Author: Patricia MacLachlanIllustrator: Meg Kelleher Aubrey

Calahan ElementaryMs. Sheida – 4th Grade

Write the Word.Find the Vowel

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How many syllables? Split into syllables.

List the S/S Cards for each Vowel

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Write the Word.Find the Vowel

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Antonym MatchAntonym Match

• dark• small• right• day• up• little• cold• happy• slow• start

• wrong• night• light• stop• big• sad• fast• down• big• hot

What are Plural Nouns?

Some plurals end with –sExamples) plant / plants book / books

Some plurals end with –esExamples) bench / benches fox / foxes

Some plurals change the “y” to an “i” and add “-es”

Examples) butterfly / butterflies city / cities

What are Irregular Plurals?

• Irregular Plurals do not follow the rules!• Some singular nouns must be changed to

make an irregular plural, other do not change at all!

child = goose =man = moose =

woman = sheep = mouse = deer = tooth = ox =

Brainpop Jr

-game + write

R/W Workbook p. 29 – 30“Regular and Irregular

Plurals”• Brainpop Jr. – “Plural Nouns”• Nouns (Plurals) – Unit 1 Workbook

Word Knowledge

1: energy energetic sympathy sympathetic

2: hundredth tenth fourth twentieth

3: lately carefully seriously finally

4: Sarah is more energetic this morning.

5: This dog is Caleb’s fourth collie.

6. Lately Anna has wanted to get a cat.

Sarah is more energetic this morning.

Identify the word with the –etic suffix.Identify the word with the –etic suffix.

What is the root word?What is the root word?

energetic

energy

energyenergy energenergetieticc sympatsympat

hyhy sympathsympatheticetic

Notice how the words below change when the suffix –etic is

added to the root word.Use each word below in an oral sentence.Use each word below in an oral sentence.

poetrypoetry poeticpoetic

NounNoun:: AdjectiveAdjective::

First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth,

seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth

ordinal numbers

fortieth

eleventh fourth

thirteenth

4th Grade

Can you think of Can you think of any other ordinal any other ordinal numbers that end numbers that end with th?with th?

latelatelyly

carefulcarefulllyy

seriousseriouslyly

finalfinallyly

The suffix –ly is added to each of the following words. Identify each root word.

Prefix- an addition to the beginning of the word (re- to do again)

rereshingle - to shingle shingle - to shingle againagain

rerefill - to fill againfill - to fill again

rerewrite - to write againwrite - to write again

reredo - to do it againdo - to do it again

eagereagermarrimarrieded

sealseal

sneasneakk

prairieprairie

These words from the story These words from the story contain /e/ spelled contain /e/ spelled eaea or or ieie..

Most seals live in water and have flippers for feet.

What sound do the letters, What sound do the letters, eaea, have in the word , have in the word seals?seals?

Long eLong e

This dog is Caleb’s fourth collie.

Pick out the ordinal number in the sentence.

fourthfourth

““Will she like us?” asked Will she like us?” asked Caleb very softly.Caleb very softly.

Identify the word with the suffix –ly.Identify the word with the suffix –ly.

What is the root word?What is the root word?

softlysoftly

softsoft

Look for the –ly suffix.Look for the –ly suffix.

Objective:Today we will learn new

words so that we can better understand what we read.

Sarah, Plain and Tall Sarah, Plain and Tall VocabularyVocabulary

feistyfeistyenergeticenergetic

peskypeskymild manneredmild mannered

troublesomtroublesomee

HOW CAN WE FIGURE OUT THE MEANING OF A WORD?

apposition – the definition of a word is found between two commas.

prefix base word (Show word structure

posters) suffix context clues – help you figure out the

meaning of a word, by using the other words in the sentence as clues.

The porcelain doll my late great grandmother gave me is priceless.

Context Clues When you are reading a story and come across a word you do not know, use it’s context – the information, words, and sentences around the unfamiliar word – to find out its meaning.

Context clues help you figure out the meaning of a word!!!

Notebook Files

Movie Clip

(Under Comprehension Strategies)

troublesome“use context cluesand word structure”

Sometimes Caleb can be troublesome.

The students who passed notes in class were rude and troublesome.

troublesometroublesome- - causing problems or difficultiescausing problems or difficulties

Definition: causing problems or difficulties

Base + Suffix: trouble + some

Synonym: bothersome, annoyance

Antonym: helpful, easy

Part of Speech: adjective

troublesome

cuddlesome gruesome lonesome awesome handsome adventuresome

“-some” suffix makes an adjective a characteristic. It has that trait. Some examples…

feisty “use context clues”

Papa was late because his colt was acting feisty.

The The feistyfeisty little dog strained at her little dog strained at her leash during the walk.leash during the walk.

feistyfeisty - full of energy - full of energy

Definition: full of energy

Synonym: energetic, spirited, frisky, enthusiastic

Antonym: lazy, tired

Part of Speech: adjective

feisty

energetic “use context clues”John’s wife-to-be is young and energetic.

Jimmy had a cold and Jimmy had a cold and was not very was not very energeticenergetic..

energeticenergetic- having energy; spirited- having energy; spirited

Definition: having energy; spirited

Base + Suffix: energy + etic

Synonym: active, lively, feisty

Antonym: tired, sluggish

Part of Speech: adjective

energetic

mild mannered “use context clues and word structure”

I am strong and I work hard, but I am not mild mannered.

Paul remained mild mannered even when his plane was late.

mild manneredmild mannered- gentle in nature- gentle in nature

Definition: gentle in nature, acts calm

Synonym: easygoing, calm, patient

Antonym: troublesome, unfriendly

Part of Speech: adjective

mild mannered

pesky “use context clues”

“What if she thinks we are loud and pesky?” asked Caleb.

The golfer was angered by The golfer was angered by the the peskypesky rabbit on the rabbit on the golf course.golf course.

peskypesky- annoying- annoying

Definition: annoying

Synonym: troublesome, annoying

Antonym: pleasant, polite

Part of Speech: adjective

pesky

Sarah, Plain and Tall is a fiction story. The genre is historical fiction.

Sarah, Plain and Tall

• Genre- Historical Fiction• Point of View- First Person (Anna)• Author’s Purpose- Entertain

Our need for human relationships can cause us to take risks.

Jacob Witting, widowed father of Anna and Caleb, places an advertisement in a newspaper for a wife.

Sarah Wheaton answers the advertisement. Through letters, Sarah and the Witting family get to know each other.

Sarah agrees to travel west to see is she would like to live there. Will Sarah miss her old home? Will the Wittings and Sarah create a new family? What risks will Sarah face?

Prairie

"Outside the prairie reached out and touched the places where "Outside the prairie reached out and touched the places where the sky came down.”the sky came down.”

--Sarah, Plain and Tall

A prairie is an extensive, level or slightly rolling, mostly treeless tract of land in the Mississippi valley, characterized by a highly fertile soil and originally covered with course grasses. -Webster's Dictionary

Clues, Problems, Wonderings

Let’s browse the historical fiction story Sarah, Plain and Tall and look for clues

about the story, problems you may have while reading the story, and wonderings

you have about the story.

This is a fiction story, so we only want to browse the first few pages so as not to

give away the ending.

We want to write our findings in note form.

CLUES PROBLEMS WONDERINGS

Big Ideas

Our need for human relationships can cause us to take risks.

Long-term commitment requires carefully thought out decisions.

The consequences of not taking some risks are sometimes worse than the consequences of taking them.

Decoding- Think/Pair/Share Find the word that has the same sound as

the underlined word part.

1. able 2. indeed 3. high

A) apple A) cried A) eightB) can B) history B) graphC) jeans C) head C)

insideD) straight D) escape D) birthday

Which words are split into syllables correctly?

Line 1 – pes-ky pe-ering latel-y

Line 2-cost-ly drugs-tore bel-ong

Line 3- forw-ard tra-vel cer-tain

Line 4-bo-dy app-ear na-tion

Line 5-seld-om anyt-hing mid-dle

Complete Sentences“Subject and Predicate”

subject – the subject of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about.Ex) Sarah is plain and tall. The stew was delicious.

predicate – the predicate of a sentence tells something about the subject.Ex) Sarah traveled far from home. Mama sang every single day.

R/W Workbook p. 31 – 32“Complete Sentences”

• Subject/Predicate Activities (Parts of Speech Folder)

- Brainpop – “Subject and Predicate”- Schoolhouse Rock Activities

Making Inferences

An inference is a statement a reader makes about a character or event from a story. To make an inference, the reader uses:

• information from the story, such as examples, facts, reasons, and descriptions.

• personal experience or knowledge, which is the memories and experiences you bring to the story.

R/W Workbook p. 23 – 24“Making Inferences”

• Notebook Files – Making Inferences (Unit 1 – Workbook)

• Brainpop Jr. – “Make Inferences”

First Person or Third Person?

1. My favorite color is yellow. I love yellow daisies and sunflowers.

2. My family and I decided to go to the park this weekend. We had a great time!

3. Ms. Sheida teaches fourth grade. She is in Room 17. She enjoys having a classroom that is tidy and organized.

4. He enjoyed listening to the folktale about rainbow bird, it was one of his favorite tales.

R/W Workbook p. 25 – 26“Author’s Point of View”

Sarah, Plain and Tall is a fiction story. The genre is historical fiction.

R/W Workbook p. 27 – 28“Historical Fiction”

Definition: causing problems or difficulties

Base + Suffix: trouble + some

Synonym: bothersome, annoyance

Antonym: helpful, easy

Part of Speech: adjective

troublesome

Definition: full of energy

Synonym: energetic, spirited, frisky, enthusiastic

Antonym: lazy, tired

Part of Speech: adjective

feisty

Definition: having energy; spirited

Base + Suffix: energy + etic

Synonym: active, lively, feisty

Antonym: tired, sluggish

Part of Speech: adjective

energetic

Definition: gentle in nature, acts calm

Synonym: easygoing, calm, patient

Antonym: troublesome, unfriendly

Part of Speech: adjective

mild mannered

Definition: annoying

Synonym: troublesome, annoying

Antonym: pleasant, polite

Part of Speech: adjective

pesky