4th Grade Reading SMART START

Starting a Successful Year4th Grade ReadingSMART STARTDAY 1 & 2Day 1 & 2 Decoding Strategy (S5-6)R-E-B-U-I-L-D-I-N-G

Prefix is _______________

Suffix is _______________

Root word is _________________

Decoding Practicerewinding

disappeared

preordered

unsatisfied

undercookedWord Building Activity (S6)Make as many words as you can using these word or word parts

-un-re-ed-ing -ful-chain-block-fill-call-colorVocabulary Strategy (S9-10)The Routine

DEFINE

EXAMPLE

ASKLets set up our Writers NotebookMrs. Sakellaris Writers Notebook--------------- Writers Notebook

WRITING PROMPT

Write a description of yourself. What do you like to do in and out of school.

Day 3 & 4Real and Nonsense Words (S8)tab, peg, give, gob, hub, fuss, cell, puff, fizz, hog

gat, ved, hib, mog, fun, quat, lem, fid, mog, sugBuilding Vocabulary (S10)1. Which would be the hardest to adapt to, and new way of getting to school or a new teacher? Why?2. What are the qualities of a good mentor?3. What does it take to succeed in a sport?

4. I will succeed in school this year because _________.5. A mentor can help me by___________.6. When you adapt to a new place, you must___________.Vocabulary Word Square

write the WORDwrite the DEFINITIONorSYNONYMSDraw a PICTUREWrite an ANTONYMMorphology (S12)Greek and Latin word roots

jump

tele

tri

bi

Informational Text (S17)NonfictionTFKsports illustrated

Writing habits (S23)Rereading

Revising

Check for grammar

Proofreading

WRITING PROMPT: Write about your dream vacationDay 5 & 6Real and Nonsense Words(S8)clamp, wreck, chick, brisk, stomp, help, shrub, think, when, grand

shuzz, chend, stiss, threg, phum, whep, flod, belp, slamp Vocabulary StrategiesDefinitionA predator is an animal that hunts other animals for food

Appositive DefinitionThe enormous, or huge, dinosaur is being moved to another museum

SynonymThe cougar, like other big cats, eats mostly small animals.

AntonymUnlike most animals that hunt during the day, nocturnal animals only hunt at night.

ExampleWe are reading about mammals, such as apes, cows, horses, and whales.

GeneralThe parrots had to adapt to their changing environment. They moved to a deeper part of the forest where trees were not being cut down. They also began eating different plants and insects.WHO YOU CALLIN AN IDIOMReading Strategies (S19-20)SummarizeVisualizeGenerate questionsMake, revise, and confirm predictionsMake inferencesEvaluate

SMALL GROUPS

Day 7 & 8Real and Nonsense Words space, preach, dries, boast, train, spray, knight, squeeze, ply

sote, feam, boap, glay, cright, deest, sny, flain, shabe, pabe Reading StrategiesSummarizeVisualizeGenerate questionsMake, revise, and confirm predictionsMake inferencesEvaluate

WRITING PROMPTYour neighborhood is littered with trash. How can you help?Day 9 & 10Spelling smelltrickshrubblazegraincheatflightthroatgermfaultporkpointmouthbloomproblemfrozencrisisdeletedstampedecomplainingunclearhappenformalbordergentlebridleelection

Comprehension StrategiesText-to-text

Text-to-self

Text-to-world