The students will:

Story:  Inside Out
Using the vocabulary strategies on page 144, students will read The Story of a Caterpillar, on page 145 of their student edition, with a partner.  They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using context clues and learned strategies to help determine the correct meaning of the word.  Next, together, the partners will pretend to be science reporters.  They will write and illustrate about the life cycle of a butterfly (they can take turns writing and illustrating), using as many list words as possible.  The teacher may have the students to share their work with the other students in a small presentation.  After discussing the words as a class, the partners will determine whether or not they used the words correctly.  Then, they will complete practice book pages 54 and 55.  During center time, the students will use www.dictionary.com to complete a vocabulary word map that includes the word definition, using the word in a sentence, two synonyms, and an illustration of the word.

Story:  Passage to Freedom
Using the vocabulary strategy, for unfamiliar words, on page 164, students will read Foreign Service, on page 165 of their student edition, with a partner.  They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using a dictionary or glossary to help determine the meaning of the word. The students will discuss why it is important to use dictionaries and glossaries to define words.  Then, they will complete practice book pages 64 and 65.  During center time, the students will use www.dictionary.com to complete a vocabulary word map that includes the word definition, using the word in a sentence, two synonyms, and an illustration of the word.


Story:  The Ch'i-lin Purse
Using the vocabulary strategy for Greek and Latin roots on page 188, students will read The Meaning of Tales, on page 189 of their student edition, with a partner.  They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, looking for and identifying Greek and Latin roots to help figure out the words' meanings.  After discussing the words as a class, they will complete practice book pages 74 and 75.  During center time, the students will use www.dictionary.com to complete a vocabulary word map that includes the word definition, using the word in a sentence, two synonyms, and an illustration of the word.  Students should pay close attention to dictionary entries to see if they include information about the word origins and/or roots.


Story:  Jane Goodall's 10 Ways to Help Save Wildlife
Using the vocabulary strategy for Unfamiliar words on page 210, students will read Young People Helping the Environment, on page 211 of their student edition, with a partner.  They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using context clues to help determine the correct meaning of the word.  Students should make a list of the words that they can not find meanings for after using any and all context clues.  They will discuss these words with the class, later finding the definitions on dictionary.com  Then, they will complete practice book pages 84 and 85.  During center time, the students will use www.dictionary.com to complete a vocabulary word map that includes the word definition, using the word in a sentence, two synonyms, and an illustration of the word.


Story:  The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Using the vocabulary strategy for inflected endings on page 232, students will read War Heroes in Stone, on page 233 of their student edition, with a partner.  They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using context clues, word structure and other learned strategies to help determine the correct meaning of the word.  Next, each student will choose an illustration from The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.  The student will write a paragraph describing it, using as many of the new list words as possible.  When finished, the students will trade papers with a partner to read, evaluate, and discuss their work.  If any words were used incorrectly, the students should mark them and hand the paper back to its owner to be corrected.  Then, they will complete practice book pages 94 and 95.  During center time, the students will use www.dictionary.com to complete a vocabulary word map that includes the word definition, using the word in a sentence, two synonyms, and an illustration of the word.  With a partner, the students will also make a vocabulary memory match game and practice playing it together.