Language Arts

Lesson 26--"The Mysterious Tadpole"  

Carried over from last week!

fantasy--This is a story that could not happen in real life. Look for:

• events that could not really happen

• characters that are not found in real life

*Target skill--Story Structure. What happens in the beginning, middle, end?

*Target strategy--Infer/Predict. Use what you know from the story and your own background information to make predictions as to what could happen next. 

Here are spelling words for Lesson 26  (Words with oo, ew, ue, ou) For REVIEW ONLY!

root, crew, spoon, few, bloom, grew, room, you, stew, boost, scoop, flew

*Choice Board* Options:

Choose a couple of the following ways to practice your new words:

• Put each word in a complete sentence. Underline the spelling word.

• Write each word using a different colored crayon.

• Use a blue crayon for the vowels ( a, e, i, o, u) and a red crayon for the consonants (all the other letters of the alphabet!)

• Make a pyramid using your words.  Ex.            s

                                                                                      s        a

                                                                                 s        a       t

• Do a physical activity while reciting your words. Ex. Do jumping jacks while saying each letter or toss a ball back and forth with a friend while saying each letter in the word. 

• Use old newspapers to cut out the letters found in your word. 

These are just a few ideas. Try to see if you can come up with your own. Have fun!

Here are the high-frequency words (sight words) that go along with Lesson 26 in Journeys--"The Mysterious Tadpole":

again, ago, alone, don't, every, follow, goes, head, now, won't

Here are some target vocabulary words to know which are found in "The Mysterious Tadpole":

1. confused--unable to understand what is happening

2. sensible--showing good judgment

3. upset--unhappy or worried

4. control--the power to make things happen the way you want them to

5. suspiciously--in a way that shows you do not trust someone or something

6. training--the process of being taught something or of preparing for something

7. cage--an enclosure made with wire or bars meant to keep something inside of it

8. ordinary--average or common, not special