Lesson 18, Day 4

Objective: To listen attentively and respond appropriately to oral communication

Have you heard a dog bark?

What do you think a dog barks at?

On my signal, turn and talk with your partner. Complete the following stem.

A dog barks at __________________________.

Today we are going to be reading the poem My Dog. We will read the poem two times. I want us to look for different things in the poem each time we read. The first time we read, let’s look to see if we can find some rhyming words. The second time we read I want you to look for spaces between words, capital letters and periods.

Objective: To appreciate the rhythm and rhyme of a poem

To understand concepts of print; to listen for enjoyment to a contemporary poem

My Dog

He didn’t bark at anything –

a cat,

a bird, a piece of string,

a siren or a silly toad,

a pickup truck along the road,

a fence,

a bone,

a chewed up shoe –

He barked because he wanted to.

Objective: To read high frequency words

pretty

surprise

three

carry

would

mouse

our

over

play

day

tree

onto

eat

Objective: To read high frequency words

still America

learn worlddearadd

betweenown

below

Objective: To substitute phonemes to make new words

-ow

flow

slow

know

-oat

float

goat

boat

Objective: To recognize root words

To read and use phonograms –ow and -oat

Notice that these words have the same endings and they also rhyme

I am at a boat show.

Boats float on the water.

Some go when you row.

Some boats are fast, and some are slow.

I like all the boats.

When I grow up, I know I want to have a boat in the show!

Objective: To discriminate between words with different patterns

To use common vowel spelling patterns to read words

Phonograms – words that end with the same sounds. Words that have the same endings are also rhyming words.

-own

grown

shown

flown

-oast

toast

coast

roast

Word Building

lowlsow

grow

roadsoap

Objective: To use /o/ ow, oa and other known letter-sounds to spell and write words

To spell and write known high frequency words

Word Blending

g

Objective: To build and blend words with/o/ and other known letter-sounds.

oaoar

t

c loam

row

crow

FluencyJon has a goat.

Her name is Joan.

Joan has spots on her fur.

Joan likes to run on the road.

She has on a bow for the show.

Oh, no, Joan! Do not eat the box!

Objective: To read fluently in a manner that sounds like natural speech.

Objective: To use /o/ ow, oa and other known letter-sounds to spell and write words

To spell and write known high frequency words

low

grow

slow

road

soap

boat

little

handle

carry

would

Objective: To read high frequency words

buy

feel

loud

money

mouse

our

over

paint

pretty

surprise

their

threeisit

on

as

with

his

at

or

had

Objective: To determine the author’s purpose and point of view while listening to a story

What is an author’s purpose when they write a story?

The author’s purpose is to inform, entertain or teach us a lesson

Let’s think about the three stories we read this week – The Mitten,

Snow Surprise, and We’re Going on a Lion Hunt. What was the author’s purpose in all three of these stories?

To entertain

Objective: To develop robust vocabulary by discussing

ideas and situations.

Robust Vocabulary

• command

• labored

• wary

When you command someone,

you tell him or her what

to do.

command

The man will command you to go over there.

I will say some things. If it is a command I would like for you to follow

it. If not do nothing at all.

Touch your toes.

Today is Tuesday.

Who is wearing a red shirt?

Say your name.

If you labored, you worked very

hard.

labored

The man labored to build a fire with the wood.

I will name some activities. If the activity is something a person would labor to do I want you to sit down. If

not remain standing.

Take a nap.

Build a house.

Color in a coloring book.

Climb a mountain.

When you are cautious and unsure

about something that might

be dangerous,

you are wary.

wary

The little boy was wary of the sheep.

I will name some things. If you would be wary of these things, cover your eyes. If not put your hands by your side.

snake

rock

sand

flower

lion

friend

campfire

ladybug

bumblebee

hat

Objective: To identify and use homophones correctly

Remember homophones are words that sound the same, but have different

meanings and are spelled differently.

I _______________________ my name.

My cat has a long _________________.

I _______________ a card to Uncle Bob.

This apple is _____________________.

Which words would you put in each sentence?

read, write, tail, tale, red

Which of the following sentences are correct?

I see a clock.

I sea a clock.

I write a letter.

I right a letter.

Objective: To select a focus when writing

To write a thank you letter

To use sensory details in writing

Objective: To develop a criteria list for writing a thank you note.

Objective: To understand the purpose of each part of the

thank-you letter.To contribute to the sharedwriting of a thank-you letter.

January 22, 2009

Dear ____________,

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Your friend,

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