WHAT CAN WE LEARN BY EXPLORING THE DESERT?SKILLS

TODAY YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT: new amazing words, main idea and details, text structure, high-frequency words, vocabulary words, and statements and questions

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EXPLORATION!

MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS

The main idea is the most important idea about the topic.

Details are small pieces of information in a selection that tell more about the main idea.

Good readers decide which ideas are most important as they react.

GRAMMAR: STATEMENTS & QUESTIONS

• A statement is a sentence that tells something. A statement ends with a period.

Some places are very dry.• A question is a sentence that asks

something. A question ends with a question mark.

What can live in a very dry place?• A statement and a question begin

with a capital letter.

GRAMMAR: STATEMENTS & QUESTIONS

can an oak tree live in a very dry place

Can an oak tree live in a very dry place?

an oak tree needs plenty of water An oak tree needs plenty of water. it cannot live in a very dry place It cannot live in a very dry place.

GRAMMAR: STATEMENTS & QUESTIONS

does a cactus need much water Does a cactus need much water? a cactus does not need much

water A cactus does not need much

water. where does a cactus live Where does a cactus live?

MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS

The main idea is the most important idea about the topic.

Details are small pieces of information in a selection that tell more about the main idea.

Good readers decide which ideas are most important as they react.

TEXT STRUCTURE

You can understand what you are reading better if you will pay attention to how the author has organized the selection.

Sometimes the author writes in a way that makes you feel as if you are walking along with him or her as different things are explained or pointed out.

Ask yourself questions as you read so you can understand what the author is trying to tell you.

GRAMMAR: STATEMENTS & QUESTIONS

• A statement is a sentence that tells something. A statement ends with a period. A desert is a very dry place.

• A question is a sentence that asks something. A question ends with a question mark.

What grows in a desert?• A statement and a question begin

with a capital letter.

GRAMMAR: STATEMENTS & QUESTIONS

we are going for a walk in the desert

We are going for a walk in the desert.

what will we see there What will we see there?

GRAMMAR: STATEMENTS & QUESTIONS

what could you find in a walk on Oak Street What could you find in a walk on Oak Street? you would see kids in the park You would see kids in the park. you could buy ice cream from the man with

the cart You could buy ice cream from the man with

the cart. you could jump rope with the kids at the

corner. You could jump rope with the kids at the

corner.

GRAMMAR: STATEMENTS & QUESTIONS

Is each sentence a statement or a question?

We went for a walk in the desert. Was it hot there? We were careful. Did you take water with you?

BE A POLITE LISTENERA good listener does several things

when someone is speaking. Be polite. Pay attention to the speaker. Sit quietly. Face the speaker. Make eye contact.

REVIEW GAMES

Vocabulary & Amazing Words: Jigword

Spelling Words: Quia Games Spelling City

High Frequency Words: Hot Potatoes (fill-in-the-blank)