What is something that you are especially good at?

Question of the Day What is something that you are especially good at? There are some things I am good at and some things that I am not so good at. For example, I ______ well, and I’m especially good at ______. T206

Theme 6 Lesson 28 Day 1

Today's Read Aloud • Genre- Realistic Fiction • What’s it called? • “New Ears for Ani” • What’s the purpose of reading a poem again? • To enjoy it! • Fluency Tip: Change the pitch and volume of your voice to express the characters’ feelings. • Listen for how the character is feeling and thinking. T207

New Ears for Ani Jayda and Ani were talking about the school musical when the bell rang. Tryouts were later in the afternoon, and everyone was excited. “Why don’t you try out for the school musical?” asked Jayda. “I’m going to try out for the role of the hero.” “You’re a better singer than I am, and the hero sings a lot,” said Ani. “Anyway, I can’t try out. I’m too shy.” “But you’re so funny,” said Jayda. “Kate is funnier than I am,” said Ani. “She’s going to try out for the carnival announcer. The announcer is supposed to be really funny.” T207 Transparency R187

Later that day, Ani watched from the back of the auditorium while her friends tried out for the musical. She wished she could sing like Jayda or be confident enough to tell jokes like Kate. “Great job, everyone,” said Mrs. turner. “What we need now is someone to play the shy rabbit, but there’s no one left to audition.” She turned and saw Ani. “Excuse me. You, in the back of the auditorium,” she called. “How would you like to wear these rabbit ears?” Ani smiled and walked to the stage. T207 Transparency R187

What’s Ani’s problem? • What do you think will happen? T207

Suffixes –able, -ible, -less, -ous Suffixes are added to the end of a word. Recognizing suffixes in words can help readers pronounce and understand words. Open your book to pg. 352. Read along with me the information about suffixes. T30 T210

Let’s read these words together! • flexible • washable • helpless • terrible • valuable • dangerous • powerless • suitable • restlessly • countless • responsible • remarkable • doable • famous • careless • various • endless • reliable • nervous • useless T31

Comprehension Focus Skill: Make Predictions Good readers make predictions about what happens in the story. Prior knowledge- what someone already knows about a topic or situation- helps readers make predictions. Making and checking predictions helps readers keep track of what is happening in a story. T211

Listen as I read pg. 304 of Charlotte’s Web. As I read, I find that Wilbur wants to make a spider web. I already know that Wilbur is a pig, and I also know that pigs cannot make spider webs. My prediction is that Wilbur will not be able to make a web. As I read on, I will see if my predictions are correct.

Get ready to listen… Today you will hear a biography about the life of a famous person named Benjamin Franklin. What other biographies have you read? T212

Genre Study: Biography Biographies give details and facts about the life of a real person. Facts are usually written in sequential order. As you listen, make predictions about Benjamin Franklin. Listen for clues about his contributions to the world. T216

Think about the story… • How did the title of help you predict that Benjamin Franklin would make many different important contributions to the world? • How can you tell that “The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin” is a biography? • It tells about a real person. It tells facts about his life in time order. It tells about his achievements. • Did you enjoy the biography? Why or why not? T212

Robust Vocabulary Lesson 28 The Science Fair

humor • When you have a sense of humor, it means that you enjoy telling and hearing about things that are funny. • As Benjamin Franklin grew, his curiosity, his sense of humor, and his brilliant mind turned him into a man with many lives. • The word is… • humor • What is the word? • humor • If you have a sense of humor, do you laugh a lot or cry a lot? T213

abroad • If you go abroad, you go overseas to a different country. • Benjamin Franklin had served abroadlong enough. • The word is… • abroad • What is the word? • abroad • If your older sister studied abroad, did she study in another city or another country? T213

preparation • Preparation is everything you do to get ready for something. • The chef checked the ingredients of the recipe in preparation for cooking it. • The word is… • preparation • What is the word? • preparation • What do you need to do in preparationfor a vacation? T213

gimmick • A gimmick is a trick or a way to grab a person’s attention. • The magician’s gimmickwas to use special magic words to perform his trick. • The word is… • gimmick • What is the word? • gimmick • What gimmick might a car salesman use to get people to buy a car? T213

sprinkled • Something that has been sprinkled has had tiny pieces or drops of something scattered all over it. • Alex sprinkled glitter on his project. • The word is… • sprinkled • What is the word? • sprinkled • What other kinds of things could Alex have sprinkled on his project? T213

expand • When things expand, they get bigger. • If you put a full water bottle in the freezer it will expand. • The word is… • expand • What is the word? • expand • How can you expand your prior knowledge? T213

erupt • Something that erupts, breaks out of something that holds it. • A volcano might erupt under the right conditions. • The word is… • erupt • What is the word? • erupt • Have you ever seen toothpaste erupt from a tube or soda eruptfrom it’s bottle? T213

thorough • If you do something in a thorough way, you do a careful and complete job. • The doctor did a thorough examination of his patient. • The word is… • thorough • What is the word? • thorough • Why is it important to do a thorough job on your homework? T213

deliberation • Deliberationis thought and discussion that comes before making a decision. • The judges’ deliberation about the winner of the science fair was long and difficult because of all the great projects. • The word is… • deliberation • What is the word? • deliberation • What situations might a team need to spend time in deliberation? T213

grainy • If something is grainy, it is not smooth but has many small, hard pieces. • The grainy beach felt good on my feet. • The word is… • grainy • What is the word? • grainy • What can you add to plain vanilla ice cream to make it grainy? T213

DOL • they’s working together • itw’ll be a good show T36

Grammar: Contractions Contractions are two or more words shortened into one. When you make a contraction you drop a letter or letters and use an apostrophe instead. Remember that subject pronouns are words that identify the subject of a sentence, such as I, you, he, she, it, we, and they. Subject pronoun contractions combine and shortens a subject pronoun and its verb. T214 T 36

We’re handing out stickers. we’re = we + are Notice that the a in are has been dropped and replaced by an apostrophe. T214

Read the sentence below. How do you write a contraction for the underlined words? She will probably win the talent show. She’ll T214

Combine the underlined words in each sentence to make contractions. They have done a lot of preparation. She is really nervous about the science fair. You are going to win first place. It is the most exciting project! We had done everything we could to win the game. T214

Check your work. They’ve done a lot of preparation. She’s really nervous about the science fair. You’re going to win first place. It’s the most exciting project! We’done everything we could to win the game. T214

What is something that you are especially good at?