Theme 3:

Better Together

Weekly Theme:
On the Farm

Selection 1:
Title: Click, Clack, Moo:Cows that Type
Author: Doreen Cronin
Genre:
Fantasy - a story with made up characters
and events.

Comprehension Strategy:
Visualize-try to picture in your mind what
has happene in the story.

Comprehension Skill:
Cause and Effect-a cause makes something
happen, an effect is what happens.
Phonics:
Initial Triple Consonant Blends
Spelling Focus:
Consonant Blends scr-,spr-,str
spruce screen scream scrape stripe
strap struck strict sprain spring

HF Words: carry talk once

Key Vocabulary:
sincerely – with honesty
impatient – easily annoyed
furious – very angry
demand - to ask for something strongly
emergency – a sudden event that must be
dealt with quickly
snoop – to look around in a sneaky way
Vocabulary Skills:

Use a Thesaurus: Synonyms

** When you don’t know what a word means, look it up
in a dictionary or thesaurus.
Synonyms are pairs of words that have
almost the same meaning.
huge - enormous
chilly - cold
Word Work:
Grammar Skills:
Combining Sentences-if two sentences have
words that are the same, you can combine
them. Use the word and.

Mom picked the apples. Mom baked a pie.

Mom picked the apples and baked a pie.