Lesson 22 Day 3

You will need your textbook, workbook, paper, and pencil.

Phonics and Spelling Part A: paw pad drag draw crab crawl Which words have the /ô/ sound? paw, draw, crawl All three of these words are spelled with the

letter combination aw. aw is one of the ways to spell /ô/.

Phonics and Spelling Part B: 1. I like raw carrots better than cooked

ones. What word has the /ô/ sound as aw in this

sentence? raw 2. Victor saw three birds in the tree. saw 3. Many towns have laws to prevent

littering. laws

Phonics and Spelling Part C: Each of the following sentences is missing one of

this week’s spelling words. Each missing word uses aw to stand for the /ô/

sound. 1. In spring, the ice on the ground will _____. thaw 2. Jorge asked if he could drink his juice with a

_____. straw 3.When I am tired, I always _____. yawn

Phonics and Spelling There are a variety of ways to spell the /ô/ sound. ought soft yawn walk What letters stand for the /ô/ sound in these words? ough, o, aw, al These letter combinations are not always

pronounced /ô/. There is no good rule to know when words spelled this

way are pronounced with the /ô/ sound. You will have to memorize the spelling of the words.

Fluency When good readers read aloud, they adjust their

reading rate depending on what they are reading. When you read stories and narratives, you can read

more quickly. When reading informative pieces with complex

facts and details, you should read more slowly. Your reading rate may change depending on your

purpose for reading, too. When reading for enjoyment, you may read more

quickly. When reading for research or studying for a test,

you may read more slowly.

Fluency

I’m going to read part of “Bat Loves the Night.” I’m going to pay attention to my reading rate. I know that the captions have facts about bats, so I will read the captions a little slower.

Teacher read aloud pages 202-203. Students choral read page 204.

Sequence: Comprehension One way to tell the sequence of events in a

piece of writing is to look for words that tell time order.

first next after that yesterday today later that day May summer a week later in the afternoon These are examples of time-order words

and phrases that you may find in stories and nonfiction.

Sequence: Comprehension Let’s revisit “Bat Loves the Night.” Let’s try to determine the sequence of order in this

story. Look for time-order words and phrases to answer

these questions: Page 208 What time-order word do you find on

this page? then Pages 209-210 What is the sequence of events

on these pages? First Bat plunges and grabs the moth. Next the moth

gets away. Then Bat grabs it again, and finally Bat eats it.

Author’s Message: Comprehension

An author’s message is the main idea he or she wants the reader to learn in a nonfiction text.

The author’s message can simply be the information the reader learns in a selection, or it can be the reason the author tells this information.

Thinking about what you have learned and why you have learned it can help you determine the author’s message.

Author’s Message: Comprehension When I read a nonfiction selection, I think about the

facts the author includes. I think about the main ideas. Then I ask myself, What is the big idea? What does the author want me to remember about this topic?

Let’s identify the author’s message for “Bat Loves the Night.”

What did you learn from “Bat Loves the Night?” I learned about how bats hunt and feed their babies. Why is this important? It shows that bats have families just like us that they

have to provide for. What might be the author’s message in writing “Bat

Loves the Night”? Bats are not scary; bats are useful because they eat

insects.

Author’s Message: Comprehension Think back to “They Only Come Out at

Night.” What did “They Only Come Out at Night”

teach you? It taught me about the nighttime habits of

different animals. What do you think the author’s message

may have been for “They Only Come Out at Night”?

Many nocturnal animals that we think are inactive all day have active lives at nighttime.

Bottlenose Dolphins: Paired Selection

“Bottlenose Dolphins” is an example of a magazine article.

Magazine articles usually offer information and facts about a topic.

Do you prefer biographies, magazine articles, informational narratives, or another kind of nonfiction?

Most magazine articles have certain features to help readers understand and enjoy the information.

These features may include: Graphic aids, such as photographs, diagrams,

maps, charts, and illustrations Captions that help explain the graphic aids

Bottlenose Dolphins: Paired Selection

Let’s read the title together. Look at the illustration on the first

page. It shows what a bottlenose dolphin

looks like. What do you know about dolphins? The purpose for reading a magazine

article is usually to get information. Let’s read the article aloud.

Bottlenose Dolphins: Paired Selection

What does the map on page 219 show? It shows where dolphins live in the

world. In what ways are dolphins like people? They are social and like to talk to each

other. What special features does the

magazine article include? photos, illustrations, diagrams, map

Robust Vocabulary blanketed If a field was blanketed in snow, how would it look? In what season would a hillside be blanketed in flowers? surroundings Look around you. What are your surroundings like? What might the surroundings in a fairy tale look like? plummet If you see a rock plummet down a mountainside toward you, what

should you do? Why might a hawk plummet from the sky? inverted If a person inverted himself, what might he or she be doing? If a shirt is inverted, what should you do before putting it on? effort Would you have to make an effort to win a race? What takes more effort, climbing stairs or eating a snack? Why?

Robust Vocabulary swoops If an owl swoops down on a mouse, what is it probably doing? What is another animal that swoops? detail What is an important detail about bats’ hunting? What is a detail about dolphins and bats that is the same? fluttering If a bird is fluttering its wings, are its wings moving fast or

slowly? What is another animal you might see fluttering its wings? nocturnal What does a nocturnal animal do during the day? Why do nocturnal animals go out at night? dozes When a kitten dozes, is it easy to wake up? Describe what happens when someone dozes.

Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs The predicate of a sentence is the part that includes

the verb. Bat has strong wings. Is there a main verb and a helping verb in the

predicate? Look at the word has in the first sentence. Even though has is often a helping verb, it can also be

the only verb in a sentence. There is no helping verb in the predicate of the

sentence. Bat has eaten a moth. Is there a main verb and a helping verb in this

sentence? eaten: main has: helping

Grammar: Main and Helping Verbs Bat is flying in the dark. Bat is sleepy. Bat has a baby. Bat has returned to the

roost. Find the sentence in each pair that has a

main verb and a helping verb. Bat is flying in the dark. Bat has returned to the roost. Identify the helping and main verbs in each

sentence. is; helping flying; main has; helping returned; main