Lesson 3 Day 2

Question of the Day?

What surprised you about school?

What surprised me most about school was ________.

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Today’s Read Aloud: First Day of School

What is the purpose for listening or reading a poem?

-For fun, or to understand someone else’s feelings.

Today’s Read Aloud: First Day of School

When I left home that morningI thought the day would never end.

I didn’t know that later onI’d Meet a new best friend.

You came up and told me, “Hi there!Who are you? What’s your name?”

And from that moment on Things just weren’t the same.

You were a litter older-I was seven, and you were eight.I had been scared to go to school

But you made it just great.

So now I’m Saying thanksFor what you did long ago.

You’re still my closest friend,The best I’ll ever know.

Today’s Read Aloud: First Day of School What happened to the writer on

the first day of school?

How does the writer feel about the other person in the poem.

What pairs of rhyming words can you find in the poem?

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Long Vowel DigraphsWords with ee and ea

peg lean deep

The e in peg stands alone between two consonants and that it is a short vowel. Lean and Deep have the vowel pairs ea and ee, which usually stand for /e/. I want you to repeat these words after me. Remember when a pair of vowels sits between two consonants, the first vowel usually has the long vowel sound.

Long Vowel Digraphs

peg lean deepspeedbed teamset teeth sealtell leaf greenthree dream thenmean tent sweet

Long Vowel DigraphsI want you to write these sentences in your

notebook. I want you to circle the words with the long /e/ sound and underline words with the short /e/ sound.

I had a dream about three men in a tree.

Do you feel clean when you get out the bathtub?

A hen does not drink tea, but it will eat a seed now and then.

Long Vowel Digraphs

I had a dream about three men in a tree.

Do you feel clean when you get out the bathtub?

A hen does not drink tea, but it will eat a seed now and then.

Vocabulary Turn to page 86 and 87!

Look for these words in “Schoolyard Treats” and how they are used within each sentence.

chores, certain, resources, culture, tutor, and uniforms

Vocabulary“Schoolyard Treats”

You may think that a market is the best place to get your food. Some children have other ideas. The grown their own food while at school!

At the Edible Schoolyard in California, the children have outdoor chores to do. Every morning they choose a certain job, such as weeding or planting. They work in the garden for about an hour and a half. After the class, they talk about their day’s work.

Vocabulary“Schoolyard Treats”

In Miami, Florida, a few elementary schools are part of the Plant 1000 Gardens Project. The schools’ culture supports a love of nature. Ion the gardens, the children plant tomatoes and other vegetables. A volunteer tutor from a nearby farm helps them. After they pick the crops, the children cook and eat the tasty foods they grew.

These projects make learning exciting. When the

children grow up, some of them may have their own gardens or work as chefs.

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“Schools Around the World”

“Schools Around the World” Genre: Expository Nonfiction

Turn to page 90-91! Let’s read!

What clues does the writer give to tell that you will be reading about some of the differences between schools around the world?

How are all schools the same?

Practice book pg. 21

DOL

3. sonia found a dogs.

4. The dog are brown?

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S dog

is.

Complete and Simple Subjects and Predicates The complete subject of a sentence

is all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about.

Oscar’s yellow ball flew over the fence.

Oscar’s yellow ball is the complete subject.

Complete and Simple Subjects and Predicates

The complete predicate of a sentence is all the words that tell what the subject is or does.

Oscar’s yellow ball flew over the fence.

Flew over the fence is the complete predicate.

Now you try it! Write these sentences down in your

notebook now! Tell me what the complete subject is in each sentence and tell me what the complete predicate is in each sentence.

The blue fish lived in a round bowl. Subject: The blue fish Predicate: Lived in a round bowl.

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Now you try it! Write these sentences down in your

notebook now! Tell me what the complete subject is in each sentence and tell me what the complete predicate is in each sentence.

My sister Wendy went to the movies. Subject: My sister Wendy Predicate: Went to the movies

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Writing: Informative Paragraph

Gives facts about real things Has a topic sentence Discusses a topic that can be

covered in one paragraph

Writing: A paragraph of information

You need… A topic sentence- this tells what

the paragraph is going to be about. Use details to explain. Use transition words. End the paragraph with a sentence

that sums up the story.