when are creative ideas good? when are they bad?

When are creative ideas good? When are creative ideas good? When are they bad?When are they bad?

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Vocabulary Words

lazy weave delicious justice

Amazing Words consume prey shrewd boast gloat snicker contentment cure incident



believe caught finally been whatever today tomorrow


Word Wall Words

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Spelling Words

basketball driveway someone bedtime weekend raindrop something mailbox birthday grandparent riverbank rattlesnake bathtub earthquake backyard

Big Question:Big Question: When are creative ideas good? When are creative ideas good?

When are they bad?When are they bad?

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Anansi Goes FishingAnansi Goes Fishing MondayMonday

Morning Warm-Up

Creative ideas can solve problems or answer questions. When are creative ideas good? When are they bad?

Today we will learn about:Today we will learn about:

Amazing Words Compound Words Cause and Effect Verbs for present, past, and future


Amazing Words

consume con - sume When you consume something,

you eat it or use it all up. Our family consumed a huge bowl

of popcorn while we watched TV. A lot of my extra time is consumed

by homework and playing ball.

prey prey Prey is an animal that is hunted

and killed by another animal for food.

Small fish are often the prey of bigger fish.

Mice are the prey of cats.

shrewd shrewd Someone or something shrewd is

very clever and smart. Dad told me to be shrewd about

deciding what to do with my allowance.

The detective made a shrewd plan to catch the thief.

Compound WordsCompound Words

sail – boat Today we’ll learn about

combining two words, such as sail and boat, to make a compound word.

Compound WordsCompound Words A compound word is made up of

two shorter words. The meaning of the compound

word is often made up of the meanings of the two shorter words.

What two words do you hear in sailboat?

What does sailboat mean?

Compound WordsCompound Words To read compound words, first

chunk the word into two words. Read the two words and then blend

them into one word. Let’s blend this word together:

sail-boat. someone bedtime snowstorm pancake

Compound WordsCompound Words maybe daytime cupcake airline haystack network rainstorm

Compound WordsCompound Words schoolyard everything bathtub raindrop brainstorm lipstick airplane rowboat


baseball starfish railroad goldfish forever paycheck snowflake landlord

seashore laptop birthday weekend suntan backyard babysit grasshopper


When you read compound words, chunk the word into two small words.

Read the two words and blend them into one compound word.


Word Wall Words


Spelling Words


Let’s Talk About: Let’s Talk About: Creative IdeasCreative Ideas

Let’s Talk About: Creative IdeasLet’s Talk About: Creative Ideas

Cause and EffectCause and Effect

Most things happen for a reason. Good readers ask themselves what

happens and why it happens. Words like because can help you

figure out why something happens.

Daily Fix-It

• hir purse is durty• Her purse is dirty.• the tirtle ca’nt run fast• The turtle can’t run fast.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Futureand Future A verb tells what someone or

something does. A verb can show action. It can show action that is happening

now, has already happened, or is going to happen.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Futureand Future

Today Jeb bakes muffins. The verb bakes tells about now. It ends

with –s. Yesterday Jeb baked muffins. The verb baked tells about the past. It

ends with –ed. Tomorrow Jeb will bake muffins. The verb will bake tells about the future.

It begins with will.


Decide if the verb tells about now, the past, or the future.

Jeb invents new kinds of muffins.



Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now)



Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut.



Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now)



Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now) Yesterday he added pineapple.



Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now) Yesterday he added pineapple. (past)



Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now) Yesterday he added pineapple. (past) Next week he will use squash.



Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now) Yesterday he added pineapple. (past) Next week he will use squash. (future)



Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now) Yesterday he added pineapple. (past) Next week he will use squash. (future) In the future, I will make my own muffins.



Jeb invents new kinds of muffins. (now) Today he sprinkles coconut. (now) Yesterday he added pineapple. (past) Next week he will use squash. (future) In the future, I will make my own muffins.

(future)

Review our day!Review our day!

Compound Words Cause and effect Let’s Talk About it!

Tomorrow we will read about a trickster named Anansi who gets tricked himself.

Anansi Goes FishingAnansi Goes Fishing MondayMonday

Journal Topic

Write a paragraph about a time when you were shrewd.

Anansi Goes FishingAnansi Goes Fishing TuesdayTuesday

Morning Warm-Up

How do you feel when someone tries to trick you or when anyone lies to you? What is something

you can do?

Word Reading: Word Reading: Pick out the compound words in Pick out the compound words in

“Mistake in the Lake.”“Mistake in the Lake.”

Grandpa rowboat outside Grandma lunchbox sunscreen halfway someone


Amazing Words

boast

boast Someone who boasts brags or

speaks too well of himself of herself. That girl always boasts about her

grades. Jim says he can run faster than I

can, but I think he’s just boasting.

gloat gloat When you think about something

you’re very satisfied with, you gloat about it.

The two farmers in the story gloated that their machines would get rid of the mice.

My big brother gloated at his team’s first win all season.

snicker snick - er When you snicker, you giggle or

laugh in a mean way. When one farmer saw the other’s

mouse-catching machine, he snickered at it.

The kids snickered at the strange-looking car.

Sort Compound Words:Sort Compound Words:Compound

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Can we play basketball in the driveway?


Can we play basketball in the driveway? The birthday party will be in the

backyard.



backyard. I see frogs and birds by the riverbank.



backyard. I see frogs and birds by the riverbank. I have popcorn before bedtime on the

weekend.


Word Wall Words


Spelling Words


Cause and EffectCause and Effect

Most things happen for a reason. Good readers ask themselves what

happens and why it happens. Words like because can help you figure

out why something happens. As you read, ask yourself what happens

and why it happens. Look for clue words, such as if and

because that signal causes.

Monitor and Fix UpMonitor and Fix Up

When you read a story, ask yourself questions like:– Who is this story about?

– Where does it happen?

– What is happening?

Monitor and Fix UpMonitor and Fix Up

If you don’t know the answer to a question, then stop the way you have been reading.

You might need to slow down. If you read more slowly, you can

better understand what you are reading.

Trickster Tales

Sometimes characters try to trick one another to

get what they want.

High-Frequency Word ReviewHigh-Frequency Word Review

today work caught whole been brought tomorrow

watched whatever nothing believe catch finally eat


Vocabulary Words



Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Words

lazy – not liking to work or be active weave – to form threads into cloth or

web or to make straw into hats or baskets

delicious – something that tastes really good

justice- something that is fair and right

Vocabulary WordsVocabulary Wordslazy, weave, delicious, justicelazy, weave, delicious, justice

Big Spider watched Little Spider ____ a large web.

Big Spider felt ____, so she did not help Little Spider.

Little Spider ate a _____ bug that got caught in the web.

Little Spider said, “Too bad you’re hungry, Big Spider, but that’s ____!”

Daily Fix-It

last week end I sent a leter Last weekend I sent a

letter.• my mom red a story at bed

time• My mom read a story at

bedtime.

Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present Grammar: Verbs for Past, Present and Futureand Future We fish now. We fish now. (present) Yesterday we fished. Yesterday we fished. (past) Tomorrow we will fish. Tomorrow we will fish. (future)


High-Frequency Words Monitor and Fix Up Let’s Talk About It!

Tomorrow we will read hear a story about another very tricky character.

Anansi Goes FishingAnansi Goes Fishing TuesdayTuesday

Journal Topic

Think of a time when you had a good idea and tell what happened when you used it.

Anansi Goes FishingAnansi Goes Fishing Wednesday Wednesday

Morning Warm-Up Yesterday Farmer Smart had a

problem. Today he finds a way to fix it. Tomorrow he won’t have the problem anymore! How do you fix

your problems?


Amazing Words Long o: o, oa, ow Compound Words High-Frequency Words Vocabulary Words Verbs for Past, Present, and Future


Amazing Words

contentment con – tent – ment Contentment is a feeling of being

pleased or satisfied. The dog stretched and sighed in

contentment. After dinner, we sat around the

campfire in complete contentment.

cure cure When something cures you, it

makes you feel better and healthy again.

The medicine the doctor gave me cured my rash.

Scientists are searching for a cure for many different diseases.

incident in – ci - dent An incident is something that

happens. That movie had some very exciting

incidents in it. Mom told us several funny

incidents from her trip.

Making WordsMaking Words

a – o d – g – l – m –

t – w

High-Frequency WordsHigh-Frequency Words whatever, tomorrow, finally, believe, today, caught, been

I woke up on Sunday morning and said, “____ I don’t have to go to school.”

I love all kinds of foods and will eat ____ Dad puts on my plate.

Do you ___ fairy tales are true? Yesterday I went fishing and ____ three

fish. I woke up on Thursday and said, “___ is

Friday!” I have ___ sick for three days. I can’t wait until I’m ___ old enough to

drive.

Compound WordsCompound Words A compound word is made up of

two shorter words. The meaning of the compound

word is often made up of the meanings of the two shorter words.

What two words do you hear in sailboat?

What does sailboat mean?


Word Wall Words


Spelling Words


Daily Fix-It

• he saw a toy in the drive way

• He saw a toy in the driveway.

• some one played a trick on her.

• Someone played a trick on her.


Cause and Effect Let’s Talk About It!

Tomorrow we will read hear a poem about how spiders avoid their own sticky traps.

Anansi Goes FishingAnansi Goes Fishing WednesdayWednesday

Journal Topic

Describe Anansi and Turtle, making sure to use at least one

pair of antonyms.

Anansi Goes FishingAnansi Goes Fishing Thursday Thursday

Morning Warm-Up

Today we will read about a small clever insect. A spider spins long,

sticky webs to trap bugs to eat. Do you know why the spider

doesn’t get stuck in its own web?


Review Amazing Words Compound Words Verbs for Past, Present, and

Future


Vocabulary Words



Sentence ReadingSentence Reading

Did your parents see everybody play tennis? I see lots of shells wash up on the seashore. Teddy keeps me company when nobody is

home. I will paint a picture at recess when I am at

school Last weekend we drove to a faraway place. My three teammates told me the answer after

the reading test.


Word Wall Words


Spelling Words


Videos:Videos:

Trickster Tales: A Story, A Story (Anansi tale) Mathica’s Mathshop Folktales from Afar African & African-American Folktales Stop, Look, Listen: Okey Cokey Karaoke!: Anansi, Ca

t, and Rat

Daily Fix-It

i fish in the pond yesserday

I fished in the pond yesterday.

i will fished agen tomorro I will fish again tomorrow.

VerbsVerbs

Yesterday I played soccer. Today I play soccer. Tomorrow I will play soccer. Yesterday I cleaned my room. Today I clean my room. Tomorrow I will clean my room.


Text to Text Let’s Talk About It!

Tomorrow we will read hear a story about a monkey that tricked a hippopotamus.

Anansi Goes FishingAnansi Goes Fishing Thursday Thursday

Journal Topic

Make a list of animals that

hunt for prey.

Anansi Goes FishingAnansi Goes Fishing Friday Friday

Morning Warm-Up

This week we read about characters who had creative ideas.

When are creative ideas good? When are they bad?


Review Amazing Words Compound Words Review High-Frequency Words Verbs for Past, Present, and Future Alphabetical Order to the Second

Letter


Vocabulary Words




I gave him a basketball for his birthday last weekend.

I gave him a basketball for his birthday last weekend.

Someone will watch the sailboat near the seashore.

Someone will watch the sailboat near the seashore.


I put something in the treehouse by our driveway.

I put something in the treehouse by our driveway.

She broke the egg at breakfast and they were everywhere.

She broke the egg at breakfast and they were everywhere!

High-Frequency WordsHigh-Frequency Wordsbeen, finally, whatever, today, tomorrow, believe

I ____ a fish! Can you ___ I got my wish? “_____ will I do with it?” I say. “____ was a great day!” Mom said ____ I could go again. She said I could ___ take my friend! If I do not take him, he will not know where

I have _____.


Word Wall Words


Spelling Words


Daily Fix-It

• i want to do some thing fur bill

• I want to do something for Bill.

do you had any ideas Do you have any ideas?

Alphabetical OrderAlphabetical Order

Dictionaries, glossaries, and names in a telephone book are all arranged in alhabetical order.

Words that begin with a come before words that begin with b, and so on.

Sometimes two or more words begin with the same letter.

When this happens, we alphabetize by the second letter.


Animal, friend, fish, spider, fly

How do we put these words in order?

animal fish fly friend spider


walk, where, went


walk went where


slow, stupid, share


share slow stupid


tired, tomorrow, then


then tired tomorrow


catch, cook, cried


catch cook cried

Wrap Up Our Week!Wrap Up Our Week!

Let’s Talk About Creative Ideas:– When are creative ideas good?– When are creative ideas bad?

Next week we will read about two sisters who use creative ideas to help each other.

Anansi Goes FishingAnansi Goes Fishing Friday Friday

Journal Topic

Write about a spider's

shrewd prey.

We are now ready to We are now ready to take our story tests.take our story tests.

Story test– Classroom webpage,– Student page, – Taking Tests

AR– Other Reading Quizzes– Quiz # 904599

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Compound Words

Kids' AfricaExplore Africa with Anansi

United Streaming A Story, A Story

OppositesSquanky the Tooth TakerQuiet Quest for Opposites

Game Goo Compound Words

Drag and Drop

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Compound Words

Click the circle to make a compound word

Get Ready to ReadOnline Story

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