Discovering the Importance of Spiders and Their Webs

“Spiders and Their Webs”Lesson 27, Day 4

Question of the Day What guessing games do you like to play? My favorite guessing games is ___ because_____.

Read Aloud Who Am I? Who Am I? Sometimes I fly, But sometimes I crawl. Who Am I? I sometimes fly, but sometimes I crawl. People usually take note of me as I pass, but I don’t have any scent or taste. I never stop, but people often say they don’t know where I’ve gone. You can tell me, but you can’t see me. Do you know what I am? Transparency R185

Read Aloud Is the riddle about a person, animal, thing, or idea? How do you know? How would you figure out the answer? ?

Read Aloud Perhaps it’s time, because we say “time flies” and “time is crawling.” What do we say passes? We say “time passes” so that seems to be our answer. Let’s check with one more line. What can we tell? We tell time when we look at a clock. The answer to the riddle is time.

Phonics/Spelling: V/V Syllable Pattern scientific reality • Each word has two vowels together. • How many syllables? • sci/en/tif/ic • re/al/i/ty

Phonics/Spelling: V/V Syllable Pattern Each of these words has two vowels together. Can you divide them into syllables? unreliable un/re/li/a/ble misevaluate mis/e/val/u/ate unappreciated un/ap/pre/ci/at/ed intuition in/tu/i/tion diagonal di/ag/o/nal biography bi/og/ra/phy immediate im/me/di/ate biology bi/o/lo/gy Notice that the first thee words have prefixes. What are the prefixes? un-, mis-

Fluency-Punctuation • Good readers try to sound natural when they read. They make the meaning clear by paying attention to punctuation and by following natural pauses and phrasing. Remember to: • Read in phrases, using punctuation to guide your pauses. • Read smoothly and clearly, as in natural speech. • Read with expression. • Now turn to page 340 in your book, and listen as I read. Be ready to echo-read with me after I read aloud by myself. • **Don’t forget to use the same expression and intonation as me! 

Comprehension-Make Inferences Turn to your neighbor and explain to each other what an inference is. What is an inference? An inference is information or ideas, not stated directly by the writer, that are figured out by the reader. You can get the most from what you read when you connect your prior knowledge about the world with what the author states.

Comprehension-Make Inferences The Importance of Spiders “If you wish to live and thrive, let a spider run alive.” There is a lot of truth to this old saying. One way that spiders help us thrive is by keeping down the number of insects. This is important because many insects spread diseases. Insects also can eat important food crops, making less food available for people and animals. Some people welcome spiders into their homes just so the spiders will eat unwanted insects, such as ants, flies, and cockroaches. Spiders are particularly important to birds. Some birds use the silk that spiders make as a part of their nests. Also, birds eat spiders, especially during the winter months when there are few insects around. In winter, spiders are an important part of the diet of many birds. Since birds also eat insects, keeping the bird population strong and healthy is one more way in which spiders help control insects.

Comprehension-Make Inferences • What problems might birds face if there were no spiders? • What information in the story supports this inference? • How might the world be different without spiders?

Comprehension-Author’s Message Author’s message is the main idea that the author is communicating to the reader. An entire selection can have a message, but so can a chapter or other part of a selection. Readers often have to make inferences in order to figure out the message an author is trying to communicate.

Comprehension-Author’s Message Let’s revisit “Anansi Goes Fishing” (Read-Aloud Anthology) and talk about the characters and main events. What do you think the author’s message is?

Speaking and ListeningInformational Speech • When you are giving an oral presentation, you need to practice. • Select a topic you know well, such as taking care of a pet or giving homework advice. • ORGANIZING CONTENT • Write your main points on note cards. • Only state facts, not opinions. • Think about including props or pictures to illustrate a point.

Speaking and ListeningInformational Speech • SPEAKING STRATEGIES • Practice sharing your presentation. • Use intonation that tells the audience when you are moving from one point to the next. • LISTENING STRATEGIES • Give the speaker your full attention. • Make notes about the topic. • After each presentation, ask questions about something you found interesting.

Robust Vocabulary T176 Justice If you treat others fairly, you are showing justice.

Robust Vocabulary task A task is a job that needs to be done.

Robust Vocabulary Prey An animal that is hunted for food is prey.

Robust Vocabulary Shallow Something shallow is not very deep.

Robust Vocabulary Reels A person reels something in by winding up a line attached to it.

Robust Vocabulary Strands Long, thin pieces of something are strands.

Robust Vocabulary Social A social animal is one that lives in a group with other animals of the same kind.

Robust Vocabulary Spiral A spiral shape curls around and around in a circle.

Robust Vocabulary Elaborate Something that is elaborate is decorated with many details.

Robust Vocabulary inventive A person who creates or solves something in a new way is inventive.

Grammar-Adverbs • An adverb is a word that tells about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. • Adverbs describe how, when, or where about verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. • Adverbs can also compare. • Many adverbs end in –ly. The boy lifted the glass vase _____.

Writing-Explanation • We’ll now work on revising your explanations. • You should have facts that explain how to complete an activity. • You should also have detail sentences. • You may need to add facts or details. • You should use everyday words so it’s easier to understand. • Let’s work on them now, and read your draft to your partner when you are ready.

Writing-Explanation • Remember that an explanation: • Tells how something is done or how and why it happens • Includes a main idea sentence • Gives information and details about a topic • Organizes information, usually in sequence order • Answers questions about who, what, how, and why • Uses everyday words that readers understand

Discovering the Importance of Spiders and Their Webs