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TuesdayDecember 6, 2011fluencySuccessful Readers.Read aloud at a pace they would use in conversation.Do not read too quickly or too slowly for readers to understand.Pets are the hobby of my brother Bert.He used to go to school with a mouse in his shirt.

His hobby it grew, as some hobbies will,And grew and GREW and GREW until

Oh dont breath a word, pretend you havent heard.A simply appalling thing has occurred-

The very though makes me iller and iller;Berts brought home a gigantic gorilla!

If you think thats really not such a scare,What if it quarrels with his grizzly bear?

You still think you could keep your head?What if the lion from under the bed

And the four ostriches that deposit Their football eggs in his bedroom closet

And the aardvark out of his bottom drawerAll danced out and joined in the roar?My Brother Bert-Echo ReadVocabularyyearning

A yearning is a great desire to have something that you may never be able to get. Lola is enjoying the weather at the beach. What might you have a yearning for on a hot day? Turn and talk to your partner. withered

Something that is withered is dried up and faded. The field is full of pink and purple flowers. What does a withered flower look like? Turn and talk to your partner. escapades

Escapades are carefree, mischievous, or reckless adventures. Pepper, the puppy, enjoys getting into things at his new home. What escapades might this new puppy have? Turn and talk to your partner. unfathomable

If something is unfathomable, it cannot be understood or known. Mrs. Smith has always wanted to visit the beautiful country of Greece. What would you consider an unfathomable place to visit? Why? Turn and talk to your partner. Word StudyListen to me say this word:

breathlessHold up the number of fingers that shows the word separated into syllables correctly.

brea/thlessbreath/lessbreat/hlessWhat is the suffix in the word?What does it mean?Turn and talk.less - means withoutTo Do:Complete vocabulary practice using todays vocabulary words and turn in to the Reading Tray.Read silently.Small GroupPioneers- Read pgs. 8-14 in Whisper. Continue to write examples of cause and effect on a t-chart while you read. Continue working on your Book Club book.