Home-School Connection Word Workout WORDS TO KNOW governor instruct navigation patriots spunk stark swagger tyrant You ve Got Spunk Give me the meaning of each word. Afterward, we can make up a story about a politician living in the 1770s. SPELLING WORDS tyrant profile smoky minus local equal linen legal loser decent humor closet comet punish vacant recent student shiver cavern panic Spelling Bee I ll say a word, then I ll spell it. Sometimes I ll spell it correctly, and sometimes I ll change the spelling. Tell me whether I ve spelled it right. If not, spell it correctly for me. (fold here) Dear Family Member: In Sleds on Boston Common, we are reading a story that takes place on December 22, 1774, in Boston. A young boy named Henry wants to try out his new sled on the steep hill of Boston Common. But British soldiers have pitched their tents on the slope. Henry dares to speak to the general about his problem. The general listens to Henry. I m able to draw a conclusion at this point. I think the general might be a good person. This Week s Skills Comprehension: draw conclusions Vocabulary: build word families (patriot, patriotism, unpatriotic) Spelling/Phonics: syllables 179 Name
Clueless? Nope! We can read each set of clues and see what conclusions we can draw from them. Let s write our conclusions in the boxes. Everyone had an umbrella. Ben ran to the bus so he wouldn t get too wet. Jamal s family moved, and he hadn t made any friends. He stood in front of the pet store window. The tires always needed air, and the bike chain was broken. Ben wondered how much money he had. 180
Conexión con el hogar Ejercicio de palabras PALABRAS DE VOCABULARIO governor instruct navigation patriots spunk stark swagger tyrant Tú tienes coraje Dime el significado de cada palabra. Después podemos escribir un relato acerca de un político que vive alrededor del año 1770. PALABRAS DE ORTOGRAFÍA tyrant profile smoky minus local equal linen legal loser decent humor closet corner punish vacant recent student shiver cavern panic Concurso de ortografía Voy a decir una palabra y luego la voy a deletrear. A veces la voy a deletrear correctamente y otras veces voy a cambiar la manera de deletrear la palabra. Dime si voy bien o si perdí mi diccionario! (fold here) Queridos familiares: En Sled on Boston Common estamos leyendo un relato que ocurre el 22 de diciembre de 1774, en Boston. Un niño que se llama Henry quiere probar su nuevo trineo en las empinadas colinas del parque Boston Common. Los soldados británicos han armado sus tiendas de campaña en la colina. El general Gage era quien dirijía las tropas británicas. Henry se atreve a hablar con el general acerca de su problema. El general lo escucha. Yo puedo sacar una conclusión en este momento. Pienso que el general debe ser una buena persona. Destrezas de la semana Comprensión: sacar conclusiones Vocabulario: construir familias de palabras (patriot, patriotism, unpatriotic) Ortografía/Fonética: sílabas Nombre 181
Sin pistas? No! Podemos leer cada grupo de pistas y ver qué conclusiones podemos sacar a partir de las mismas. Escribamos nuestras conclusiones en los recuadros. Jamal s family moved and he missed his animals. He stood in front of the pet store window. Everyone had an umbrella. Ben ran to the bus so he wouldn t get too wet. The tires always needed air and the bike chain was broken. Ben wondered how much money he had. 182
Koneksyon lakay ak lekòl Egzèsis sou mo MO POU KONNEN governor instruct navigation patriots spunk stark swagger tyrant Ou gen kran Banm siyifikasyon chak mo. Aprè sa, nou ka fè yon istwa konsènan yon politisyen ki te viv nan ane 1770 yo. MO ÒTOGRAF tyrant profile smoky minus local equal linen legal loser decent humor closet comet punish vacant recent student shiver cavern panic Konkou òtograf Mwen pral di yon mo, epi mwen pral eple l. Pafwa mwen pral eple l kòrèkteman, men kèkfwa mwen pral chanje òtograf la. Di m si mwen te eple l kòrèkteman. Si non, eple l kòrèkteman pou mwen. (fold here) Chè manm fanmi : Nan Sleds on Boston Common, n ap li yon istwa ki te dewoule le 22 desanm 1774, nan Boston. Yon jèn tigason ki te rele Henry te vle eseye nouvo treno li a sou kolin apik Boston Common lan. Men sòlda britanik yo te enstale tant yo sou pant lan. Henry oze pale ak jeneral la konsènan pwoblèm li genyen an. Jeneral la koute Henry. Mwen kapab tire yon konklizyon nan pwen sa a. Mwen panse jeneral la ka yon bon moun. Teknik pou semèn sa a Konpreyansyon : tire konklizyon Vokabilè : konstwi fanmi mo (patriot, patriotism, unpatriotic) Òtograf/Fonik : silab 183 Non
Ou pa gen ankenn ide? Non! Nou ka li chak gwoup endis epi wè ki konklizyon nou ka tire de yo. Annou ekri konklizyon nou yo nan bwat yo. Jamal s family moved, and he hadn t made any friends. He stood in front of the pet store window. Everyone had an umbrella. Ben ran to the bus so he wouldn t get too wet. The tires always needed air, and the bike chain was broken. Ben wondered how much money he had. 184