Simple Machines Big Question What great ideas make

Simple Machines Big Question: What great ideas make our lives easier? Author: Allan Fowler Genre: Expository Nonfiction

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BIG QUESTION: WHAT GREAT IDEAS MAKE OUR LIVES EASIER? DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5

Simple Machines Day 1

Daily Fix-it 1. my sister keep sneezing. 2. I will go by she a tissue. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 1

Daily Fix-it 1. my sister keep sneezing. My sister keeps sneezing. 2. I will go by she a tissue. I will go buy her a tissue. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 1

Morning Warm-up What great ideas make our lives easier? One idea is the car. Instead of walking, we can drive. What is another great idea? Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 1

Oral Vocabulary • convenient • equipment • gadget Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 1

Amazing Words • convenient If something is convenient, it is easy to use and saves you time or work. • equipment Equipment is what we call the pieces or parts needed to do something special. • gadget A gadget is a small tool that is used for a certain purpose. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 1

clown loud • foil • boy • j oy • s oi l • en j oy • br oi l • R oy f oi l b oy joy soil enjoy broil Roy Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 1

Word Work § § § § sp oi l j oy l oy al n oi se s oy ch oi ce Fl oy d m oi st toy Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 1

Word Reading Diphthongs oi, oy • soil • born • coin • soy • boy • coat • royal • grown • choice • short • hoist • oink • fork • toy • point Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 1

Great Idea How the Idea Makes Life Easier Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 1

1. Reading WB page 153 2. Spelling WB page 109 3. Journal - Draw a picture of a seesaw. Write about how it works. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 1

Daily Journal Writing Day 1 Draw a picture of a seesaw. Write about how it works.

Simple Machines Day 2

Daily Fix-it 3. She is here yesterday 4. You is hear today. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 2

Daily Fix-it 3. She is here yesterday She was here yesterday. 4. You is hear today. You are here today. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 2

Morning Warm-up Today we will read about two boys who dreamed about the joy of flying. When they became men, they invented a flying machine. What machines do you enjoy? Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 2

Amazing Words • engine An engine is a machine that is used to run another machine. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 2

softly sailor farm er act or speak er edit or win ner danc er invent or ballplay er careful buzzer Ø Read the base word, read the farmer suffix, and then actor blend the two parts speaker together. editor winner teach er dancer start er inventor collect or ballplayer report er

Sort Words - er write point beep broil - or collect direct sail invent Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 2

Word Reading - Suffixes -er, -or • • painter bumper conductor editor gladly cheerful teacher Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 2 • • opener starter actor inspector wonderful toaster hopeful

Read the Words The forklift goes back and forth. It lifts all kinds of heavy boxes. It stacks them against the wall. The boxes will be shipped today.

1. Reading WB page 154, 155, 156 2. Spelling WB page 110 3. Journal - Draw a machine you would like to use. Write about it. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 2

Daily Journal Writing Day 2 Draw a machine you would like to use.

Simple Machines Day 3

Daily Fix-it 5. that house is the bigger 6. we could have a party their. Unit 5 Simple Machine - Day 3

Daily Fix-it 5. that house is the bigger That house is the biggest. 6. we could have a party their. We could have a party there. Unit 5 Simple Machine - Day 3

Morning Warm-up Today we will read about simple machines. Some machines are toys. Some machines are useful tools. What machine would you like to invent? Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 3

Amazing Words • pilot The pilot is the person who flies a plane. • steer Steer means “to cause transportation to go in a certain direction. ” Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 3

point v When you come to a new word, look at all its parts and think about the vowel sounds. Say the sounds and word parts to yourself and then read the word. pointer broiler joiner actor annoy joy Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 3

Word Reading • • choice toy enjoy boy inventor helper avoid

Tools How They Are Used Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 3

§ One of the tools we learned about is a hammer. How is a hammer used? A hammer is a simple machine. We are going to read about other simple machines, such as planes, wheels, and pulleys. We’ll find out what kinds of jobs these simple machines can do. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 3

Vocabulary • • machines vacuum pulleys inclined planes surface axles lawn

High - Frequency Words • • • against every goes another heavy Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 3 • • • would kinds other today push

1. Reading WB page 157 2. Spelling WB page 111 3. Journal - Write about machines you use everyday. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 3

Homonyms Mole found a baby bird. I have a mole on my cheek. Selection Word mole pen saw Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 3 Homonym

Paragraphs Other machines have few parts. They are called simple machines. Levers, inclined planes, wheels and axles, and pulleys are four kinds of simple machines. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 3

Main Idea: An alarm clock wakes us up. A computer helps us do our homework. We use machines all day long. A bus takes us to school. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 3

Pronouns People Places Things Jack and I school the tiger Emma the classroom the cats Dr. Smith Texas the cars Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 3

Daily Journal Writing Day 3 Write about machines you use every day.

Simple Machines Day 4

Daily Fix-it 7. go wash the car 8. it is so dirty Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 4

Daily Fix-it 7. go wash the car Go wash the car. 8. it is so dirty It is so dirty! Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 4

Morning Warm-up Today we will read about Roy and his wheelchair. Wheelchairs have axles to help the wheels turn. What other machines have axles? Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 4

Amazing Words • cellar A cellar is a room or rooms built underground. • furnace A furnace is used to warm buildings. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 4

goes heavy today kind against § This word means “friendly” or “gentle. ” _______ § This word means the opposite of comes. _______ § This word means the opposite of with. ________ § This word tells what day it is. ________ § This word means the opposite of light. ________

stood base word cook dance hook love surprise tamed - ed Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 4 taming - ing

Word Reading • • • thought new blue suit instead another spring none sign hiding • • • among only watches good picture screen wants remember liked again Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 4

Read Words in Context • Joy thought she would get a new blue suit instead of another spring dress. • None of us saw the stop sign that was hiding among the bushes. • Floyd only watches TV if he gets a good picture on the screen. • He wants to remember the name of the actor he liked so he can watch him again. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 4

1. Reading WB page 158, 159 2. Spelling WB page 112 3. Journal - Draw a picture of and write about a simple machine you use everyday. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 4

Time Line A time line is a way to show information about a person or a group of people. A time line outlines important information.

Daily Journal Writing Day 4 Draw and write about a machine you use every day.

Simple Machines Day 5

Daily Fix-it 9. We was go tomorrow 10. You is welcome hear. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 5

Daily Fix-it 9. We was go tomorrow We will go tomorrow. 10. You is welcome hear. You are welcome here. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 5

Morning Warm-up This week we read about machines. We read about planes, steam shovels, and wheelchairs. What other machines make our lives easier? Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 5

Diphthongs oi, oy and Suffixes ü The writer wrote about a coin collector. ü The sailor will enjoy the royal ship. ü The farmer raked the moist soil. ü The ballplayer will join another team. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 5

today kind heavy against goes What a soggy, _____ rain! Drops crash _____ the windowpane. The sky looks ______ of sad and gray. We hope the rain soon ______ away. We planned to play outside _____. Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 5

1. Handwriting sheet 2. Reading WB page 160 3. Journal - Write about a famous inventor. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 5 Simple Machines - Day 5

Daily Journal Writing Day 5 Write about a famous inventor.