Title: Fast Facts: Black Bears Reading Goal: Main Idea Team

1. The suffix –ly is placed at the end of a word to
a. compare
b. make a word plural
c. tell how something is done
d. mean a person who
2. What does the word bravely mean in the following
sentence?
The student bravely read his narrative to the class.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Without fear
While shaking
In a soft voice
In a shy way
Vocabulary
Can you pronounce it
Do know the definition
Can you use it in a sentence
Title: Coyote School News
Reading Goal: Cause and Effect
Team Cooperation Goal: Help
and Encourage
Genre:
Author: Joan Sandin
pinching: Grabbing between two
fingers
My grandmother is always pinching my
cheeks, even though I am 13 years old!
swollen:
Bigger than normal
Norma’s goldfish ate too much food
and he looked very swollen.
hissed:
Spoke with anger
“You broke my best toy,” my
brother hissed.
swell:
great
Beth thought her father’s new shiny
car was just swell, and she called all
her friends to tell her about it.
jerk:
Pull suddenly
“Don’t jerk the line until you’re sure
the fish is on the hook,” George’s
father told him.
Branded: Marked permanently
At the Silverado Ranch, the cowboys
branded all the cows with a big SR.
Reading Goal: Cause and Effect
TE p. 217
Cause: Why
it
happened
Effect: What it happened
Pages TE p. 253
Pages 39 - 49
What’s happened in the story so
far?
TE P. 254
Team Talk
Let’s preview the questions on
page 64 of your treasure hunt.
Partner Read 15 minutes
Put 2 sticky notes on words that are new or
unfamiliar to you
Partner Read p. A:173-B:174
Restate page B:173 and A:174
Read Silently: Page 175-177
Discuss with team words you clarified
 Find vocabulary words
If finished early, practice fluency Pg 168 and
169 (paragraph 1) or page 174 (paragraphs 14)
Team Discussion
• Pass out Team Discussion Cards
• Discuss answers to team talk questions
• Write answers to question 1 and 4 along with the
page number you found the answer on.
• If finished early, practice fluency Pg 168 and 169
(paragraph 1) or page 174 (paragraphs 1-4)
Class Discussion
• What are some of the words you clarified?
• Answer questions 1-4
• If finished early, practice fluency Pg 168 and 169
(paragraph 1) or page 174 (paragraphs 1-4)
Vocabulary Practice
Treasure Hunt Page 64
If finished early, practice
fluency Pg 168 and 169
(paragraph 1) or page 174
(paragraphs 1-4)
Fluency
5 min
• Pg 168 and 169 (paragraph 1) or page 174
(paragraphs 1-4)