Lesson 9 Day 1Lesson 9 Day 1

You will need a pencil, paper, You will need a pencil, paper, your reading book.your reading book.

Spelling/PhonicsSpelling/Phonics Many words include consonants that readers Many words include consonants that readers

blend together when they say them. These are blend together when they say them. These are called consonant blends because readers can called consonant blends because readers can hear the way letters blend together in the word.hear the way letters blend together in the word.

Read the words below. Each word begins with a Read the words below. Each word begins with a two-letter blend.two-letter blend.

brbringingsmsmileile glgladad snsnapap plplayay Some words have blends with more than two Some words have blends with more than two

consonants.consonants. rainrain train (tr is a two-letter consonant blend)train (tr is a two-letter consonant blend) strainstrain strstr scrscr sprspr These are all blends with 3 consonants.These are all blends with 3 consonants.

Spelling/PhonicsSpelling/Phonics In the sentence below, find and read In the sentence below, find and read

words beginning with two-letter blends words beginning with two-letter blends and three-letter blends.and three-letter blends.

I was about to cross the street, but I I was about to cross the street, but I slipped and scraped my leg.slipped and scraped my leg.

Two-letter blends: cross, slippedTwo-letter blends: cross, slipped Three-letter blends: street, scrapedThree-letter blends: street, scraped Read the following sentence. Identify Read the following sentence. Identify

the blends. the blends. Last spring, a stray cat Last spring, a stray cat tried to scratch my brother.tried to scratch my brother.

Which words have two-letter blends? Which words have two-letter blends? Three-letter blends?Three-letter blends?

Spelling PretestSpelling Pretest 1. spray1. spray 2. street2. street 3. sprint3. sprint 4. stripe4. stripe 5. screen5. screen 6. strong6. strong 7. spring7. spring 8. stray8. stray 9. scream9. scream 10. strike10. strike

11. spread11. spread 12. string12. string 13. sprout13. sprout 14. scratch14. scratch 15. stream15. stream 16. strangers16. strangers 17. describe17. describe 18. strength18. strength 19. destroy19. destroy 20. instruct20. instruct

Main Idea and DetailsMain Idea and Details Turn to Student Edition page 252.Turn to Student Edition page 252. The main idea is the most important The main idea is the most important

idea in a passage and details support idea in a passage and details support the main idea.the main idea.

Read the paragraph on page 253 and Read the paragraph on page 253 and complete the chart below.complete the chart below.

Main Idea

Detail Detail Detail

Main Idea and DetailsMain Idea and Details What is the paragraph about?What is the paragraph about? Trade and travel in ancient ChinaTrade and travel in ancient China Reread the paragraph one sentence at a time.Reread the paragraph one sentence at a time. After each sentence ask yourself, “does this After each sentence ask yourself, “does this

sentence tell me what the paragraph is sentence tell me what the paragraph is about?”about?”

No one sentence fully tells the main idea.No one sentence fully tells the main idea. What is the main idea?What is the main idea? Travelers and traders brought many goods to Travelers and traders brought many goods to

and from ancient China.and from ancient China. Look at the first 3 sentences of the Look at the first 3 sentences of the

paragraph. What are some supporting details paragraph. What are some supporting details you could add to your graphic organizer?you could add to your graphic organizer?

Reread each sentence and ask yourself Reread each sentence and ask yourself whether it tells more about the main idea.whether it tells more about the main idea.

Listening Listening ComprehensionComprehension

You will be listening to a nonfiction selection about You will be listening to a nonfiction selection about what people discovered when they tried to make what people discovered when they tried to make gold.gold.

What things have you tried to make? Were you What things have you tried to make? Were you successful?successful?

There are many purposes for listening. When you There are many purposes for listening. When you listen to nonfiction, you should listen for facts listen to nonfiction, you should listen for facts about the topic.about the topic.

The topic of this selection is gold. Because it is The topic of this selection is gold. Because it is nonfiction, I expect that I will learn facts about nonfiction, I expect that I will learn facts about gold.gold.

This nonfiction selection has several paragraphs.This nonfiction selection has several paragraphs. Each paragraph has a main idea and supporting Each paragraph has a main idea and supporting

details. The main idea may be stated or unstated.details. The main idea may be stated or unstated. As I read listen for main ideas and supporting As I read listen for main ideas and supporting

details.details.

Listening ComprehensionListening Comprehension What is the main idea of this What is the main idea of this

paragraph?paragraph? What is the main idea of the What is the main idea of the

selection?selection? Gold is an element, and elements Gold is an element, and elements

exist only in nature, so you can’t exist only in nature, so you can’t make gold.make gold.

What facts and details did you What facts and details did you learn from this selection?learn from this selection?

VocabularyVocabulary Gold is a very Gold is a very densedense element because its element because its

atoms are packed close together.atoms are packed close together. When something is made of things that are When something is made of things that are

very close together, it is very close together, it is densedense.. What is more likely to be What is more likely to be densedense, a crowd of , a crowd of

people or a few people?people or a few people? Elements combine to form compounds in a Elements combine to form compounds in a

chemical chemical reactionreaction.. A response to something that happens is a A response to something that happens is a

reactionreaction.. What would have a good What would have a good reactionreaction to rain, to rain,

flowering plants or a picnic?flowering plants or a picnic?

VocabularyVocabulary The villagers brought many delicious The villagers brought many delicious

ingredientsingredients to add to the soup. to add to the soup. IngredientsIngredients are all the foods and spices that are all the foods and spices that

you use to make a certain kind of food.you use to make a certain kind of food. Are carrots or stones Are carrots or stones ingredientsingredients of a real of a real

soup?soup? As more and more villagers brought As more and more villagers brought

ingredients for the soup, the ingredients for the soup, the momentummomentum built. built. If an idea or action grows quickly and is hard If an idea or action grows quickly and is hard

to stop, it has to stop, it has momentummomentum.. Would Would momentummomentum build if you said ice cream build if you said ice cream

was available or spinach was available in the was available or spinach was available in the lunchroom?lunchroom?

GrammarGrammar A noun names a person, place, or thing.A noun names a person, place, or thing. Nouns can also name animals and ideas.Nouns can also name animals and ideas. boysboys girlsgirls schoolschool homehome pencilspencils

paperpaper catscats dogdog freedomfreedom angeranger All of the words above are nouns. All of the words above are nouns. Which nouns name people? Places? Things? Which nouns name people? Places? Things?

Ideas?Ideas? Which word in the following sentence is a noun?Which word in the following sentence is a noun? You can’t make gold.You can’t make gold. gold (names a thing)gold (names a thing)

Grammar PracticeGrammar Practice

The words in the box are all The words in the box are all nouns. Some name people, some nouns. Some name people, some name places, and some name name places, and some name things. Sort the nouns by things. Sort the nouns by category.category.

deskdesk applesapples bedroombedroom brotherbrother platesplates

grandmotgrandmotherher

downtodowntownwn

beachbeach childrenchildren shirtshirt

PeoplPeoplee

Places Places ThingThings s

GrammarGrammar

PeoplePeople Places Places Things Things

brotherbrother

grandmothergrandmother

childrenchildren

bedroombedroom

downtowndowntown

beachbeach

deskdesk

applesapples

platesplates

shirtshirt

WritingWriting A summary tells the main idea as well A summary tells the main idea as well

as the key details of a passage or as the key details of a passage or selection.selection.

Summaries…Summaries… Include the main idea and key details Include the main idea and key details

of a passageof a passage Use words that will help readers Use words that will help readers

understand the exact meaning of a understand the exact meaning of a passagepassage

The following paragraph is a summary The following paragraph is a summary of “How Can You Make Gold?”of “How Can You Make Gold?”

Writing cont.Writing cont.It is not possible to make gold It is not possible to make gold

because it is an because it is an elementelement. There are . There are ninty-two ninty-two elementselements in the world, and they in the world, and they can be broken into tiny pieces, called can be broken into tiny pieces, called atoms. When two or more atoms. When two or more atomsatoms are are joined, they form a joined, they form a compoundcompound. The study . The study of of elementselements, , atomsatoms, and , and moleculesmolecules is is called called chemistrychemistry..

WritingWriting Some monkeys live in a place that is full of Some monkeys live in a place that is full of

trees, plants, flowers, and many other trees, plants, flowers, and many other animals.animals.

Some monkeys live in the rain forest.Some monkeys live in the rain forest. Choosing exact words such as rain forest Choosing exact words such as rain forest

will help you when writing a summary. will help you when writing a summary. What exact words could replace the What exact words could replace the

underlined phrases below?underlined phrases below? Pete was Pete was not in a good moodnot in a good mood.. upsetupset Carolyn Carolyn closed her eyes and snoredclosed her eyes and snored.. sleptslept

Writing PromptWriting Prompt

Write a one-Write a one-paragraph paragraph summary of what summary of what you did yesterday.you did yesterday.