner read The Talking Cloth

40. You are Great Readers!

41. Day 4

42. It’s time for . . . These are words . . . We use them for . . . Vocabulary we want to know Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

43. embroidered: decorate by sewing designs with thread or yarn.

44. symbols: designs that stand for other things or ideas

45. wealth: plenty of money or other valuable things

46. TE pg. 233H

47. Plural Nouns Which words in these sentences are plural nouns? The ruins of an ancient Greek stadium gave Pierre de Coubertin the idea for the Olympics. An athlete trains for years to win a metal. The first U.S. female Olympic star, Babe Didrikson, entered three track and field events.

48. Singular Nouns Which words in these sentences are singular nouns? Judges awarded medals to the winners of each contest. Hockey was first played in the 1920 games.

49. Review The Talking Cloth Play Jeopardy Group read

50. You are Great Readers!