July+7,+2009

Review the meanings/spellings of 8 different vocabulary words.
Review expository writing. Review Making Inferences in the text.

Week #5, Day #2 Warm-up Sentences: 1. we gots a poem in our book called fireflies 2. next april we are moving to walnut creek california

Today's Agenda:
1. 2 Sentence Warm-up. (Write 2 sentences on the board and teach students that each day they will come in and copy the sentences, then correct any mistakes and underline nouns, circle verbs and put a box around any adjectives. 2. Students should take out Vocabulary List #5 and you should read each word to them while they listen to the sound of each word. Have students repeat the word and spelling of each word. Today, students will make flashcards using the ten different vocabulary words. Review the words students used to associate each vocab word with another word and possibly use these for the flashcards. Students can also write the vocab word on one side and draw a picture of the word on another side. Spend 5 minutes reviewing in partners. 3. Continue teaching students how to write the expository paragraph using the book as a guide. 4. Have students scan for vocabulary for the story on pages 443-451. If time, review the concept of making inferences on page 441 and have students make the chart in their notebooks. Teach this explicitly so that students are able to practice this concept when they read the story in groups.