Cooperation and CompetitionUnit 1: Open Court

Marble Champ

Objectives

• You will read and identify synonyms and use them in sentences to increase vocabulary.

• You will recognize and read regular plurals as well as identify singular forms of plurals.

• You will also recognize and read words beginning with the /n/ sound spelled kn.

• You will also recognize and read words beginning with the /e/ sound spelled ea.

• Finally, you will develop fluency reading words and sentences aloud. Let’s begin!

Word KnowledgeThe cheering fans created a _____and a ______.

• A .commotion whispers

• B. racket hubbub

• C. marbles muscles

• D. thumbs knuckles

• E.. knee knot

Word KnowledgeThe cheering fans created a racket and a hubbub.

What do these words have in common?

• Commotion racket disturbance hubbub• The words are synonyms. Synonyms are words that have almost the

same meanings. • Raise your hands if your can tell me the meaning of the words and put

them in a sentence. • Whispers marbles musclesthumbs• What do these words have in common?• The words are regular plurals. Regular plurals are formed by simply

adding –s to a word. Can you identify the singular words?

What is the same with these words?

Knuckles knee knot know• The words contain the /n/ sound spelled kn. What

are some other words with that spelling pattern?• (knight, knock, knife, knit).• What is the pattern with these words?• treasure bedspread chess strengthen shelf• The words contain the/e/ sound spelled e and ea.

Student Observation

• Clues Problems Wonderings

• Fiction no good at sports Will Lupe be good at marbles?

• Champ

Word KnowledgePlaying ______ can strengthen ________ in the hands.

• A. Commotion racket

• B. disturbance hubbub

• C. whispers thumbs

• D. marbles muscles

• E. knuckles knee

• F. knot know

Word KnowledgePlaying ______ can strengthen ________ in the hands.

• A. Commotion racket

• B. disturbance hubbub

• C. whispers thumbs

• D. marbles muscles

• E. knuckles knee

• F. knot know

Word KnowledgeD. Playing marbles can strengthen muscles in the hands.

What do these words have in common?

• Commotion racket disturbance hubbub• The words are synonyms. Synonyms are words that have almost the

same meanings. • Raise your hands if your can tell me the meaning of the words and put

them in a sentence. • Whispers marbles musclesthumbs• What do these words have in common?• The words are regular plurals. Regular plurals are formed by simply

adding –s to a word. Can you identify the singular words?

Please read the following sentences together:

• When I scraped my knees and knuckles, my mom made a fuss.

• Which words have the /n/ sound spelled kn?• Knees, knuckles – both are regular plurals• Now let’s read sentence 4:• Isabel will treasure the bedspread quilted for her by

her grandmother.• Which words contain the /e/ sound spelled e and ea?• Isabel, treasure, bedspread, quilted

Word Knowledge• Commotion racket disturbance hubbub• Whispers marbles muscles thumbs• Knuckles knee knot know• treasure bedspread chess strengthen shelf• The cheering fans created a racket and a hubbub.• Playing marbles can strengthen muscles in the hands.• When I scraped my knees, my mom made a fuss.• Isabel will treasure the bedspread quilted for her by her

grandmother.

Word KnowledgeWhen I scraped my _____, my mom made a fuss.• A. knee

• B. knot

• C. Know

• D. chess

Word KnowledgeA. When I scraped my knee, my mom made a fuss.

What is the same with these words?

Knuckles knee knot know• The words contain the /n/ sound spelled kn. What

are some other words with that spelling pattern?• (knight, knock, knife, knit).• What is the pattern with these words?• treasure bedspread chess strengthen shelf• The words contain the/e/ sound spelled e and ea.

Please read the following sentences together:

• The cheering fans created a racket and a hubbub.• Raise your hand if you can identify the synonyms in the

sentence.• Racket/hubbub• Playing marbles can strengthen muscles in the hands.• Let’s identify the regular plurals in the sentence:• Marbles, muscles, hands

Background Information• Marbles is played with small, hard, round objects that may be

made of stone, glass, steel, clay or plastic.• Players shoot a marble at other target marbles placed inside a

circle drawn on the ground. Opponents’ marbles knocked out of the ring may be kept or scored as points.

• Marble shooters “knuckle down” by placing the knuckle of their first finger on the ground. Then they put the marble in the joint of that finger and use their thumb to snap the marble at their opponents’ marbles.

• Shooters try for accuracy in their aim and distance in their shots.

Word Knowledge Isabel will ______ the _______ quilted for her by her grandmother.

• A. commotion racket

• B. disturbance hubbub

• C. whispers marbles

• D. muscles thumbs

• E. treasure bedspread

Word Knowledge Isabel will ______ the _______ quilted for her by her grandmother.

• A. commotion racket

• B. disturbance hubbub

• C. whispers marbles

• D. muscles thumbs

• E. treasure bedspread

Word Knowledge Isabel will treasure the bedspread quilted for her by her grandmother.

The Marble Champ

• Predict what the story might be about

• Questions that come to mind.

• Images that pop into my mind. (Visualize)

• Summarize story in own words• Listen/Speak 1.1,1.2

Preview and Prepare (Reading 2.3 pp. 36M-36N)

• Let ‘s read aloud: the title, the author and illustrator. • Now let’s browse the first page or two of the story.• Who are the main characters?• Look at the illustrations in the selections.• Make sure you make predictions about the text to

help monitor your comprehension.• Look for: clues, problems, such as unfamiliar words

(trans. 54)• Now let’s look at the focus question.

Set Purpose (Focus Question)

• What enables Lupe to accomplish her grades?

• Must one have natural ability to order to become good at something?