Lesson 16 Words
BASIC WORDS
- so
- go
- home
- hole
- no
- rope
- joke
- poke
- stove
- bone
EXTRA CREDIT WORDS
- stove
- poke
Lesson 19: Tomás Rivera
by Jane Medina
Question to think about: What clues help you figure out how characters feel?
Words to Know: done, paper, were, great, soon, work, laugh, and talk
Spelling Words: show, blow, road, row, snow, toad, grow, boat, coat, and low
Phonics: Using oa, ow, -oat, and contractions:'ve and 're
Comprehension: Conclusions and monitor/clarify;
Author's craft: Word choice using descriptive details
Vocabulary Strategies: Synonyms
Fluency Practice: Intonation
Grammar: Future tense-using the words willand going to
Lesson 18: Where Does Food Come From?
by Shelley Rotner and Gary Goss
Question to think about: Why do authors write nonfiction?
Words to Know: first, right, under, food, sometimes, your, ground, and these
Spelling Words: play, grain, sail, mail, may, rain, way, day, stay, and pain
Phonics: Using ai, ay, -ain, and contractions: 'll and 'd
Comprehension: Author's purpose and summarize
Author's craft: Predictable text
Vocabulary Strategies: Multiple-Meaning words
Fluency Practice: Expression
Grammar: Names of months, days, and holidays; using commas with dates
Lesson 17: The Big Trip
by Baleri Gorbachev
Question to think about: How are ways to travel the same and different?
Words to Know: about, could, sure, by, don't, there, car, and maybe
Spelling Words: me, be, read, feet, tree, keep, eat, mean, sea, and these
Phonics: Using long e (CV, CVCe), ee, ea, -ng, and -nk; using -ean, -ink
Comprehension: Compare and contrast and visualize
Author's craft: Dialogue
Vocabulary Strategies: Classify and categorize--transportation words
Fluency Practice: Phrasing with attention to punctuation especially question marks (punctuation marks are like road signs--For example, they help you to know when to stop!)
Grammar: Kinds of sentences-Is it a statement or a question?
We have packed a lot of learning into our first week trying out the Journeys reading program. Below are the skills on which we have focused:
Lesson 16: Let's Go to the Moon
by Stephen R. Swinburne
Question to think about: What is important to know about the moon?
Words to Know: around, because, before, bring, carry, light, show, and think
Spelling Words: so, go, home, hole, no, rope, joke, poke, stove, and bone
Phonics: Using long o (CV, CVCe) and long u (CVCe)
Comprehension: Main idea and details and questions
Vocabulary Strategies: suffixes -y, -ful
Fluency Practice: Stress (finding the right words to give emphasis while reading)
Grammar: Questions--What is a question?