Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible FireworksFireworks

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Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible Volcanoes: Nature’s Incredible FirewordsFirewords• Author: David L. HarrisonAuthor: David L. Harrison• Illustrator: Cheryl NathanIllustrator: Cheryl Nathan• Genre: Expository NonfictionGenre: Expository Nonfiction• Comprehension Strategy: Comprehension Strategy:

Compare/ContrastCompare/Contrast• Comprehension Skill: Monitor and Fix-Comprehension Skill: Monitor and Fix-

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Question of the DayQuestion of the Day

• What might be some results of a natural What might be some results of a natural disaster near where you live? disaster near where you live?

PhonicsPhonics

• Objectives:Objectives:• Associate the silent consonant patterns Associate the silent consonant patterns wr, kn, st, wr, kn, st,

mb,mb, and and gngn with the sounds that they spell. with the sounds that they spell. • Review the suffixes Review the suffixes -ly, -ly,

-ful, -ness,-ful, -ness, and and -less. -less. • Blend and read words that contain silent Blend and read words that contain silent

consonants. consonants. • Apply decoding strategies: blend longer words. Apply decoding strategies: blend longer words.

PhonicsPhonics

sadly emptiness wasteful colorlesssadly emptiness wasteful colorless• We studied the suffixes We studied the suffixes

• -ly -ly • -ful, -ful, • -less-less• -ness. -ness. Let’s read the words and underline the Let’s read the words and underline the

sufixes. What do the words mean?sufixes. What do the words mean?

Decode Longer WordsDecode Longer Words

healthfulhealthful kindnesskindness awkwardly awkwardly lifelesslifeless agelessageless rudely rudely colorful colorful excitedlyexcitedly restful restful dreamless dreamless readinessreadiness rightfulrightful

Read the Words in ContextRead the Words in Context

• We had to return the kitten to its We had to return the kitten to its rightfulrightful owner. owner.

• The small puppy ran The small puppy ran awkwardlyawkwardly across the floor.across the floor.

• The room was warm and The room was warm and colorfulcolorful..• She is well-liked for her She is well-liked for her kindnesskindness

and cheer.and cheer.

Small GroupSmall Group

• Read Read Natural DisastersNatural Disasters

FluencyFluency

Let’s echo read "Cloud Dragons," Let’s echo read "Cloud Dragons," p. 400p. 400, , three times. three times.

GrammarGrammar

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Daily Fix-itDaily Fix-it7.7. Joe and Mr. stevens will climbed to the Joe and Mr. stevens will climbed to the

top of the volcano. top of the volcano. Joe and Mr. Stevens will climb to the Joe and Mr. Stevens will climb to the top of the volcano.top of the volcano.

8.8. They finaly heard about their two They finaly heard about their two friend's hike on the volcano.friend's hike on the volcano. They finally heard about their two They finally heard about their two friends’ hike on the volcano.friends’ hike on the volcano.

Test TipTest Tip

You may be asked to identify the correct past You may be asked to identify the correct past tense of an irregular verb. Learn whichtense of an irregular verb. Learn whichverbs are irregular and practice using their verbs are irregular and practice using their past tense.past tense.

• The volcano The volcano beganbegan an eruption. an eruption.• The volcano The volcano has donehas done this this

before.before.• Rocks Rocks have gonehave gone far into far into

the air.the air.

WritingWriting

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Editing/Revising ChecklistEditing/Revising Checklist

FocusFocus Do all details show similarities or Do all details show similarities or differences? differences?

OrganizationOrganization Is the paragraph organized to Is the paragraph organized to clearly show the similarities and differences clearly show the similarities and differences between the two things? between the two things?

SupportSupport Do words such as Do words such as alsoalso and and butbut signal signal comparisons and contrasts? comparisons and contrasts?

Conventions Conventions Are irregular verbs used Are irregular verbs used correctly? Are words with correctly? Are words with wr, kn, mb,wr, kn, mb, and and gn gn spelled correctly? spelled correctly?

Word ChoiceWord Choice

• Support your comparisons by using words Support your comparisons by using words such as asuch as and, also, too, nd, also, too, andand like. like.

• When describing similarities between two When describing similarities between two things, add words such as things, add words such as and, also, too, and, also, too, and and like.like.

• When describing differences between two When describing differences between two things, add words and phrases such as things, add words and phrases such as but, but, although, however, although, however, and and on the other hand.on the other hand.

SpellingSpelling

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REVIEW WORDS WITH REVIEW WORDS WITH wr,wr,kn, mb, gnkn, mb, gn • Create a secret code for each consonant pair. Create a secret code for each consonant pair. • Choose a symbol or number to stand for each Choose a symbol or number to stand for each

consonant pair. consonant pair. • Write each spelling word, using letters and a Write each spelling word, using letters and a

symbol or number. symbol or number. • Exchange their lists to figure out which Exchange their lists to figure out which

consonant pair each symbol or number consonant pair each symbol or number stands for. stands for.

Great Job!Great Job!