• Use the anchor chart on the right to help you with explaining the author’s purpose
• Use To Your Health to help you to understand so that you can explain the author’s purpose using the graphic.
• Be sure to: o Identify the purpose. Remember
PIE. o Provide three pieces of textual
evidence that support the authors purpose.
o Explain the author’s message. The author wanted to ___________ by _____________.
Independent Reading
Read a book of your choice for 20 minutes. As you read, think about the author’s purpose and use evidence provided throughout the selection to support.
Writing Workshop
Activity / Task
Writing Lesson
Quickwrite
• Read the statement from the selection.
• Think of all the meals or snacks that you have ever while at home. o Include a diagram or illustration of the materials and the finished
product. Don’t forget to use some of the Critical Vocabulary words in your writing.
WRITE: Have you ever made a meal or a snack? Explain how to prepare your favorite
food or snack.
Resources
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• Read the anchor chart to understand context clues.
• Use the context clues to help you decide the meaning of the word.
• Use your own paper to show what you know. Pick two words that have different meanings and use them in sentences to show how they have multiple meanings.
• Use the anchor chart on the right to help you with recognizing the central idea and supporting details.
• Reread To Your Health to help you to recognize the central idea and supporting details.
• Ask yourself: o What is the text mostly about? o What key details is the author using to support the
central idea?
• Use these strategies to help you: o Read heading and look at the visuals. o Underline the first and last sentence o Circle repeated words the author uses. o Highlight any key details.
• Complete the graphic organizer below:
• As you close the reading lesson, you might ask students to discuss: o Can you identify the central idea in the reading you did today? o Can you identify the details of the text?
• Encourage students to continue using their Reading Interactive Journal to keep track of lessons and possible central ideas of other texts read.
Independent Reading
Read a book of your choice for 20 minutes. As you read, think about the central idea and supporting details the author has used throughout the selection.
Writing Workshop
Activity / Task
Writing Lesson Quickwrite
• Read the excerpt from the selection.
Going on a trip to a special place is enjoyable and provides long-lasting memories.
THINK about a place you visited where you made great memories. WRITE about a special trip you have taken. Explain where you went and what made it special.
o Be sure to choose your words carefully and use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar and sentences.
• Use the anchor chart on the right to help you with recognizing the central idea and supporting details.
• Read Why Art Centers Matter and help you to recognize the central idea and supporting details.
• Ask yourself: o What is the text mostly about? o What key details is the author using to support the central
idea?
• Use these strategies to help you: o Read heading and look at the visuals. o Underline the first and last sentence o Circle repeated words the author uses. o Highlight any key details.
• Complete the graphic organizer below:
Independent Reading
Read a book of your choice for 20 minutes. As you read, think about the central idea and supporting details the author has used throughout the selection.
Writing Workshop
Activity / Task
Writing Lesson
Quickwrite
• Read the information in the box below.
Pictures reminds us of the importance of things and people. Pictures often have special meaning because
of what they remind us of.
THINK about a picture that is important to you. Consider what it represents to you. WRITE about a picture. Describe the picture and explain what makes that picture important.
o Be sure to choose your words carefully and use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar and sentences.
Resources
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• Today you will spell words with suffixes -able-, -er, and -ment.
• Use the spelling strategy, Look, Cover, & Check: o Look at the word. o Say the letters in the word. Think about how each sound is spelled. o Cut out and Sort the word in the right category. o See the word in your mind and Say the word aloud. o Write the word on the back of each word card. o Check the spelling by flipping the card over.
enjoyment
boxer
teacher
enjoyable
baker replacement likeable writer
sensible pleasurable watcher punishment
excusable listener lovable amusement
Vocabulary Suffixes
• Read the tip on the right to understand how to correctly determine the meaning of words using suffixes.
• Ask yourself:
• Do I know the root word?
• What suffix has been used?
• How does the suffix change the meaning of the word?
Reading Workshop
Activity / Task
Read Aloud Use Why Art Centers Matter (page 316 – 317)
