Hold the Flag High

Day 1

Concept Talk

What are the risks in helping others?

PARTNER SHARE• Discuss the question of the week

with your partner.• When have you taken a risk by

helping someone else? Why?• When might helping another

person involve a sacrifice?

Let’s Talk About• Turn to page 202-203• Let’s look at the pictures.• Why is one hiker helping the other? • People often help others in order to

accomplish something.

Let’s Talk About• The Coast guard is trying to rescue people

from the ocean. What risks do they take?• Coast guard rescuers are trained to help in

these situations, but the rescuers are still very brave.

Let’s Talk About• These soldiers are on the island of Iwo Jima

during World War II.• What is their goal?• What are the risks in helping others?

Listen:

The story Number the Stars tells about the risks a family takes to save a Jewish girl during World War II. Listen for the words:• Poses• Officers• unwavering

AMAZING WORDS• Unwavering- steady, resolute, not

moving• Would an Olympic swimmer be

unwavering in pursuit of the finish line?

AMAZING WORDS• Officers- someone who commands

other people in the armed forces

• The officer had this troops make a ten-mile hike as part of their training.

AMAZING WORDS• Poses- when someone poses they are

pretending to be someone they aren’t

• My sister poses as a rock star and dances in front of a mirror.

Inferencing• Let’s watch this brainpop video on

inferencing

Sequencing• Sequence is the order in which events take

place from their first to last.• What clue words may show sequence?• First, next, then, finally, • What clue words tell you that events are

occurring at the same time?• While, at the same time

Sequencing• Let’s watch the envisions video on

sequencing.

Vocabulary• Canteen- a small container for carrying water

or other drinks• The soldier took a final swig from his canteen.• Confederacy- a group of countries or states

working together• The southern states wanted to create a new

nation, the confederacy, independent of the United States.

Vocabulary• Glory-great praise and honorThey were fighting for freedom and glory.

• Quarrel-a fight with words• The two states had been having a quarrel for a

long time.

Vocabulary• Rebellion- a fight against your own

governmentThe federal government sought to put down the rebellion and restore the country as one union.

• Stallion-a male horse• He had a tall stallion in the barn.

Vocabulary• Union-a joining of two or more people or

things into one

• They were hoping to bring the states back to a single union.

A Flag UnfurledDuring your reading time, please read this story on your own.

Fill out the graphic organzier.

With your partner, please go over the sequence of the story. Did you get it right?

Spelling• This week we are practicing spelling words

with irregular plurals by adding –s or –es.

• Let’s take our pretest now.

Possessive Nouns• Possessive nouns show that the noun owns

something.• America’s flag• The soldiers’ uniforms• The men’s shoes

WRITINGInformal letter contains: Date Greeting Closing It has a casual tone It is usually written to someone you

know well.