Word Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

pinching

swollen

hissed

swell

jerk

branded

Please make your new vocabulary chart

Title: Coyote School NewsReading Goal: Cause and EffectTeam Cooperation Goal: Help and EncourageGenre: Historical FictionAuthor: Joan Sandin

My grandmother is always pinching my cheeks, even though I am 13 years old!

pinching: Grabbing between two fingers

Norma’s goldfish ate too much food and he looked very swollen.

swollen: Bigger than normal

“You broke my best toy,” my brother hissed.

hissed: Spoke with anger

Beth thought her father’s new shiny car was just swell, and she called all her friends to tell themabout it.

swell: great

“Don’t jerk the line until you’re sure the fish is on the hook,” George’s father told him.

jerk: Pull suddenly

At the Silverado Ranch, the cowboys branded all the cows with a big SR.

Branded: Marked permanently

Reading Goal: Cause and Effect

TE p. 217

Cause: Why it happened

Effect: What happened

Amy was a student volunteer at the zoo. She helped feed the monkeys after school every day, and she hoped to be a veterinarian when she grew up. Amy filled a dish with bananas and lettuce and nuts and put it inside the door of the cage each afternoon. All she had to do was prepare the food, open the door, slide the food into the cage, and lock the door. Then she would watch the monkeys eat. They were so cute!One day Amy forgot to lock the cage after sliding the food inside. When she came back the next afternoon there were monkeys everywhere at the zoo! Monkeys were high in the tress, throwing peanuts at visitors. Monkeys were in the gift shop trying on sunglasses. Monkeys were stealing pretzels from the pretzel vendors. Monkeys were splashing in the water fountains and they were jumping on cars in the parking lot. One big monkey was building a nest out of cotton candy. His fur was covered in pink stringy strands of sugary goo. It took two days for the zookeepers to get all the monkeys back in their cage.

Pages TE p. 253

Pages 31-37

Let’s predict Page 166

TE P. 254

Team TalkLet’s preview the questions on

page 63 of your treasure hunt.

Partner Read 15 minutes

Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or unfamiliar to you

Partner Read p. A:168-B:169Restate page B:168 and A:169Read Silently: Page 170-172Discuss with team words you clarified Find vocabulary words

Team Discussion• Pass out Team Discussion Cards

• Discuss answers to team talk questions• Write answers to question 1 and 4

Class Discussion• What are some of the words you clarified?• Answer questions 1-4

Vocabulary Practice

Treasure Hunt Page 63

Fluency 5 min

• Pg 168 and 169, paragraphs 1-6