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Review Games Vocabulary & Amazing Words: n Arcade Games n Jigword n Matchword n Speedword n Wordsearch n Word Web n Spelling City-Voc. n Spelling City. Amazing Spelling Words: n Speedword n Word Web n Quia Games n Spelling City High Frequency Words n Fill-in-the Blank n Spelling City

A Weed Is a Flower Vocabulary Words n college n agriculture n laboratory n greenhouse Amazing Words n excel n process n research n opportunity n accomplish n original n scientist n unusual

A Weed Is a Flower High Frequency Words n clothes n only n hours n question n money n taught n neighbor

A Weed Is a Flower Word Wall Words n bead n cold n room n soak n wrote Spelling Words n sooner smaller n soonest smallest n hotter fatter n hottest fattest n busier angrier n busiest angriest n happier straighter n happiest straightest

Big Question: Where do creative ideas come from? n n n Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

A Weed Is a Flower Monday Morning Warm-Up Creative people discover many new things. Where do they get their ideas? Where do creative ideas come from?

Today we will learn about: n n Amazing Words Comparative endings Cause/effect Verbs: am, is, are, was, were

A Weed Is a Flower Amazing Words

excel ex – cel n When you excel at something, you’re better than most people at it. n Kayla excels at math. n Inventors excel in creative thinking. n

process proc – ess n When you process something, you prepare it by following a set of steps. n My raincoat has been processed to make it waterproof. n People process peanuts into many things, including shaving cream and shampoo. n

research re – search n Research means a very careful investigation or hunting for facts. n I did a lot of research to make sure the facts in my report about weather were correct. n People found many ways to use peanuts through research. n

Click to listen to a song about what you can make out of a peanut.

Comparative Endings n n n joking - dried What do you know about reading these words? Both has a base word, an ending and a spelling change. What are the endings? What are the spelling changes? Today you’ll learn about the endings –er and –est.

Comparative Endings n n n funnier - funniest The base word in these words is funny. What spelling changes do you see? To blend these words, read one chunk, or syllable, at a time and then blend the chunks together: n fun, ni, er, funnier; fun, ni, est, funniest

Comparative Endings n We add –er to words when we compare two things. n My joke is funnier than yours.

Comparative Endings n We add –est to words when we compare three things: n Kelly told the funniest joke of all.

Comparative Endings n n n Chunk the word into parts, the base word and the ending. See if the base word has a spelling change. Read the chunks from left to right and then blend all the chunks together.

Comparative Endings n n n n slow, slower, slowest big, bigger, biggest polite, politer, politest fluffy, fluffier, fluffiest sunny, sunnier, sunniest long, longer, longest mad, madder, maddest fine, finer, finest

Comparative Endings Base Word strong (2 things) -er (3 things) -est

Comparative Endings Base Word strong (2 things) -er stronger (3 things) -est

Comparative Endings Base Word strong (2 things) -er (3 things) -est stronger strongest

Comparative Endings Base Word strong silly (2 things) -er (3 things) -est stronger strongest

Comparative Endings Base Word strong silly (2 things) -er (3 things) -est stronger sillier strongest

Comparative Endings Base Word strong silly (2 things) -er (3 things) -est stronger sillier strongest silliest

Comparative Endings Base Word strong silly hot (2 things) -er (3 things) -est stronger sillier strongest silliest

Comparative Endings Base Word strong silly hot (2 things) -er (3 things) -est stronger sillier hotter strongest silliest

Comparative Endings Base Word strong silly hot (2 things) -er (3 things) -est stronger sillier hotter strongest silliest hottest

Comparative Endings Base Word strong silly hot dry (2 things) -er (3 things) -est stronger sillier hotter strongest silliest hottest

Comparative Endings Base Word strong silly hot dry (2 things) -er (3 things) -est stronger sillier hotter drier strongest silliest hottest

Comparative Endings Base Word strong silly hot dry (2 things) -er (3 things) -est stronger sillier hotter drier strongest silliest hottest driest

Comparative Endings Base Word strong silly hot dry fine (2 things) -er (3 things) -est stronger sillier hotter drier strongest silliest hottest driest

Comparative Endings Base Word strong silly hot dry fine (2 things) -er (3 things) -est stronger sillier hotter drier finer strongest silliest hottest driest

Comparative Endings Base Word strong silly hot dry fine (2 things) -er (3 things) -est stronger sillier hotter drier finer strongest silliest hottest driest finest

Comparative Endings n n n n hottest rarest lovelier biggest braver funniest maddest tamest n n n n healthiest fatter later sunnier thinner safest scarier

A Weed Is a Flower Word Wall Words n bead n cold n room n soak n wrote Spelling Words n sooner smaller n soonest smallest n hotter fatter n hottest fattest n busier angrier n busiest angriest n happier straighter n happiest straightest

Word Family Rhymes – bead (online dictionary) Consonants lead read Digraphs Blends plead

Word Family Rhymes – bead read plead

Word Family Rhymes – cold (online dictionary) Consonants fold gold hold mold sold told Digraphs Blends scold

Word Family Rhymes – cold fold sold hold gold told mold scold

Let’s Talk about Creative Ideas

Cause and Effect n n n Most things happen for a reason. Good readers ask themselves what happens and why it happens. Paying attention to why things happen helps you understand what you read.

Read-Aloud Louis Braille

Daily Fix-It • • he am the hapiest dog He is the happiest dog. where is their a place too sit Where is there a place to sit?

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n n A verb can tell what someone or something is doing. A verb can show something that happens now, in the past, or in the future.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n n n The verbs am, is, are, was, and were do not show action. They show what someone or something is or was. These verbs are forms of the verb to be.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n The verbs am, is, and are, tell about now. n n n I am an inventor. Jen is an inventor. Des and Ali are inventors.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n The verbs was and were, tell about the past. n n Bill was an inventor. Katie and Sam were inventors.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n n Use am, is, and was to tell about one person, place or thing. Use are and were to tell about more than one person, place, or thing.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n n n Inventors ____ clever people. (is, are) are Zippers ____ invented not long ago. (was, were) were Today inventions ____ everywhere. (is, are) are

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n n I ____ in the Young Inventors Club. (am, are) am George _____ in the club too. (are, is) is

Wrap Up Your Day! n n Comparative words with –er, est Cause and effect Let’s talk about it! Tomorrow the class will read about George Washington Carver, a man who found the need to solve problems in creative ways.

A Weed Is a Flower Monday Journal Topic List things you excel in at home and school.

A Weed Is a Flower Tuesday Morning Warm-Up Someone may have an idea for something to make our lives better and happier. How can the smallest idea become a great idea?

Today we will learn about: n n n n Amazing words Comparative endings Cause and effect Monitor and fix-up High-frequency words Vocabulary words Verbs: am, is, are, was, were

A Weed Is a Flower Amazing Words

opportunity op – por – tu - ni – ty n An opportunity is a good chance or a favorable time. n We had an opportunity to go to a movie on Saturday. n Will we have an opportunity to have a play date this week? n

accomplish n n ac – com - plish When you accomplish something, you succeed in carrying it out or finishing it. The mayor of our town accomplished many important things. She was proud she accomplished so much in only an hour.

original o – rig - i – nal n Something that is original is the only one of its kind or the first of something. n We use my grandmother’s original recipe for those delicious cookies. n A copy machine makes copies of an original paper. n

Read-Aloud Teddy’s Bear

Comparative Endings n n n redder You can read this word because you know how to read words with endings –er and –est. What base word and ending form redder?

Comparative Endings n When you come to a word with an –er or –est ending, figure out the base word (remember that there may have been a spelling change), read the word parts from left to right, and then blend the parts together to read the word.

Comparative Endings n n n n finest tiniest hotter hottest funnier funniest bluer bluest n n n n luckier luckiest quicker quickest flatter flattest larger largest

Click to listen to “The Latest Ideas. ”

Comparative Endings Find the words with comparative endings in “The Latest Idea. ” n n n latest hottest busiest bigger finer prettier

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -est

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -est latest

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -est latest hottest

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -est latest hottest busiest

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -er bigger -est latest hottest busiest

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -er bigger finer -est latest hottest busiest

Comparative Endings Sort these words: latest, hottest, busiest, bigger, finer, prettier -er bigger finer prettier -est latest hottest busiest

A Weed Is a Flower Word Wall Words n bead n cold n room n soak n wrote Spelling Words n sooner smaller n soonest smallest n hotter fatter n hottest fattest n busier angrier n busiest angriest n happier straighter n happiest straightest

Word Family Rhymes - room (online dictionary) Consonants doom loom Digraphs Blends bloom broom gloom groom

Word Family Rhymes - room bloom broom gloom groom

Comparative Endings n Today feels hotter than the hottest day we ever had.

Comparative Endings n n Today feels hotter than the hottest day we ever had. The sooner we get to the park, the happier I will be!

Comparative Endings n n n Today feels hotter than the hottest day we ever had. The sooner we get to the park, the happier I will be! This is the busiest work day, so the soonest Mom can come home is seven.

Comparative Endings n n Today feels hotter than the hottest day we ever had. The sooner we get to the park, the happier I will be! This is the busiest work day, so the soonest Mom can come home is seven. Our new puppy is the smallest and fattest of them all!

Cause and Effect n n n Most things happen for a reason. Good readers ask themselves what happens and why it happens. Look for clue words that signal causes, such as so and because.

Monitor and Fix Up n When you don’t understand something that happens in a story, it is a good idea to stop reading and look quickly over what they have already read to clear up any confusion about the story.

Monitor and Fix Up n Ask yourself questions as you read A Weed Is a Flower. n n Do I make sure I understand as I read? Do I go back and look quickly for information I don’t know or understand.

A Weed Is a Flower High Frequency Words n clothes n only n hours n question n money n taught n neighbor

High Frequency Word Review n n n n only answer clothes school hours people taught n n n n their question parents money washed neighbor enough

Vocabulary Words n n n college – a school of learning to attend after high school agriculture – having to do with farming laboratory – a place where tests and experiments are done greenhouse – a building with glass or plastic sides where plants are kept warm Next slide

college Auburn University of Alabama Northeast Alabama Community College

agriculture

laboratory

greenhouse

Vocabulary Words college, agriculture, laboratory, greenhouse n n We grow plants in the _____ when it is cold outside. greenhouse I want to study _____ when I grow up. agriculture

Vocabulary Words college, agriculture, laboratory, greenhouse n n One day I will go to ____ to learn more about plants. college There I will study seeds and plants in a ______. laboratory

Daily Fix-It n n • • it are smallest than that It is smaller than that. plants that row of seeds straighterer. Plant that row of seeds straighter.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n n A verb can tell what someone or something is doing. A verb can show something that happens now, in the past, or in the future. Verbs change when we talk about one or more than one person or thing. They also change when we talk about the past or present.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n n n Which verbs talk about the past? Which verbs are used with one or more people or things. Which verbs are used with I?

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n n The verbs am, is, are, was, and were do not show action. They show what someone or something is or was. These verbs are forms of the verb to be. The verbs am, is, and are, tell about now. The verbs was and were, tell about the past.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n n n A seed is small. What is the verb? The seeds ____ small. I ____ small. These trees were once just seeds. The tree ___ once just a seed.

Wrap Up Your Day! n n High-Frequency Words Monitor & Fix Up Let’s Talk About It Tomorrow you will hear a read aloud that tells more about where ideas come from.

A Weed Is a Flower Tuesday Journal Topic Write about an idea you had and tell how you thought of it.

A Weed Is a Flower Wednesday Morning Warm-Up Toymakers make better toys every year. Some are faster and some are louder. Some are even smarter! How would you make your favorite toy better?

Today we will learn about: n n n Long i: i, ie, igh, y Comparative Endings High-Frequency Words Synonyms Verbs: am, is, are, was, were

A Weed Is a Flower Amazing Words

scientist sci – en – tist n A scientist is a person who is trained in science and is an expert in it. n Scientists have discovered many things about the world we live in. n

unusual un – u – su – al n Something that is unusual is not usual or not ordinary. n The children made an unusual barbecue sauce when they were trying to act like scientists. n

Read-Aloud Teddy’s Bear

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i ie igh y

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Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i tiger mild wider find ie pie lie die igh might sigh high bright y fly by cyclone

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i tiger mild wider find ie pie lie die igh might sigh high bright y fly by cyclone python

Long i: i, ie, igh, y pie, might, sigh, fly, tiger, mild, lie, by, high, cyclone, wider, find, bright, die, python, tie i tiger mild wider find ie pie lie die tie igh might sigh high bright y fly by cyclone python

High-Frequency Words n n n n rhymes with flowers hours rhymes with honey money I wasn’t sure how to answer the ____. question I was the ____ one who raise my hand. only

High-Frequency Words n n n My mom ____ school for twelve years. taught My pants and shirts are too small so I will have to buy some new ____. clothes Mr. Johnson is our next door ____. neighbor

A Weed Is a Flower Word Wall Words n bead n cold n room n soak n wrote Spelling Words n sooner smaller n soonest smallest n hotter fatter n hottest fattest n busier angrier n busiest angriest n happier straighter n happiest straightest

Word Family Rhymes - soak (online dictionary) Consonants Digraphs Blends cloak croak

Word Family Rhymes - soak cloak croak

Comparative Endings n n n opposite of colder and coldest hotter, hottest opposite of sadder and saddest happier, happiest opposite of bigger and biggest smaller, smallest

Comparative Endings n n n opposite of later and latest sooner, soonest opposite of more crooked and most crooked straight, straightest opposite of thinner and thinnest fatter, fattest

Synonyms n n Moses and Susan Carver thought that George was an unusual child. He was also described as small and weak. When authors write, they choose certain words but other words with the same or similar meanings could also be used.

Synonyms n n Words that have similar meanings are called synonyms. George remained small and weak. But as he grew, they saw he was an unusual child. Find a word to use in place of the underlined word without changing the meaning of the sentence.

Daily Fix-It • • i am happyest when I are busy I am happiest when I am busy. then I finich my work soonner. Then I finish my work sooner.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n n n The forms of to be tell whether it is about one or more than one and whether it takes place in the past or the present. Dr. Carver was a scientist. Some people he helped were farmers. Today, many people are farmers. I am a farmer too.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n n n I am a singer. Nat was a singer. They were singers.

Wrap Up Your Day! n n n Cause and Effect Let’s Talk About It Tomorrow you will read about how to find information on the internet.

A Weed Is a Flower Wednesday Journal Topic Use at least one pair of synonyms in a description of George Washington Carver.

A Weed Is a Flower Thursday Morning Warm-Up Today we are going to read about an amazing kind of technology, the Internet. Maria wants to search the net for information. Have you ever searched a www. address before? What do you know about the Internet?

Today we will learn about: n n n Comparative Endings Verbs: am, is, are, was, were Summarize information

A Weed Is a Flower Vocabulary Words n college n agriculture n laboratory n greenhouse Amazing Words n excel n process n research n opportunity n accomplish n original n scientist n unusual

A Weed Is a Flower High Frequency Words n clothes n only n hours n question n money n taught n neighbor

Sentence Reading n n They had a backyard birthday party for their oldest daughters. Matt fished alone by the riverbank for half a day. He caught the biggest, fattest catfish ever! Who’s the youngest baseball player on the team?

Sentence Reading n n n We cannot buy the larger toybox. We played basketball in the driveway. I scored many points.

A Weed Is a Flower Word Wall Words n bead n cold n room n soak n wrote Spelling Words n sooner smaller n soonest smallest n hotter fatter n hottest fattest n busier angrier n busiest angriest n happier straighter n happiest straightest

Word Family Rhymes – wrote (online dictionary) Consonants note tote vote Digraphs Blends smote

Word Family Rhymes – wrote note tote note vote note smote

Read-Aloud The Experiment

Daily Fix-It n n he are a plant dotcor He is a plant doctor. i am knot too good with plants I am not too good with plants.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n n What are some forms of the verb to be? Am, is, are, was, were These verbs don’t show action. What do they show? They show what someone or something is or was.

Verbs: am, is, are, was, were n n n The Minute Men were heroes. My grandfather is a good storyteller. Laura Ingalls Wilder was a pioneer. She was also a writer.

Wrap Up Your Day! n n n Making Connections Let’s Talk About It You heard about two children who decided to be scientists. Tomorrow you will hear about Abby and Joey again.

A Weed Is a Flower Thursday Journal Topic List places and tools for research.

A Weed Is a Flower Friday Morning Warm-Up This week we read about one illustrator, two toymakers, and three scientists. Where did their creative ideas come from?

Today we will learn about: n n Review Amazing Words Comparative Endings High-Frequency Words Verbs: am, is, are, was, were

A Weed Is a Flower Vocabulary Words n college n agriculture n laboratory n greenhouse Amazing Words n excel n process n research n opportunity n accomplish n original n scientist n unusual

A Weed Is a Flower Word Wall Words n bead n cold n room n soak n wrote Spelling Words n sooner smaller n soonest smallest n hotter fatter n hottest fattest n busier angrier n busiest angriest n happier straighter n happiest straightest

Comparative Endings n n This apple tastes sweeter and juicier than the others. I ate the largest piece of meat because I was hungrier than usual.

Comparative Endings n n That is the tiniest, prettiest ring I have ever seen. The trees look lovelier in summer when their leaves are greener.

A Weed Is a Flower High Frequency Words n clothes n only n hours n question n money n taught n neighbor

High-Frequency Words only, money, neighbor, hours, clothes, taught, question n n How many more ___ will we drive before we get there? hours I did extra chores so I could earn some _____. money

High-Frequency Words only, money, neighbor, hours, clothes, taught, question n n My old ____ are too small, so I will have to get new ones. clothes My next door ____ lets me play with her dog. neighbor

High-Frequency Words only, money, neighbor, hours, clothes, taught, question n n n Can you please repeat the ____ you asked? question This is your one and _____ chance to get it right. only My dad _____ me how to fly a kite. taught

Daily Fix-It • • n n the science lab was hoter this weak The science lab was hotter this week. my plant are the smallest one, My plant is the smallest one.

Wrap Up Your Week Let’s Talk About Creative Ideas

A Weed Is a Flower Friday Journal Topic Write about a process you perform every day.

A Weed Is a Flower Related Links Compound Words Primary Resources National Geographic Kids Plant Power Plant Parts Who Lives Here? George Washington Carver Braille Games The Good, Better, Best Trampolini Game

We are now ready to take our story tests. n Story test Classroom webpage, n Student page, n Taking Tests n n AR Other Reading Quizzes n Quiz # 904598 n