Lesson 5

Day 2

Question of the Day

What would you say to a new student to welcome them to your class?

What friendly thing could you say to a person you do not know well?

To welcome a new student, I would say _______.

Root Words; Endings –ed & -ing

droppedWhat is the root word?What ending was added? How did the root word change?

naming jokedWhat are the root words? What endings were added? How did the words change?

Words are often easier to read if we break them down.

sanded gliding moppedSay the word, then find the root and ending.

Root Word PracticeFind each root word and explain how the root word

changed when the ending was added.

moved movewaking wake hopped hop folded fold

Characters and Setting

Characters are _____________________.The setting is _______ and _______ a story

takes place.Open your book to “The School News” and

identify the setting. What information in the text helped you?

Work with your partner to identify a character in the story and write 2 or 3 sentences explaining what the character is like. Also write down the clues that helped you.

people or animals in a story.

when where

Alphabetical Order

Alphabetical order can help when we are looking up words in a dictionary, an encyclopedia, or the index in the back of a textbook.

When you put words in ABC order, start by looking at the first letter. If the words start with the same letter, look to the second letter. Sometimes you may need to look to the third letter or even farther to put the words in ABC order.

ABC Order

caring tease talk banditfeel calling

Which of these words comes first in alphabetical order? How do you know?

Finish writing the words in ABC order. Let your partner check your answers. bandit calling caring feel talk tease

Vocabulary1. I saw an image of my favorite actor on

television. An image is a picture of something or someone.What is the word? What is an image you have seen in a magazine

advertisement?2. The movie is so popular that it is hard to get

tickets to see it. Something that is popular is something that

many people like. What is the word?What snacks are popular with kids?

Vocabulary Practice

What are some of your favorite movies? What are some images you remember from them? Describe specific images.

Work with your partner to list some after-school activities that are popular with kids.

Turn and Talk.

DOL

1. do you have a extra pencil!

2. please keep the puppies on his leash?

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puppy.

Grammar: Review Commands and Exclamations

• A command tells someone to do something. It usually ends with a period. A strong command ends with an exclamation point.

An exclamation expresses surprise, excitement, or other strong feelings. It ends with an exclamation point.

Grammar Practice

1. This pan is really hot2. Please take the puppy for a walkWhich sentence is a command?Which sentence is an exclamation?What punctuation marks are needed for

each sentence?