What can we discover by exploring nature? Click to listen to story

What can we discover by exploring nature?What can we discover by exploring nature?

Click to listen to story.Click to listen to story.

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Review GamesReview GamesVocabulary &

Amazing Words:• Arcade Games• Jigword• Matchword• Speedword• Wordsearch• Word Web• Spelling City – Voca

bulary Words• Spelling City – Ama

zing Words

Spelling Words:• Speedword• Word Web• Quia Games• Spelling City

High Frequency Words

• Fill-in-the Blank • Spelling City

Henry & MudgeHenry & MudgeJigwordJigword

Amazing Words

• galaxy

• tranquil

• wildlife

• underneath

• identify

• detective

• fascinating

• slimy


Vocabulary Words

• shivered

• drooled

• lanterns

• snuggled



• love

• mother

• father

• straight

• bear

• couldn’t

• build

Henry & MudgeHenry & Mudge

Word Wall Words

• not

• thing

• snap

• junk

• mail

Spelling Words

• stop mask

• strap twin

• nest breeze

• hand state

• brave browse

• ask straight

• clip skeleton

• stream

Big Question:Big Question:What can we discover by exploring nature?What can we discover by exploring nature?

• Monday

• Tuesday

• Wednesday

• Thursday

• Friday

Henry & MudgeHenry & MudgeMondayMonday

Morning Warm-Up

We can learn about animals everywhere in the world. We can learn how stars move in the sky. What else can we discover by exploring nature?


Morning Warm-Up

We can learn about animals everywhere in the world. We can learn how stars move in the sky. What else can we discover by exploring nature?

Today we will learn about:Today we will learn about:

• new amazing words,

• consonant blends,

• character and setting, and

• predicates

Exploring SpaceExploring SpaceMondayMonday

Amazing Words

galaxygalaxy

• gal – ax - y

• A galaxy is a huge group of stars. Earth and the sun are part of a big galaxy.

• On a clear night you can see a galaxy of stars.

• Scientists say there are lots of galaxies besides the one we are in.

galaxygalaxy

tranquiltranquil

• tran - quil

• Tranquil is how you feel when you are very calm and peaceful.

• Looking at the stars makes me feel tranquil.

• A warm summer night seems tranquil.

wildlifewildlife

• wild - life

• Animals and plants that live wild outdoors are called wildlife.

• There are many kinds of wildlife in the forest.

• We saw many kinds of wildlife when we went camping.

wildlifewildlife

Sing With MeSing With Me

• We are going to listen to a song about camping and looking at stars.

• Tranquil Nights• Click to listen.

Consonant BlendsConsonant Blends

• b ack

• w ing

• What do you know about the consonants at the end of these words?

• Today we’ll learn about consonant letters whose sounds are blended together in words.

Consonant BlendsConsonant Blends• tr u st

• This word begins with two consonants and ends with two consonants.

• We have to blend two consonant sounds together to read the word.

• You can also blend words by saying the sounds before the vowel together, saying the sounds of all the rest of the letters together, and then blending the two chunks.

Consonant BlendsConsonant Blends• spr - ead

• This word begins with three consonants.

• We have to blend the sounds of all three consonants together to read the word.

Consonant BlendsConsonant Blends• ask• tribe• grand• flute• stamp• place• stripe• scrub

Consonant BlendsConsonant Blends• dusk• strap• mask• blame• bride• splat• clamp• frame

Making WordMaking Word Letter Tiles Letter Tiles

a - o

b - c - d - f - l - m - n - p - r - s - t

Word ReadingWord Reading

• dwell• strong• stink• jump• scrub• track• mask• spring

• plug• scrape• flex• smile• split• drank• stung


Word Wall Words

• not

• thing

• snap

• junk

• mail

Spelling Words

• stop mask

• strap twin

• nest breeze

• hand state

• brave browse

• ask straight

• clip skeleton

• stream

Word Family Word – notWord Family Word – not(online dictionary)(online dictionary)

Consonant Digraphs Blends

cot dot got hot lot pot rot tot

shot

knot

blot

clot plot slot snot spot trot

Word Family Word – notWord Family Word – not

cot knot blot pot tot

slot clot plot dot trot

Word Family Word – thingWord Family Word – thing(online dictionary)(online dictionary)


bing ding king ping ring sing wing zing

thing

wring

bling

bring cling fling sling sting string swing

Word Family Word – thingWord Family Word – thing

string sling wring

bling

wing ring king cobraking

Let’s Talk About Let’s Talk About Exploration!Exploration!

Character and SettingCharacter and Setting

• Characters are the people or animals in stories.

• Authors describe their characters. They tell what the characters look like, how they act, and how they think. They also tell about the setting, or where the story takes place.

• Knowing about characters and setting can help a reader better understand a story.

Read Aloud Read Aloud

Just a Little PatienceJust a Little Patience

Daily Fix-ItDaily Fix-It

• we saw a bird’s nesst in a we saw a bird’s nesst in a treetree

• We saw a bird’s nest in a We saw a bird’s nest in a tree.tree.

• went on a camping tripwent on a camping trip• We went on a camping We went on a camping

trip.trip.

Grammar: PredicatesGrammar: Predicates

Predicates tell what the subject of the sentence did. Every sentence must have a predicate.

• We hiked up a mountain.• We hiked up a mountain.• The trail was hard.• The trail was hard.• It climbed up and up.• It climbed up and up.

Grammar: PredicatesGrammar: Predicates• My dad helped me a little.• My dad helped me a little.• The view at the top was great.• The view at the top was great.• I enjoyed that hike.• I enjoyed that hike.• My dad carried a backpack.• My dad carried a backpack.• He gave me a snack.• He gave me a snack.

Wrap Up Your Day!Wrap Up Your Day!

• Consonant Blends

• Character and Setting

• Let’s Talk About It

• Tomorrow we will read about a family that explores nature by going camping.


Journal Topic

List activities that make

you feel tranquil.

Henry & MudgeHenry & MudgeTuesdayTuesday

Morning Warm-Up

Today we will read about a boy and his dog who explore nature on a camping trip. What do people do when they camp?


Morning Warm-Up

Today we will read about a boy and his dog who explore nature on a camping trip. What do people do when they camp?


• new amazing words,

• consonant blends,

• character and setting,

• monitor and fix up,

• high-frequency words,

• vocabulary words, and

• predicates

Exploring SpaceExploring SpaceTuesdayTuesday

Amazing Words

underneathunderneath

• un – der - neath

• If you put a book under your chair, you can say the book is underneath your chair.

• My socks are underneath my pajamas in the top drawer.

• In my lunchbox, I have an apple underneath my sandwich.

identifyidentify

• i - den - ti- fy

• When you identify something, you tell what it is.

• The tags on a dog’s collar identify the dog’s owner.

• I put my name on my lunchbox to identify it.

detectivedetective

• de - tec - tive

• A detective is a person who tries to solve a mystery or figure out a problem.

• You are a word detective when you figure out what a word means.

• A police detective figures out who is responsible for a crime.

Consonant BlendsConsonant Blends• mask• You can read this word because you know

how to read words with consonant blends. What sounds do the letters sk stand for in this word?

• When you come to a new word, look at the letters from left to right and think about the sounds.

• Say the sounds in the word to yourself and then read the word.

Sing With MeSing With Me

• We are going to listen to a song.

• Nature’s Creatures• Click to listen.

Consonant Blends: Consonant Blends: Find the words in “Nature’s Creatures” that have Find the words in “Nature’s Creatures” that have

consonant blends.consonant blends.

• creatures

• flock

• crows

• black

• bluebird

• screeching

• gray

• croaking

• frogs

• snakes

• stretched

Sort these words with consonant Sort these words with consonant blends:blends:

bride, plump, grace, slide, stand, brand, slump, bride, plump, grace, slide, stand, brand, slump, stride, space, stump, trace, strandstride, space, stump, trace, strand

-and -ump -ace -ide



-and -ump -ace -ide

bride



-and -ump -ace -ide

plump bride



-and -ump -ace -ide

plump grace bride



-and -ump -ace -ide

plump grace bride

slide



-and -ump -ace -ide

stand plump grace bride

slide



-and -ump -ace -ide

stand

brand

plump grace bride

slide



-and -ump -ace -ide

stand

brand

plump

slump

grace bride

slide



-and -ump -ace -ide

stand

brand

plump

slump

grace bride

slide

stride



-and -ump -ace -ide

stand

brand

plump

slump

grace

space

bride

slide

stride



-and -ump -ace -ide

stand

brand

plump

slump

stump

grace

space

bride

slide

stride



-and -ump -ace -ide

stand

brand

plump

slump

stump

grace

space

trace

bride

slide

stride



-and -ump -ace -ide

stand

brand

strand

plump

slump

stump

grace

space

trace

bride

slide

stride


Word Wall Words

• not

• thing

• snap

• junk

• mail

Spelling Words

• stop mask

• strap twin

• nest breeze

• hand state

• brave browse

• ask straight

• clip skeleton

• stream

Word Family Word – snapWord Family Word – snap(online dictionary)(online dictionary)


cap

gap lap map nap pap rap sap tap yap zap

chap

wrap

clap flap scrap slap snap strap

Word Family Word – snapWord Family Word – snap

cap map sap

snap wrap strap

Consonant Blends Consonant Blends

• Did you stop to ask about the state?

• Did you stop to ask about the state?

• The breeze blew the nest into the stream.

• The breeze blew the nest into the stream.

• Which twin put on the mask?

• Which twin put on the mask?

Character and SettingCharacter and Setting

• Characters are the people or animals in stories.

• Authors describe their characters. They tell what the characters look like, how they act, and how they think. They also tell about the setting, or where the story takes place.

• Knowing about characters and setting can help a reader better understand a story.

• Describe the characters and identify the setting in some stories we read.

Monitor and Fix UpMonitor and Fix Up

• Sometimes you may have questions while you are reading.

• When this happens, you should keep reading to see if you discover the answers.

• Ask yourself questions as you read so you will understand what you are reading.

High Frequency WordsHigh Frequency Words

• love

• mother

• father

• straight

• bear

• couldn’t

• build

High-Frequency Word CheckHigh-Frequency Word Check

• about• bear• green• home• beautiful• love• build

• mother

• couldn’t

• pulling

• father

• saw

• good

• straight

Henry & MudgeHenry & MudgeVocabulary WordsVocabulary Words

JigwordJigword

• shivered – shook with fear• drooled – let saliva run from the

mouth• lanterns – lights inside

containers that can be carried• snuggled – cuddled together• (next slide)

lanternlantern

snuggledsnuggled

Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Words

• When my friend and I slept in my backyard, I got so cold I _____.

• When my friend and I slept in my backyard, I got so cold I shivered.

• I ____ with my dog Ben to keep warm.

• I snuggled with my dog Ben to keep warm.

Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Words

• He ____ on me, but I didn’t care.

• He drooled on me, but I didn’t care.

• I was glad we both had ____ so it wasn’t so dark.

• I was glad we both had lanterns so it wasn’t so dark.


• A nice breezeA nice breeze

• A nice breeze fanned our A nice breeze fanned our faces.faces.

• my dad and Imy dad and I

• My dad and I went hiking.My dad and I went hiking.


Predicates tell what the subject of the sentence did. Every sentence must have a predicate.

• Henry and Mudge went camping.

• Henry and Mudge went camping.

• The girl

• The girl rides her bike.

• The two boys

• The two boys play catch.


• High-Frequency Words

• Monitor and Fix Up


• Tomorrow we will hear about forest animals.


Journal Topic

Write about what you might

see and feel while camping

outside overnight.

Henry & MudgeHenry & MudgeWednesday Wednesday

Morning Warm-Up

There are many things to learn about the forest. Some animals and plants look different close-up and far away. What else can we discover by exploring nature in the forest?

Henry & MudgeHenry & MudgeWednesday Wednesday

Morning Warm-Up

There are many things to learn about the forest. Some animals and plants look different close-up and far away. What else can we discover by exploring nature in the forest?


• long vowels CVCe,

• words with consonant blends,

• high-frequency words,

• amazing words,

• synonyms, and

• predicates

Exploring SpaceExploring SpaceWednesdayWednesday

Amazing Words

fascinatingfascinating

• fas – ci – nat - ing

• Something that is fascinating is very interesting.

• We read about a girl who found insects fascinating.

• I read a fascinating book about elephants.

slimyslimy

• slim - y

• Something slimy feels slippery and gooey when you touch it.

• Some people think snakes feel slimy, but they really don’t.

• The mud at the bottom of the river felt slimy on my feet.


Amazing Words

• galaxy

• tranquil

• wildlife

• underneath

• identify

• detective

• fascinating

• slimy

Making Words WoMaking Words Worksheetrksheet

High Frequency WordsHigh Frequency WordsHot PotatoesHot Potatoes

• bear

• build

• couldn’t

• father

• love

• mother

• straight


What are the high frequency words in each sentence?

• My mother and father took me camping.

• My mother and father took me camping.

• I was afraid we would see a bear.

• I was afraid we would see a bear.


What are the high frequency words in each sentence?

• I couldn’t believe that my mom could build a fire.

• I couldn’t believe that my mom could build a fire.

• We went straight home after we camped.• We went straight home after we

camped.


Word Wall Words

• not

• thing

• snap

• junk

• mail

Spelling Words

• stop mask

• strap twin

• nest breeze

• hand state

• brave browse

• ask straight

• clip skeleton

• stream

Word Family Word – junkWord Family Word – junk(online dictionary)(online dictionary)


bunk dunk funk gunk hunk junk punk sun

chunk

plunk skunk spunk trunk

Word Family Word – junkWord Family Word – junk

bunk junk punk chunk

skunk trunk trunk trunk

Consonant BlendsConsonant Blends Find the spelling words that rhyme with these words.

• best

• lap

• team

• hop

• sneeze

• task

• date

• save

• band

• dip

• fin

Vocabulary: SynonymsVocabulary: SynonymsWhich vocabulary words means the same as the Which vocabulary words means the same as the

underlined word?underlined word?

• He shook and put an arm around Mudge.

• Henry unpacked the food and pans and lights.

• Henry’s father and mother cuddled.


• The stap on my backpackThe stap on my backpack

• The strap on my The strap on my backpack broke.backpack broke.

• That stem of waterThat stem of water

• That stream of water was That stream of water was cold.cold.


Predicates tell what the subject of the sentence did.Predicates tell what the subject of the sentence did.

• One day I found a baby bird on the sidewalk.• One day I found a baby bird on the

sidewalk.• I looked up and saw the bird’s nest in a tree.• I looked up and saw the bird’s nest in a

tree.• The baby must have fallen out of the nest.• The baby must have fallen out of the nest.


• Character and setting

• Read with accuracy and appropriate pace/rate


• Tomorrow we will read about some people who think stars make pictures in the night sky.

Henry & MudgeHenry & MudgeWednesdayWednesday

Journal Topic

Use synonyms in pairs of sentences about going camping.

Henry & MudgeHenry & MudgeThursday Thursday

Morning Warm-Up

How do stars make pictures in the sky? You can see some star pictures during autumn and some others before the fall season.


Morning Warm-Up

How do stars make pictures in the sky? You can see some star pictures during autumn and some others before the fall season.


• Consonant blends

• Predicates

• Be a good speaker


Amazing Words

• galaxy

• tranquil

• wildlife

• underneath

• identify

• detective

• fascinating

• slimy

Read AloudRead Aloud

Insects Are My LifeInsects Are My Life

Sentence ReadingSentence Reading• The strap on the backpack broke and books went

everywhere.• Who was brave enough to live and work in the wide

open West?• Machines help dump and spread piles of rocks.• We will bake bread for our snack.• The wind was strong enough to make the kite

move.• The wise woman just went on a trip around the

world.


Vocabulary Words

• shivered

• drooled

• lanterns

• snuggled



• love

• mother

• father

• straight

• bear

• couldn’t

• build


Word Wall Words

• not

• thing

• snap

• junk

• mail

Spelling Words

• stop mask

• strap twin

• nest breeze

• hand state

• brave browse

• ask straight

• clip skeleton

• stream

Word Family Word – mailWord Family Word – mail(online dictionary)(online dictionary)


bail wail fail tail Gail sail hail jail nail pail rail

quail frail snail trail

Word Family Word – mailWord Family Word – mail

hail jail nail pail rail

trail tail sail quail snail


• Jen’s bikeJen’s bike

• Jen’s bike had a flat tire.Jen’s bike had a flat tire.

• she and jimshe and jim

• She and Jim walked She and Jim walked home.home.

Grammar: PredicatesGrammar: PredicatesPredicates tell what the subject of the sentence did.Predicates tell what the subject of the sentence did.

• Jim and Jen liked to ride their bikes.

• Jim and Jen liked to ride their bikes.

• They wanted to explore nature.

• They wanted to explore nature.

• They rode their bikes to the park.

• They rode their bikes to the park.

Grammar: PredicatesGrammar: PredicatesPredicates tell what the subject of the sentence did.Predicates tell what the subject of the sentence did.

• Both of them looked for living things.

• Both of them looked for living things.

• They found trees, insects, and birds.

• They found trees, insects, and birds.

Be a Good SpeakerBe a Good Speaker

A good speaker does several things as he or she is in a classroom discussion.

• Speak slowly and carefully.

• Stand or sit up straight.

• Raise your hand and ask to speak.

• Speak loudly enough to be heard.

• Take turns.


• Text to Text


• You heard a story about a girl who loves bugs. Tomorrow we will hear about Amanda Frankenstein again.


Journal Topic

List wildlife in a park or

your backyard.

Henry & MudgeHenry & MudgeFriday Friday

Morning Warm-Up

This week we read about exploring nature. Henry and Mudge found wildlife and a galaxy of stars. If they looked underneath rocks, could they identify fascinating insects?


• Review consonant blends

• High-Frequency Words

• Amazing Words

• Vocabulary Words

• Predicates

• Parts of a Book


Amazing Words

• galaxy

• tranquil

• wildlife

• underneath

• identify

• detective

• fascinating

• slimy


Vocabulary Words

• shivered

• drooled

• lanterns

• snuggled


Word Wall Words

• not

• thing

• snap

• junk

• mail

Spelling Words

• stop mask

• strap twin

• nest breeze

• hand state

• brave browse

• ask straight

• clip skeleton

• stream

Consonant Blends Consonant Blends Choose the words in each sentence that have consonant blends.Choose the words in each sentence that have consonant blends.

• The green frog is small.• The green frog is small.• Did you slip on the stone step?• Did you slip on the stone step?• We will fly to the state of Florida.• We will fly to the state of Florida.• This tree is the last one we will plant.• This tree is the last one we will plant.



• love

• mother

• father

• straight

• bear

• couldn’t

• build

High Frequency WordsHigh Frequency Wordsbear, straight, love, mother, father, build, couldn’tbear, straight, love, mother, father, build, couldn’t

My ____ is the greatest dad.I ____ him with all my heart.My _____ is the greatest mom.We will never be apart.

I ____ ask for better folksTo help me _____, bake, or sewThey help me keep my bedroom_____,And give me a big ____ hug, you know!


My father is the greatest dad.I ____ him with all my heart.My _____ is the greatest mom.We will never be apart.



My father is the greatest dad.I love him with all my heart.My _____ is the greatest mom.We will never be apart.

I ____ ask for better folksTo help me _____ , bake, or sewThey help me keep my bedroom_____,And give me a big ____ hug, you know!


My father is the greatest dad.I love him with all my heart.My mother is the greatest mom.We will never be apart.




I couldn’t ask for better folksTo help me _____ , bake, or sewThey help me keep my bedroom_____,And give me a big ____ hug, you know!



I couldn’t ask for better folksTo help me build, bake, or sewThey help me keep my bedroom_____,And give me a big ____ hug, you know!



I couldn’t ask for better folksTo help me build, bake, or sewThey help me keep my bedroom straight,And give me a big ____ hug, you know!



I couldn’t ask for better folksTo help me build, bake, or sewThey help me keep my bedroom straight,And give me a big bear hug, you know!


• Henry and MudgeHenry and Mudge• Henry and Mudge went Henry and Mudge went

camping.camping.• The cooking does Henry’s The cooking does Henry’s

mothermother• Henry’s mother does the Henry’s mother does the

cooking.cooking.

Parts of a BookParts of a Book

If you need to locate information about something in a book, you can use parts of the book to help you.

• Use the table of contents to find out what the book is about. It shows the chapters in the book and what page they start on.

• The index lists topics in alphabetical order.• The glossary tells you the meanings of

words in the book.


Part of a book Where is it in the book?

How do we use it?



How do we use it?

table of contents



How do we use it?

table of contents

the front



How do we use it?

table of contents

the front to find out the chapters and page numbers



How do we use it?

table of contents

index

the front to find out the chapters and page numbers



How do we use it?

table of contents

index

the front

the back

to find out the chapters and page numbers



How do we use it?

table of contents

index

the front

the back


to find topics in the book



How do we use it?

table of contents

index

glossary

the front

the back





How do we use it?

table of contents

index

glossary

the front

the back

the back





How do we use it?

table of contents

index

glossary

the front

the back

the back



meaning of words

Review GamesReview GamesVocabulary & Amazing Words:• Jigword

Spelling Words:• Quia Games• Spelling City

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

Wrap Up Your Week!Wrap Up Your Week!

Let’s Talk About

Exploration

Henry & MudgeHenry & MudgeFriday Friday

Journal Topic

Write about traveling

through the galaxy.

APTPlus Videos APTPlus Videos

(Password Required)(Password Required)

A Closer Look at Space: The Sun and Stars (20:59)

A First Look: The Sky Above (17:00)

Junior Space Scientist: Our Solar System (09:33)

A Closer Look at Space: The Planets (20:00)

A Closer Look at Space: The Moon (20:00)

Our Home in Space (15:00)

The Solar System: A First Look (15:00)

We are now ready to take our We are now ready to take our story tests.story tests.

• Story test– Classroom webpage,– Student page, – Taking Tests

• AR– Other Reading Quizzes– Quiz # 904604

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What can we discover by exploring nature? Click to listen to story