Students will:
Story: At the Beach
Using the vocabulary strategies on page 636, students will read My Special Island, on page 637 of their student edition, with a partner. They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using the dictionary/glossary to determine the correct meaning of the word. Then, they will complete practice book pages 244 and 245. 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 Mystery of Saint Matthew Island
Students will participate in a whole class activity to match the vocabulary words with their definitions using index cards. Using the vocabulary strategies on page 656, students will read Cleanup by Mother Nature, on page 657 of their student edition, with a partner. They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using word structure for adding endings to help determine the correct meaning of the word. Then, they will complete practice book pages 264 and 265. 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: King Midas and the Golden Touch
Using the vocabulary strategies on page 676, students will read Hospital for Wild Animals, on page 677 of their student edition, with a partner. They will stop to discuss the highlighted words, using word structure and suffixes to help determine the correct meaning of the word. After discussing the words as a class, they will complete practice book pages 274 and 275. 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 Hindenburg
Using the vocabulary strategies on page 702, students will read The Birth of the Automobile on page 703 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. Then, they will complete practice book pages 284 and 285. 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: Sweet Music in Harlem
Using the vocabulary strategies on page 728, students will read Jazz in Harlem, on page 729 of their student edition, with a partner. They will discuss the highlighted words and the meaning used in the sentence. Then, they will complete practice book pages 294 and 295. 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.