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Adelina's WhalesAdelina Mayoral lives in La Laguna, Mexico. Each January, the gray whales arrive in the lagoon near La Laguna and stay for three months before migrating farther north for the summer. Whale watchers, scientists, and photographers visit La Laguna from all over the world to observe and interact with the whales.

ActivitySilly Sentences Create silly sentences about unusual pets. Try to make each sentence sillier than the one before. If someone says, “If I had a pet whale, I’d walk it on a leash every day,” you might say, “If I had a pet whale, I’d sleep inside its mouth underwater.”

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Fact and OpinionA statement of fact can be proved true or false. You can use a reference book or your own knowledge, or ask an expert, to prove it true or false. A statement of opinion cannot be proved true or false because it expresses a belief or a judgment.

ActivityNot Just the Facts Together, with a family member, read a short newspaper editorial. Identify sentences that are statements of fact, statements of opinion, or both. Talk about what clues made you decide to categorize the sentences the way you did.

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Practice Tested Spelling Words

Words to KnowKnowing the meanings of these words is important to reading Adelina’s Whales. Practice using these words.

Vocabulary Wordsbiologist a scientist who studies living things

bluff a high, steep slope or cliff

lagoon a pond or small lake, especially one connected to a larger body of water.

massive big and heavy; bulky

rumbling making a deep, heavy, continuous sound

tropical of or like the regions 23.45 degrees north and south of the equator, where the sun can shine directly overhead

Lesson Vocabulary

Main and Helping VerbsThe main verb shows the action in a sentence. The helping verb works with the main verb, helping to show whether the action in the sentence is in the past, present, or future. Am, is, are, was, and were can be helping verbs. For example: I am talking to Mother. “Talking” is the main verb and “am” is the helping verb.

ActivityWhen Is It Happening? Make a list together of several action verbs. Then see if you can write three sentences for each one of them, using a helping verb to show action happening in the past, present, and future. For example: We were cooking dinner. We are cooking dinner. Soon we will be cooking dinner.

Conventions

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Home Activity Your child is learning to spell and use homophones correctly. Discuss the meaning of each homophone with your child.

DVD•132 Homophones

Homophones

• Generalization A homophone is a word that sounds exactly like another word but has a different spelling and meaning: piece, peace.

Word Sort Sort the list words by words you know how to spell and words you are learning to spell. Write every word.

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Home Activity Your child has learned to read, write, and spell homophones. Say a homophone and spell it. Have your child say the other homophone in the pair and spell it.

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DVD•138 Homophones

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Word Search The ten list words in the box below are hidden in the puzzle. Circle and write each word you find. Words are down, across, and diagonal.

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Library Sign Complete the sign with list words.

To keep the (11)____________, whisper. No reading

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table. Remember, (14)____________ is a fine for

overdue books.

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1. The average wait of a gray whale is from 30 to 40 tons?

2. A gray whales tail measures 10 to 12 foot across.

3. Gray whales swim threw the water. At around 3 to 5 miles per hour.

4. They migrate from the bering sea too Baja, California.

5. You can see the whales, when they be swimming close to shore.

6. If you is looking for an exciting trip go on a whale watch.

7. The people of La laguna is enjoying the visiting whales.

8. The whale’s like the people two.

9. Whales have huge brains and it “talk” to each other in clicks and rumbles.

10. What amazing creature they are?

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Directions  Write the verb phrase in each sentence. 

1. Adelina’s grandfather will photograph the whales. 

2. The whales are playing in the bay. 

3. One whale is swimming close to the boat. 

4. Many people could visit the bay. 

5. I am writing a letter to Adelina. 

Directions  Underline the main verb and circle the helping verb in each sentence.

6. Adelina has learned a lot about whales.

7. More visitors have arrived in buses.

8. Everybody is taking photographs. 

9. Some whales are diving deep into the bay. 

10.Those whales were watching us. 

11.I will look at a whale up close. 

12.The village of La Laguna did become famous.

A verb that has more than one word is called a verb phrase. A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs. The main verb shows action. The helping verb or verbs tell more about the action. Common helping verbs are am, is, are, was, were, will, would, should, has, have, had, do, does, did, can, and could. In the following sentences, the main verb is underlined once and the helping verb is underlined twice.

Adelina has lived in La Laguna all her life.

The whales were swimming under the boat.

The helping verbs am, is, and are show present time. Was and were show past time. Will shows future time. The helping verbs has, have, and had show that an action started in the past. In the following sentences, the helping verb have shows action that started in the past, and the helping verb will shows future time.

The whales have returned to La Laguna every year.

The whales will continue their journey north.

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Home Activity Your child learned how to use main and helping verbs in writing. Encourage your child to write a note or an e-mail to a friend. Ask your child to identify the main and helping verbs in the message.

Main and Helping VerbsDirections Replace the underlined word or words in each sentence with a verb phrase from the box. Write the verb phrase on the line.

1. The turtles will go up the beach.

2. Hundreds of salmon went against the strong current.

3. The tourists go to see the whales.

4. They go to the side of the ship.

5. One man went into the water.

6. The scientists went after the sharks for a year.

Directions Answer the following questions in a sentence or two. Use main and helping verbs in your answers.

7. What has Adelina done? _______________________________________________

8. What are the whales doing? ____________________________________________

have chased will crawl has tumbledhave hurried are crowding were struggling

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DVD•140 Main and Helping Verbs

Home Activity Your child reviewed main and helping verbs. Look at an article from a newspaper or magazine with your child. Ask him or her to identify main and helping verbs in several sentences.

Main and Helping VerbsDirections Write the verb phrase in each sentence.

1. Our class is reading about the gray whales of La Laguna.

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2. We have researched whales.

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3. Those whales are breaching.

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4. That baby whale has traveled next to its mother all day.

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5. I will visit the library for more books about whales.

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Directions Underline the main verb and circle the helping verb in each sentence.

6. Who has viewed this photograph?

7. The whale in the picture is spyhopping.

8. It is looking around.

9. I am searching the Internet for more whale pictures.

10. Both my brothers have tried a whale watch.

11. They were talking about the whales for days afterward.

12. Our class has created a model gray whale out of clay.

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Fact and Opinion

• Astatement of fact can be proved true or false by doing research.

• Astatement of opinion cannot be proved true or false. It is a belief or a judgment. It often contains a word of judgment, such as best, should, or beautiful. It may begin with the words In my opinion or I believe.

Directions Read the following passage. Then answer the questions below.

Patrick ran to the edge of the stairs and looked at the large chalkboard next to

them. It had information about the ocean’s tides and the day’s weather. Patrick loved knowing what time the tide was going to come in. He knew the tides were caused by the sun and moon pulling the water. Knowing this helped him decide when he would go swimming. The size of the waves always showed how fast the winds

were blowing. Patrick knew if the winds were strong, then the waves would be high. He also knew that the winds might bring colder water to the shore. It looked like the ocean was going to be calm today.

Patrick ran down the stairs to the beach and looked around. The beach was already busy. He saw his friends and headed toward them. Patrick knew it was going to be a great day.

1. Give one example of a fact from the passage.

2. How do you know this is a fact and not an opinion?

3. Give one example of an opinion from the passage.

4. How do you know this is an opinion and not a fact?

5. On a separate sheet of paper, create a graphic organizer showing which sentences from the above passage are facts and which are opinions.

Home Activity Your child identified facts and opinions in a short passage. Read the promotional material from a book or video to your child. Work together to identify the facts and opinions in the promotion.

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Graphic SourcesDirections Read the following chart. Then answer the questions below.

Birds of Long- and Short-Distance MigrationType of Bird Long Distance Short Distance

Pink-footed goose ✓

Albatross ✓

Hummingbird ✓

Western sandpiper ✓

Merlin ✓

Skylark ✓

Chiffchaff ✓

Brent goose ✓

Kingfisher ✓

Honey buzzard ✓

1. What information does the chart give you?

2. What tells you the topic of the chart?

3. How many birds migrate long distances? How many migrate short distances?

4. Name the two types of geese listed in the chart. Are they long- or short-distance birds?

5. How would you alter this chart to include other migratory birds?

Home Activity Your child used a graphic source to analyze information about migrating birds. Together, use graphic sources you find in reference books to learn more about migrating animals.

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Home Activity Your child identified statements of fact and statements of opinion in a short passage. Talk with your child about places you can research facts to prove they are correct. Give your child two facts to look up. Challenge your child to write a paragraph with the information.

Fact and Opinion

• Astatement of fact can be proved true or false by doing research.

• Astatement of opinion cannot be proved true or false. It is a belief or a judgment. It often contains a word of judgment, such as best, should, or beautiful. It may begin with the words In my opinion or I believe.

Directions Read the following passage. Then complete the table by answering the questions at the top of each column.

In my opinion, dolphins and whales are the best communicators in the animal

world. Dolphins and whales make sounds that travel underwater. These sounds are beautiful, almost like music. Animals also communicate in other ways. They use

body language or make faces. But I think the sounds animals make are by far the best way that animals communicate. The next time you hear the special sounds of whales or dolphins, try to imagine what they are saying.

StatementDoes it state a fact

or an opinion?

If an opinion, what are the clue words? If a fact, how could

you prove it?

In my opinion, dolphins and whales are the best communicators in the animal world.

1. 2.

Dolphins and whales make sounds that travel underwater.

3. 4. Do research about

5. Write a statement of opinion from the passage. How do you know it is an opinion?

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