Home Activity Your child is learning some patterns for spelling vowel sounds with r. Have your child read the words aloud and circle the patterns.

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DVD•80 Vowel Sounds with r

Vowel Sounds with r

• Generalization The vowel sound /ôr/ can be spelled or and ore: report, snore. The vowel sound /ir/ can be spelled ear and eer: appear, pioneer. The vowel sound /âr/ can be spelled are and air: spare, chair.

Word Sort Sort words by the way in which the vowel sound with r is spelled.

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SpellingWords 1. snore 2. tornado 3. spare 4. appear 5. career 6. square 7. report 8. prepare 9. pioneer 10. chair

11. beware 12. smear 13. repair 14. sword 15. ignore 16. order 17. engineer 18. resort 19. volunteer 20. declare

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The Ch’i-lin PurseHsiang-ling was a spoiled young girl, but on her wedding day, she gave a purse full of riches from her mother to a less fortunate bride getting married on the same day. Later, Hsiang-ling was separated from her husband and son after a horrible storm. She found work taking care of a spoiled young boy in a wealthy home. The boy’s mother turned out to be the poor bride Hsiang-ling had helped so long ago. The mother was so grateful that she split her family’s fortune with Hsiang-ling and helped her find her husband and son.

ActivityA Gift of Kindness Do something nice for a family member today. Help them finish a chore or task they don’t like doing, or offer to take care of something for them to free up a little of their time. You’ll be surprised how much small deeds like this are appreciated.

Summary

Compare and ContrastWhen writers compare and contrast things, they tell how those things are alike or different. Words such as same, also, before, although, and however are clues that things are being compared or contrasted.

ActivityOn Your Street With a family member, go outside and look at the houses and buildings on your street. Can you guess which ones might have been built by the same company? Do you see similarities? What are some of the differences? Compare and contrast the buildings and houses as you walk down the street.

Comprehension Skill

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Words to KnowKnowing the meanings of these words is important to reading The Ch’i-lin Purse. Practice using these words.

Vocabulary Wordsastonished surprised greatly; amazedbehavior manner of behaving; way of actingbenefactor person who has given money or kindly helpdistribution the act of giving some to each, of dividing and giving out in sharesgratitude kindly feeling because of a favor received; desire to do a favor in return; thankfulnessprocession something that moves forward; persons marching or ridingrecommend to speak in favor of; suggest favorablysacred worthy of reverence; not to be violated or disregardedtraditions customs or beliefs handed down from generation to generation

Lesson Vocabulary

Action and Linking VerbsAction verbs tell what the subject of a sentence does. For example: I smiled at the old woman. “Smiled” is an action verb. Linking verbs link, or join, the subject to a word or words in the predicate. They tell what the subject of a sentence is like. For example: Wai’s painting looked amazing. Looked is a linking verb. Common linking verbs include am, is, are, was, were, will be, seem, feel, and look.

ActivityCan You Do It? With a family member, play this fill-in-the-blank word game. Write down a handful of sentences that include an action verb—but leave a blank space where the action verb would normally be. Next, both of you should write ten action verbs on strips of paper. Write the present and past-tense forms of each verb on the strip. Finally, take turns picking a verb strip out of a hat or bowl and using it to fill in a blank in one of your sentences. Make the sentences as silly as you can.

Practice Tested Spelling Words

Conventions

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Compare and Contrast

• Whenyoucompare and contrast things you tell how they are similar and different.

• Sometimescluewordspointoutcomparisonsandcontrasts,butnotalways.

• Youcancompareandcontrastdifferentthingsyoureadaboutwithoneanotherandalsowithwhat you already know.

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

Bill was the head ranger for the town’s parks. He had a difficult choice. Two

local organizations wanted permits to use River Park at the same time on the very same day. The local middle school wanted to use it for its annual family picnic, and the soccer league wanted to use if for its playoff games.

Bill supported both groups. The picnic brought the school community together. The soccer playoffs had more participants than the middle school picnic, and Bill knew that the teams were a source of pride for the whole town. He didn’t know what to do.

1. Which two groups want to schedule an event at River Park?

2. What do the events have in common?

3. Name a benefit each event offers the community.

4. What major differences does Bill see between the events?

5. Predict how you think Bill will solve this issue.

Home Activity Yourchildreadashortpassageandansweredcompare-and-contrastquestions.Withyourchild,discussacurrentissue.Compareandcontrasttwoopinionsabouttheissue.Makeapredictionabouthowtheissuewillberesolved.

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SequenceDirections Read the following article. Then answer the questions below.

Mary had volunteered for a community organization that built

homes for those in need. Mary learned that there are many steps to putting up a wall. First, she put up the wall frame. To do this, she measured and remeasured boards, cut them using a table saw, and screwed and nailed them into place. When the wall frame was up, she learned

how to staple the insulation onto it, cutting around the electrical sockets and switches so that she did not cover them. She helped with the drywalling too. She nailed the drywall boards to the wall frame and learned how to tape the seams. By the end of the day, she was exhausted, but she had completed her wall.

1. Which does Mary do first, staple the insulation or “tape” the seams?

2. What would happen if Mary nailed the drywall before she stapled the insulation?

3. Summarize the steps Mary followed to build her wall.

4. Explain why the sequence of steps is important to building a wall.

5. Explain the sequence of steps in something you did for the first time.

Home Activity Your child read a short passage and answered questions about sequence. With your child, write down the sequence of events that occur at home before school begins.

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Home Activity Your child learned how to use action and linking verbs in writing. Ask your child to write a description of dinnertime at your home using action verbs and linking verbs.

Action and Linking Verbs

Directions Use an action verb from the box to complete each sentence. Write the sentence.

1. People from around the world the new year.

2. In China, some people as dragons.

3. The dragon’s tail as it parades down the street.

4. Children in Belgium letters to parents on decorated paper.

5. In the United States, people a toast to the new year.

6. Bells out at midnight.

Directions Write a paragraph describing a celebration. Use vivid action verbs and appropriate linking verbs. Underline the verbs you use.

celebrate drink ring

write sways dress

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Home Activity Your child has learned to use patterns to spell vowel sounds followed by r. Look in a book or magazine with your child and find two other words that use one of these patterns.

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DVD•86 Vowel Sounds with r

Vowel Sounds with r

Categorize Write the list word that completes each group.

1. weather, wind, prairie, ___

2. interest, study, job, ___

3. sleep, nose, exhale, ___

4. vacation, travel, hotel, ___

5. octagon, hexagon, pentagon, ___

6. explorer, frontier, first, ___

7. be careful, look out, ___

8. spread, blur, smudge, ___

9. announce, say, claim, ___

10. handle, blade, sheath, ___

Word Scramble Unscramble the list words and write them on the lines.

11. e s p r a

12. h r c i a

13. p e r r i a

14. r r d o e

15. t v l u n o e r e

16. r i e n g e n e

17. g r n i o e

18. p e a a p r

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10. ______________

11. ______________

12. ______________

13. ______________

14. ______________

15. ______________

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Spelling Wordssnoresquarebewareorder

tornadoreportsmearengineer

spareprepare repairresort

appearpioneerswordvolunteer

careerchairignoredeclare

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Home Activity Your child read a short passage and made comparisons and contrasts. With your child, compare and contrast details of two activities that your child likes to do.

Compare and Contrast

• Whenyoucompare and contrast things you tell how they are similar or different.

• Sometimescluewordspointoutcomparisonsandcontrasts,butnotalways.

• Youcancompareandcontrastdifferentthingsyoureadaboutwithoneanotherandalsowithwhat you already know.

Directions Read the following passage.

Serena thought the holidays were the best of both worlds. She loved giving

people presents, and she loved receiving them as well. She and her brother usually gave each other gifts of the same value. They both enjoyed making gifts for each other. Serena always asked her brother

what he wanted, although he seldom asked her. Serena carefully wrapped her gifts so that the wrapping gave her brother a clue as to what was inside. Her brother would often present his gift to her in a paper bag or wrapped in newspaper. His unusually wrapped gifts always made her smile.

Directions Complete the following graphic organizer. List similarities and differences between Serena and her brother. Then compare them with your experience of gift giving.

Similarities in Text Differences in Text Compared with What I Know

1. Serena and her brother gave

gifts of

3. Serena always asked her

brother what he wanted, but he

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Serena carefully wrapped her gifts, and her brother did not.

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Home Activity Your child reviewed action and linking verbs. Ask your child to write a letter to a friend or family member using some vivid action verbs and some linking verbs.

Action and Linking VerbsDirections Underline the verb in each sentence. Write A on the line if the verb is an action verb. Write L if it is a linking verb.

1. A governess raises a child in a private home.

2. She is important to the family.

3. She teaches the child his or her lessons.

4. However, a governess is much more than a teacher.

5. She shares playtime and mealtime with children.

6. She soon seems like one of the family.

Directions Match the verb with the phrase that correctly identifies the verb. Write the letter of the phrase on the line.

7. marries A. linking verb

8. becomes B. action verb (physical)

9. wonders C. not a verb

10. happy D. action verb (mental)

Directions Rewrite each sentence. Add your own verb to make the sentence clear and interesting.

11. People candles and incense for different reasons.

12. Candlelight a soft, mysterious mood.

13. Fragrant incense pleasant.

14. The pleasing light and scent into the air.

15. In this way, people holy beings.

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