Unit 6-Week 2 Day 1Theme Question: How are living things connected?• What roles do the parts of an ecosystem

play? (Wk 1)• Why do living things need each other? (Wk 2)• What happens when there are changes to an

ecosystem? (Wk 3)• How do people play a part in ecosystems? (Wk 4)

Theme Vocabulary

Theme vocabulary •compete•affect•disappear

Reading

Preview and Predict•pp. 332-337

Purpose•What do you think you will learn?• Find answers to the Theme

Question.• Set your own purpose.

VCV patternIf the first vowel sound is LONG, as in “event”, divide the word before the

consonant “e—vent”

If the first vowel sound is SHORT as in “lemon”, divide the word after the

consonant “lem—on”

humor rapid

unite figure

polite punish

Unit 6-Week 2 Day 2Theme Question: How are living things connected?• What roles do the parts of an ecosystem

play? (Wk 1)• Why do living things need each other? (Wk 2)• What happens when there are changes to an

ecosystem? (Wk 3)• How do people play a part in ecosystems? (Wk 4)

cause effect

A cool area becomes very hot.

A strange new species appears.

This might kill animals and they will not be able to live there any more.

Theme Vocabulary

•compete•affect•disappear

Summarizepage # What I Read Summary

pp. 334-335

pp. 336-337

Reading

Preview and Predict• (pp. 338-346): Balance in the Wild

Purpose• Find answers to the Theme

Question.• Set your own purpose.

VCV patternIf the first vowel sound is LONG, as in “event”, divide the word before the

consonant “e—vent”

If the first vowel sound is SHORT as in “lemon”, divide the word after the

consonant “lem—on”

Unit 6-Week 2, Day 3

What is the Theme Question?

Name the three theme vocabulary words and their meanings?

Analyze IdiomsPage # idiom meaning

p. 334 right under your nose

thin skinned

about face

put yourself in someone else’s shoes

Categorize and ClassifyHow can I sort the adaptations into groups?

Page # Body Features Behaviors

p. 336

Reading

Reread•Pp. 332-346

Purpose• Focus on how text features provide

important information about the text and help them answer the Theme Question.

Word StudyComparative and Superlative Adjectiveser-est-

1. Adjective ends in –er are comparative comparing two or more things or groups.

(see p. 329 larger)2. Adjective ends in –est are superlative

comparing three or more things or groups. (see p. 333 smallest)

Unit 6-Week 2, Day 4

What is the Theme Question?

•Name the three theme vocabulary words and their meanings.•What’s the first word that comes to

mind when you hear each word?

affect

pp. 340-341

Reading

Reread•pp. 322-333

Purpose• Find text evidence to answer the

Theme Question.

p.332

p.334

How are living things connected?

Word StudyComparative or Superlativeword Comparative Superlative

biggest

smallest

easier

harder

bigger

easiest