when does a creative idea lead to a surprise? click to listen to story

When does a creative idea lead to a surprise?

Click to listen to story.Click to listen to story.

Small GroupsSmall GroupsTimerTimer

Review GamesReview GamesVocabulary & Amazing

Words:• Arcade Games• Jigword• Matchword• Speedword• Wordsearch• Word Web• Spelling City-Voc• Spelling City-Amazing

Spelling Words:Spelling Words:• Speedword• Word Web• Quia Games• Spelling City

High Frequency Words

• Fill-in-the Blank • Spelling City

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Story Words• tortillas• luckiest• chiles

Amazing Words• abundant• assist• generous• dismay• efficient• beam• forever• situation

Rosa & BlancaHigh-Frequency

Words• alone• many• buy• their• daughters• youngest• half

Rosa & BlancaSpelling Words

• find spider• child cry• sky blind• bright myself• wild frighten• fly arrival• right identify• flight

Big Question: When can creative ideas solve

problems? • Monday• Tuesday• Wednesday• Thursday• Friday

Rosa & Blanca Monday

Morning Warm-Up

Believe it or not, every problem has a solution. If you think of a creative idea today, you can solve a problem tomorrow! When can creative ideas be surprising?

Today we will learn about:

Amazing Words Long i: i, ie, igh, y Sequence Verbs

Concept Talk

Anchored Talk

Click to Click to listen to a listen to a song about song about friends that friends that share with share with

one another.one another.

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Amazing Words

abundant• a – bun – dant a – bun – dant • AbundantAbundant means more than means more than

enough or plenty.enough or plenty.• If you have more food than you If you have more food than you

need, you have an need, you have an abundantabundant amount of food.amount of food.

• We found an We found an abundantabundant supply of supply of wood for the campfire.wood for the campfire.

assist• as -sist as -sist • If you If you assistassist someone, you help someone, you help

him or her do something.him or her do something.• Our teacher likes us to Our teacher likes us to assistassist him him

in passing out papers.in passing out papers.• We always We always assistassist the coach after the coach after

the games by bringing all the balls the games by bringing all the balls and bats and other equipment to and bats and other equipment to him.him.

generous• gen – er – ous gen – er – ous • A A generousgenerous person shares with person shares with

other people and is unselfish.other people and is unselfish.• It was It was generousgenerous of you to give so of you to give so

much time to the project.much time to the project.• People were very People were very generousgenerous to to

those who lost their homes in the those who lost their homes in the flood.flood.

Apply Amazing WordsApply Amazing Words• The abundant ________ surprised

everyone.• He will assist ______ with the ______.• She was generous and gave _______

to ___________.

Phonemic Awareness Phonemic Awareness substitute final phonemessubstitute final phonemes

Long i: Long i: i, ie, igh, yi, ie, igh, y

• bike hide• What do you know about reading these

words?• When you see i-consonant-e, the i

says its name, and the e is silent.• Today we’ll learn about other spellings

for long i.

• ice cream• CVCe-When a word has a vowel-consonant-

silent e pattern, the vowel usually stands for its long sound.– mice– pile

• When y ends a single-syllable word, it usually has the long i sound.– sky– my

• CV,CV/C- When a single vowel ends a word or a syllable, it usually has the long sound.– Final– wild

• CVVC – When two vowels are together in a word or syllable the first usually has the long sound and the second is silent.– tie– dried

• When i is followed by gh, the i usually has the long sound and the gh is silent.– high– night

Long i: i, ie, igh, yLong i: i, ie, igh, y• wild• Sometimes i stands for long i.• spider• tie• fly• high

Long i: i, ie, igh, yLong i: i, ie, igh, y• find• pilot• title• die• lie

• shy• sly• tight• might

Long i: i, ie, igh, yLong i: i, ie, igh, y• bright• child• why• die

• sigh• cry• lie• lilac

Long and Short ithink, mild, fly, pitcher, mint, fries, flight, kind, stick, tried, nylon, thigh

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think pitcher mint


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think pitcher mint


Long iLong i Short iShort i mild fly fries flight kind

think pitcher mint


Long iLong i Short iShort i mild fly fries flight kind

think pitcher mint stick


Long iLong i Short iShort i mild fly fries flight kind tried



Long iLong i Short iShort i mild fly fries flight kind tried nylon



Long iLong i Short iShort i mild fly fries flight kind tried nylon thigh


Long iLong ifries, mild, flight, thigh, fly, kind, nylon, tried

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Long i monitor progressLong i monitor progress• blind• wildcat• diehard• supply• twighlight• squint• splinter• surprise

• himself• skydive• circus• chirping• stirrup• thirteen• birdbath

Phonics Vowel i, ie, igh, yPhonics Vowel i, ie, igh, y

Decodable Decodable Partner Routine: Turns, Choral, Partner Routine: Turns, Choral,

DeskDesk

Rosa & BlancaSpelling Test

White Readers Response Journals10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

I read: you repeatClap, countSentence

Sounds and write!Check!


• find • child • sky • bright • wild• fly • right • flight• spider• cry• blind• myself

Comprehension: SequenceComprehension: SequenceEvents in a story happen in Events in a story happen in

a certain order called a certain order called sequencesequence. .

Good readers pay attention Good readers pay attention to sequence because it to sequence because it

helps them understand the helps them understand the story. story.

Look for word clues such Look for word clues such as: first and next!as: first and next!

Comprehension: SequenceComprehension: Sequence

Read-AloudRead-Aloud

The Heavy CartThe Heavy Cart

Today we will read a story Today we will read a story about mangoes.about mangoes.

Pay attention to what Pay attention to what happens first, next and last.happens first, next and last.

Daily Fix-ItDaily Fix-It

• TTheir is a speider in a web.

• There is a spider in a web.

• did you friten it• Did you frighten it?

Grammar: Verbs for the Grammar: Verbs for the Past, Present, and the FuturePast, Present, and the Future

• A verb tells what someone or something does.

• A verb can show something that happens now, in the past, or in the future.

Grammar: Verbs for the Grammar: Verbs for the Past, Present, and the FuturePast, Present, and the Future• Today Chris plays the piano.• Today Chris plays the piano.

(present)• Yesterday Chris played the piano.• Yesterday Chris played the piano.

(past)• Tomorrow Chris will play the piano.• Tomorrow Chris will play the piano.

(future)


• Chris started piano lesson three years ago.

• Chris started piano lessons three years ago.

• Today he practices all morning.• Today he practices all morning.


• His sister dances to the music.• His sister dances to the music.• Their mother smiles at her children.• Their mother smiles at her children.• Next year they will attend music

camp.• Next year they will attend music

camp.

Grammar: Verbs for the Past, Grammar: Verbs for the Past, Present, and the FuturePresent, and the Future

started, practices, dances, smiles, will attend

NowNow PastPast FutureFuture



NowNow PastPast FutureFuture started



NowNow PastPast FutureFuture practices started



NowNow PastPast FutureFuture practices dances

started



NowNow PastPast FutureFuture practices dances smiles

started



NowNow PastPast FutureFuture practices dances smiles

started will attend

Verbs that change spellingVerbs that change spelling• See, saw, will seeSee, saw, will see• Nick saw a kitten yesterday.Nick saw a kitten yesterday.• Make, made, will makeMake, made, will make• I made a basket two days ago.I made a basket two days ago.• Run, ran, will runRun, ran, will run• Jill ran last Friday.Jill ran last Friday.• Give, gave, will giveGive, gave, will give• I gave a gift to my friend.I gave a gift to my friend.

Verbs that change spellingVerbs that change spelling• Yesterday Tasha _________ a garden.Yesterday Tasha _________ a garden.

• Miss Lee _______ in a gym tomorrow.Miss Lee _______ in a gym tomorrow.

• That plant _________ fast now!That plant _________ fast now!

Writing for TestsWriting for Tests• This week you will practice writing a This week you will practice writing a

realistic story for a test. A realistic story realistic story for a test. A realistic story is made up, but it is like real life.is made up, but it is like real life.

• GenreGenre Realistic FictionRealistic Fiction• TraitTrait Word ChoiceWord Choice• ModeMode NarrativeNarrative

Read Like a WriterRead Like a Writer

Writing for TestsWriting for TestsKey Features of Realistic Fiction:Key Features of Realistic Fiction:

•Characters and events are made up.Characters and events are made up.•The events seem like they could really The events seem like they could really happen.happen.•The story has a beginning, middle and The story has a beginning, middle and end.end.

Rosa & Blanca MondayTeam Talk

Talk: discuss events that could surprise a character in a realistic story.Write: Write a sentence about a surprising event.Share: Read your sentences to your partner.

Research and InquiryIdentify and Focus Topic

What would you like to learn about creative ideas leading to

surprises?When we want to learn about a

topic, we ask questions and look for answers. For example, I recall the pictures of the woman and girl

lugging apples and the boy and girl with a wheelbarrow full of

corn. I could ask, “What could someone do if they picked too

many vegetables?”

Wrap Up the DayWrap Up the Day!!

• Long I wordsLong I words• SequenceSequence• LetLet’’s Talk About It!s Talk About It!

• Tomorrow we will read about two sisters Tomorrow we will read about two sisters who find creative ways to show how who find creative ways to show how much they care about each other.much they care about each other.

Rosa & Blanca Tuesday

Morning Warm-Up

Friends can have a problem today that might be solved tomorrow. Do you believe that can be true?


Amazing Words Long i: i, ie, igh, y Predict High-Frequency Words Vocabulary Words Verbs for present, past, and future

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Amazing Words

dismay• dis – may dis – may • DismayDismay is a feeling of deep is a feeling of deep

disappointment and fear.disappointment and fear.• The three farmers felt great The three farmers felt great dismaydismay

when they realized the mice were when they realized the mice were eating their corn.eating their corn.

• I felt I felt dismaydismay when I was afraid I when I was afraid I didndidn’’t pass the test.t pass the test.

efficient• ef – fic – ient ef – fic – ient • An An efficientefficient person gets things person gets things

done without wasting time or done without wasting time or energy.energy.

• In the story, the fat cat was the In the story, the fat cat was the most most efficientefficient mouse catcher of all. mouse catcher of all.

• You can be You can be efficientefficient when you do when you do your homework if you have your homework if you have everything you need before you everything you need before you start.start.

Anchored Talk

Long i: Long i: i, ie, igh, yi, ie, igh, y• highlight• You can read this word because you

know how to read words with long i spelled igh.

• When you come to a new word, look at the letters from left to right and think about the vowel sounds.

• Say the sounds in the word to yourself and then read the word.

Long i: Long i: i, ie, igh, yi, ie, igh, y• myself• died• tigers• remind• lied• firefly

• upright• grind• tied• reply• delight

Long i: Long i: i, ie, igh, yi, ie, igh, yfind, bright, spy, pie, lie, wild, tiger, flight, right, July, cider,

high, hydrant, cycle, die, tie

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pie lie

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bright spy




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Long i: Long i: i, ie, igh, yi, ie, igh, y• I saw the birds fly in the bright sky. • I saw the birds fly in the bright sky.• Can you identify the right spider?• Can you identify the right spider?• The child wanted to see the arrival of

the flight.• The child wanted to see the arrival of

the flight.

Long i: Long i: i, ie, igh, yi, ie, igh, y

High-Frequency Words High-Frequency Words ReviewReview

• their• whole• alone• laughed• half• poor• many

• loved• buy• another• daughters• were• youngest• house

Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Words• luckiest – having more luck and

good fortune than anyone else• tortillas – thin, round cakes made of

corn meal that are served hot• chiles – a hot pepper that is used

as seasoning (picture)

tortillas & chilestortillas & chiles

Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Wordschilies, tortillas, luckiest

• Mama made a plate of ____ for lunch.

• Mama made a plate of tortillas for lunch.

• I am the _____ boy alive to have so many!

• I am the luckiest boy alive to have so many!

Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Wordschilies, tortillas, luckiest

• I like to eat the hot ____ too.• I like to eat the hot chiles too.

Build BackgroundBuild Background

PredictPredict• We can tell what we think will happen

next in a story based on what has already happened and what we know about life.

• When you read a story, think about the characters in the story.

• Use what you know about them to guess what they might do next.

• Use what you know about life to predict what they might do next.

Rosa & BlancaHigh-Frequency

Words• alone• many• buy• their• daughters• youngest• half

Daily Fix-It

• a small childe look at the sky

• A small child looked at the sky.

• tomorrow the day be brite.

• Tomorrow the day will be bright.

Verbs for Past, Present, and FutureVerbs for Past, Present, and Future

• Verbs are words that show action.• Verbs change when we talk about now,

the past, or the future.– We plant the tomatoes.

• What endings do we use when we talk about the past?– We planted the tomatoes.

• What verb do we add when we talk about the future?– We will plant the tomatoes.


• Tomorrow I will pick out vegetables at the market.

• Yesterday I _____ out vegetables at the market.

• Today I ____ vegetables at the market.

Research and InquiryResearch and InquiryWe are going to look at part of an index in a book about Texas.If I were interested in learning about apple growing in Texas, I would look in the index to see if the subject apple is listed.The words are in alphabetical order, so I will look for words that begin with a.

Writing for TestsWriting for Tests

• Think about Think about creative ideas creative ideas that lead to that lead to surprises. Now surprises. Now write a realistic write a realistic story about a story about a character whose character whose creative idea creative idea leads to a leads to a surprise.surprise.

Wrap Up Your Day!Wrap Up Your Day!• High-Frequency WordsHigh-Frequency Words• PredictPredict• LetLet’’s Talk About It!s Talk About It!

• Tomorrow we will reread Rosa and Tomorrow we will reread Rosa and Blanca.Blanca.

Rosa & Blanca Tuesday

Journal Topic

Write about a problem you have at school and describe an unusual

way to solve it.

Rosa & Blanca Wednesday

Morning Warm-Up

Farmer Smart sighed. “At night the mice eat my corn. Then they hide. It’s time to teach them that

the corn is mine!” What are some ways we can teach each other

things?


Amazing Words Long I Appropriate phrasing Cause and Effect High-Frequency Words Vocabulary Words Verbs for present, past, and future

When does a creative idea lead to When does a creative idea lead to a surprise?a surprise?

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Amazing Words

beam• beam beam • When you When you beambeam, you smile in a , you smile in a

very happy way.very happy way.• Jill Jill beamedbeamed when she won the when she won the

contest.contest.• The first snowfall of the year had all The first snowfall of the year had all

the kids the kids beamingbeaming..

Anchored Talk

Building WordsBuilding Words

Fluent Word ReadingFluent Word Reading

Fluency Routine: I read, we read, ya’ll Fluency Routine: I read, we read, ya’ll read.read.

High-Frequency and Story High-Frequency and Story WordsWords

1. The two ________ helped their mother make tortillas.2. ________ mother was the luckiest mother in the world.3. The girls grew many hot _____ and put them in baskets.4. Rosa was ______ as she walked to her sister’s house.5. She must _______ new things for her youngest child.6. The sisters gave away ________ of their corn.

High-Frequency WordsHigh-Frequency Wordsmany, half, buy, daughters, youngest, alone, their

• I like to sit all ____ in my bedroom and read.

• alone• We will go over to ___ house after school.• their• We will ___ milk at the store.• buy

High-Frequency WordsHigh-Frequency Wordsmany, half, buy, daughters, youngest, alone, their

• I am the ___ of three children.• youngest• They have one son and two ____.• daughters• Dad cut my sandwich in ____.• half• How ___ cats do you have?• many

Daily Fix-It

• i wants to finde the right seeds

• I want to find the right seeds.

• me sister wi’ll plant them• My sister will plant them.


• Verbs are words that show action.• Verbs change when we talk about

now, the past, or the future.• last year – played tag• now – play softball• next year – will learn to swim


What playground games did you play last year?What playground games do you play now?What playground games will you play next year?

Writing: Word ChoiceWriting: Word Choice• Today we will evaluate our writing. This Today we will evaluate our writing. This

means we are checking and deciding how means we are checking and deciding how well we chose good words to tell our story.well we chose good words to tell our story.

• Quick Write: Quick Write: • Talk with your partner about something Talk with your partner about something

surprising you have seen.surprising you have seen.• Write a sentence describing what you saw.Write a sentence describing what you saw.• Share your sentence with your partner.Share your sentence with your partner.

Research and InquiryResearch and Inquiry

Wrap Up Your Day!Wrap Up Your Day!

• Theme and PlotTheme and Plot• FluencyFluency• LetLet’’s Talk About It!s Talk About It!

• Tomorrow we will read a story about a Tomorrow we will read a story about a thirsty crow with a creative idea.thirsty crow with a creative idea.

Rosa & Blanca Wednesday

Journal Topic

Use at least one word from another language in sentences

about Rosa and Blanca.

Rosa & Blanca Thursday

Morning Warm-Up

Today we will read about a thirsty crow. She must find water to

consume. But it is hard for her to reach the water in the pitcher. She

has a shrewd idea. What do you think she will do?


Long iVerbs for present, past, and futureContractions


Wiley and the Hairy ManWiley and the Hairy Man

forever• for – ever for – ever • ForeverForever means never ending or means never ending or

always.always.• Sometimes I feel like weSometimes I feel like we’’ve lived ve lived

here here foreverforever..• Nobody can be young Nobody can be young foreverforever..

situation• sit – u – a – tion sit – u – a – tion • A A situationsituation is an act or happening is an act or happening

or condition.or condition.• When you study a When you study a situationsituation, you , you

try to figure out what is going on.try to figure out what is going on.• The car accident was a dangerous The car accident was a dangerous

situationsituation..

Anchored Talk

Compound WordsCompound Words• driveway• Compound words are made up of two

smaller words. What words make up driveway?

• schoolyard• everything• bathtub• raindrop

Compound WordsCompound Words

Sentence ReadingSentence Reading

Partner Reading Routine: Take turns, choral, back to desk!

Let’s practice writing Let’s practice writing words with a partner!words with a partner!

Take turns with your partner Take turns with your partner testing each other on our spelling testing each other on our spelling

pattern words!pattern words!

The Crow and the PitcherThe Crow and the Pitcher

FableFable•Short story that teaches a lesson.Short story that teaches a lesson.•Uses animals as the main Uses animals as the main character.character.

I read, we read, ya’ll read!I read, we read, ya’ll read!

FableFable•Short story that teaches a lesson.Short story that teaches a lesson.•Uses animals as the main Uses animals as the main character.character.

Daily Fix-It

• hour yard has a birdbath• Our yard has a birdbath.• now Birds stopped to

drink• Now birds stop to drink.


• Verbs are words that show action.• Verbs change when we talk about

now, the past, or the future.• I whirled across the stage. (past)• I whirl across the stage. (present)• I will whirl across the stage. (future)

Writer’s Craft: DescriptionWriter’s Craft: Description• Using vivid words• Adjectives:

– Describes a person, place or thing. • Smelly dog• Warm day• Fast car

Quick Write:Talk: Think of vivid words that describe how people act when they are surprised.Write: Write a sentence about a surprised character and use one or two of the vivid words.Share: Read your sentences around the table!

Listening and SpeakingListening and Speaking

Research and InquiryResearch and InquiryToday we will decide if we have the information we set outTo find.

We planned to find out more about how creative ideas leadTo surprises.

I found out that we could preserve or freeze vegetables, or Give them away. I know from Rosa And Blanca that givingThem away can lead to surprises.

We answered our original topic.

Wrap Up Your Day!Wrap Up Your Day!

• Making Connections• Let’s Talk About It!

• Today you heard a story about a boy who overcomes his fear. Tomorrow we will hear about Wiley and the Hairy Man again.

Rosa & Blanca Thursday

Journal Topic

List ways you can assist someone.

Rosa & Blanca Friday

Morning Warm-Up

This week we read about Wiley, Rosa and Blanca, and Farmer

Smart. They all had problems to solve. When can a creative idea

solve a problem?


Amazing Words Long i: i, ie, igh, y High-Frequency Words Vocabulary Words Verbs for present, past, and future

Anchored Talk

Check VocabularyCheck Vocabulary


Check Vowel PatternsCheck Vowel Patterns


Long i: i, ie, igh, yLong i: i, ie, igh, y

• The child flies the kite high in the sky.

• The child flies the kite high in the sky.

• Dad ate a slice of pie.• Dad ate a slice of pie.

Long i: i, ie, igh, yLong i: i, ie, igh, y• Why did you park your bike by the

hydrant?• Why did you park your bike by the

hydrant?• He tried to run a mile twice last week.• He tried to run a mile twice last week.

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Vocabulary Words

• tortillas• luckiest• chiles

Amazing Words• abundant• assist• generous• dismay• efficient• beam• forever• situation

Rosa & Blanca• Remember that events in a story happen in a Remember that events in a story happen in a

certain order: first, next, and last.certain order: first, next, and last.• What is this order of events called?What is this order of events called?

Listen to the story to find out the order of events.Listen to the story to find out the order of events.

• What is the first thing that happened.What is the first thing that happened.• What happened in the middle?What happened in the middle?• In the end, what did Greg do?In the end, what did Greg do?

Rosa & BlancaHigh-Frequency Words

• I am the opposite of together. I I am the opposite of together. I begin with the letter a. What word begin with the letter a. What word am I?am I?

•Let’s try more antonyms with our words!

High-Frequency WordsHigh-Frequency Wordshalf, their, daughters, buy, alone, many, youngesthalf, their, daughters, buy, alone, many, youngest

• How ____ students are in your class?• many• The ___ child is two years old.• youngest• I will drink only ___ a glass of milk.• half

High-Frequency WordsHigh-Frequency Wordshalf, their, daughters, buy, alone, many, youngesthalf, their, daughters, buy, alone, many, youngest

• I sat ___ in the woods and watched the animals.

• alone• Max is ___ dog.• their• I want to save my money so I can ___ skates.• buy• Mom read a tale about three ____.• daughters

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Word Wall Words

• but• paid• bread• fried• street

Spelling Words• find spider• child cry• sky blind• bright myself• wild frighten• fly arrival• right identify• flight

Literary TextLiterary Text

• Cultural CharacteristicsCultural Characteristics• In Rosa and Blanca we can learn something about In Rosa and Blanca we can learn something about

the culture that the story is sent in. We can find the culture that the story is sent in. We can find out about language, food, traditions and homes.out about language, food, traditions and homes.

• When I was reading, I noticed they used Spanish When I was reading, I noticed they used Spanish words!words!

• Are there any foods that can help you get an idea Are there any foods that can help you get an idea about the culture in the story?about the culture in the story?

Some words are more interesting then move!Here are a few!

When do these action verbs happen?

Writing for Tests

Proofread for Verbs and Transition Words

Make the verbs in these sentences present tense.

Nina waved her hand.Kirk will try his idea.You helps me.

Challenge

Nina and Kirk helped make the job easy.

Writing for Tests

Talk: Discuss the characters we have read or heard about this week that had a creative idea.

Write: Write a sentence about a character, using an exact verb and an adjective.

Share: Share your sentences with you table!

Research and InquiryCommunicate

Today we will share our informationWith others!

Daily Fix-It

• i helped Mom made a mail box

• I helped Mom make a mailbox.

• now Her mail stayed dry• Now her mail stays dry.

Wrap Up Your Week!Wrap Up Your Week!

• Let’s Talk About It!

• Next week you will read about a man who thought of new ways to help others..

Rosa & Blanca Friday

Journal Topic

Write a story about a very abundant garden.

We are now ready to take our story tests.

Extra slides….Extra slides….

Theme and PlotTheme and Plot• What happens in the beginning,

middle, and end of a story is the plot.• Every story has one big idea which is

the theme.• Good readers pay attention to what

happens and the order in which it happens. (plot)

• Then they think what they learned to help them understand the big idea of a story. (theme)

Theme and PlotTheme and Plot• The theme of a story is the big idea

behind the story.• You can think about what you learned

from a story to figure out the big idea.• The plot is what happens in the

beginning, middle, and end of the story.• As you read, think about the big idea of

the story.• Keep track of the order of events as they

happen in a story.

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