Weeks 24-25Ms. Brittany, Ms. Vanessa, and Ms. Sarabeth

Vocabulary1. To alert is to give warning. Cognate: alerta

2. A competition is a situation in which people or animals are trying to be more successful than others. Cognate: competencia

3. An environment is the natural features of a place.4. Something that is excellent is very good. Cognate: excelente

5. To prefer is to like better. Cognate: preferir

6. Protection is when something is kept safe. Cognate: protección

7. Shelter is something that covers or protects.8. To be related is to belong to the same family.

SpellingTaught hauls caused paused squawk drawing crawl flawless lawn salt talked halls water bought thoughtless Review: inches, cities, cherries Challenge: walrus, autumn

SpellingDisplay the spelling words. Read them aloud, drawing out and slowly enunciating the /ô/ sounds in each word.Model for students how to spell the word lawn. Segment the word sound by sound, then attach a spelling to each sound. Point out that aw is one way to spell the /ô/ sound.Demonstrate sorting the spelling words by pattern under key words taught, lawn, and salt. Remind them that /ô/ can be spelled aw, au, a, and ou as in bought.

Essential Question:

How do animals adapt to

challenges in their habitat?

Main and Helping VerbsSometimes a verb may be more than one word. The main verb tells what the subject is or does. The helping verb helps the main verb show action.Have, has, and had can be helping verbs. Helping verbs must agree with the subject in simple and compound sentences:Lee and I have decided to join the tennis team.Marley had examined the plant’s roots, and Bryan had removed its dry leaves.

Main and Helping VerbsReview main and helping verbs. Have, has, and had are helping verbs.Introduce More Helping VerbsThe verb forms of be can also act as helping verbs. Is, are, am, was, were, and will can be helping verbs:The kittens are playing with the yarn.The helping verb must agree with the subject of the sentence in simple and compound sentences:The kitten is playing with the yarn.

Main and Helping Verbs: Mechanics and Usage: Commas and Quotation Marks in Dialogue

Quotation marks show that someone is speaking. They come at the beginning and end of the speaker’s exact words.Begin a quotation with a capital letter. Commas and periods appear inside quotation marks.If the end of a quotation comes at the end of a sentence, use a period, question mark, or exclamation mark to end it.If the sentence continues after a quotation, use a comma to close.

ProofreadHave students correct errors in these sentences.1. They was riding bicycles in the park2. The pet shop owner said, put the goldfish in a bowl with fresh water. 3. randall was here yesterday“ said Susan. 4. Jerry noticed his friend was coming fast down the hill when he said, terry look out for the tree!

Comprehension Strategy: REREAD

Explain that when students read expository text, they may come across unfamiliar ideas and facts. Remind students that they can reread difficult sections of text to increase their understanding.Good readers reread something that they do not understand.When students come across a section of text that does not make sense, they can stop and reread that section. They may need to reread it more than once before they understand it.Often, students may find that rereading will improve their understanding of expository text.Point out that after rereading, students can ask and answer questions about what they have reread to help remember key facts and ideas.

Comprehension SkillCompare and Contrast

Explain to students that they can compare and contrast two things in expository texts to understand how they are alike and different.To compare, students should look for ways that two things are alike. To contrast, students should look for ways two things are different.Students can look for signal words like both, alike, same, or different to help them compare and contrast.

Expository TextExpository text gives important facts and information about a topic. The topic may be about science.Expository text may include text features such as maps, photographs, and captions. However, even if a text has none of these features, it may still be an expository text.

Context CluesRemind students that they can often figure out the meaning of an unknown word by using context clues within the sentence.To find sentence clues, students can look for phrases between commas that are near the unknown word.Sentence clues may define or tell what the unknown word means or they may provide a further description of the word.

Greek and Latin RootsMany English words come from the Greek or Latin language. Learning Greek and Latin roots can help readers figure out the meanings of unfamiliar words.The word part -graph comes from a Greek word that means “something written.” The word photograph means “written picture.”The word part aud- comes from a Latin word that means “to hear or listen.” The word audience means “a group of listeners.”