Lesson 6 Day 2

You will need your Reading book.

Question of the Day

What goals have you set for yourself?

A good goal for our class would be ____________________.

Read Aloud You’ve got to work together, That’s what my sister said. For when you work together, You’re sure to get ahead.

You’ve got to work together, Any then you’ll get things done. When all those hands are working, It might feel more like fun!

You’ve got to work together, In everything you do. For when you work together, Good things will come to you!

Compound WordsCompound words are made up of two smaller words. • treehouse tree/houseWhat is the definition of a treehouse?A house in a tree. • sandbox sand/boxWhat is the definition of a sandbox?A box with sand. • surfboard surf/boardWhat is the definition of a surfboard?A board used for surfing. • moonlight moon/lightWhat is the definition of moonlight?Light shining from the moon.

Compound Words(cont.)

• Find the compound words in each sentence. Tell where you would divide the words.

• Can you sell newspapers outside the ballpark?

• news/papers out/side ball/park• One afternoon, Babe Ruth watched his

teammates play ball. • after/noon team/mates

Compound Words(cont.)Help me place each word in the correct column.

pickup, hallway, mailbox, classroom, thumbtack, outside, bedroom, upstairs, airplane, sunshine, something, playground, teaspoon, sandpaper, cannot,

raindrop, baseball, homework, sidewalk, notebook

first word is longerfirst word is longer second word is longersecond word is longer both words are equal both words are equal lengthslengths

Build Robust Vocabulary• midst- If you are in the midst of something, you

are in the middle of it. Say the word with me, midst.

Would it embarrass you if you forgot your lines in the midst of a presentation?

• shabby- Shabby things look old and worn out. Say the word with me, shabby.

If your clothes were worn out, would they look shabby.

Build Robust Voc. (cont.)• dazed- If you are dazed, you are confused and

cannot think properly. Say the word with me, dazed.

When might a person be dazed by excitement?

• elevated- Something that is elevated is lifted up.

Say the word with me, elevated.Why would a speaker be elevated on a platform?

Build Robust Voc. (cont.)• embarrass- If you embarrass someone, you make

that person feel uncomfortable or ashamed. Say the word with me, embarrass.

Would it embarrass you to trip and fall in the hall?

• collapses- When something collapses, it falls down because it is not well supported.

Say the word with me, collapses.Would you want to watch while an old building collapses?

Build Robust Voc. (cont.)Turn to page 158 in your Reading book.

Read page 158 with me.

1. What might people think of the child’s shabby shirt?

2. What could the child do to not embarrass his or her mom?

3. How do you think the narrator felt when in the midst of shopping he or she saw his or her favorite shirt?

4. Why was the shirt on an elevated platform?

Read page 159 with me. 5. Would you be dazed if you had five

hours of homework?6. Why is it a problem if a clothing rack

collapses?

Build Robust Vocabulary• The boy makes a contribution to his family by earning

money.• contribution- If you help your family reach its goal, you

make a contribution to your family• Which would be a contribution to your family, washing

the car or playing baseball?• The boy took initiative to find a way to sell more

newspapers. • initiative- When you take initiative, you make the first

step in doing something without being told what to do. • Do you take initiative when you set up a garage sale, or

when you collapse on the sofa?

Reading- pg. 161- 185“The Babe and I”

• Genre: Historical Fiction • Monitor Comprehension:

Facts Opinions

Stop! Center and Small Group Time!

Writing

Character Sketch• Describes how a person looks, sounds, or acts• Tells what a person is like• Includes a topic sentence

Centers:

• Technology- Spelling City• Reading- Activity Card 12. Book pgs. 88-104• Small Group with Mrs. Jones- Red, Blue, Green

Writing (cont.)

• Who might read a character sketch?• What would the purpose of writing a

character sketch be?• You can inform, entertain, or persuade your

audience with the character. • The topic sentence can let your readers know

what the purpose of the sketch is.

Writing (cont.)

• Listen as I read pg. 168 from “The Babe and I”. • I am going to brainstorm words to describe

Jacob .

How Jacob Looks, What Jacob Is Sounds, or Acts Like

• young• poor• loud• confident

• friendly• smart• hard-working

Choose a character from a previous story. Complete a chart like the one below.

How the Character Looks, What the Character Sounds, or Acts is Like

Grammar• A few blocks from home we passed a woman selling

apples. – This sentence tells a complete thought.

• We turned onto Webster Avenue, and there were more apple sellers. – This is a compound sentence. It is made up of two

sentences joined together. – The word and joins the two sentences. – Compound sentences are joined with the words, and, or,

or but. In a compound sentence, a comma is used before the joining words.

Grammar (cont.)

Which sentence is a compound sentence?

Jacob called to the boy.

I wanted to tell him he didn’t have to pretend he still had his job, but I couldn’t.

WB pg. 19