SFA Tuesday. Vocabulary Can you pronounce it Do know the definition Can you use it in a sentence.

SFA Tuesday

VocabularyCan you pronounce itDo know the definition Can you use it in a sentence

Title: Coyote School NewsReading Goal: Cause and EffectTeam Cooperation Goal: Help and EncourageGenre: Author: Joan Sandin

My grandmother is always pinching my cheeks, even though I am 13 years old!

pinching: Grabbing between two fingers

Norma’s goldfish ate too much food and he looked very swollen.

swollen: Bigger than normal

“You broke my best toy,” my brother hissed.

hissed: Spoke with anger

Beth thought her father’s new shiny car was just swell, and she called all her friends to tell her about it.

swell: great

“Don’t jerk the line until you’re sure the fish is on the hook,” George’s father told him.

jerk: Pull suddenly

At the Silverado Ranch, the cowboys branded all the cows with a big SR.

Branded: Marked permanently

Reading Goal: Cause and Effect

TE p. 217

Cause: Why it happened

Effect: What it happened

Pages TE p. 253

Pages 31-37

Let’s predict Page 167

TE P. 254

Team TalkLet’s preview the questions on

page 63 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:168-B:169Restate page B:168 and A:169Read Silently: Page 168-172Discuss with team words you clarified Find vocabulary words

Team Discussion• Pass out Team Discussion Cards

• Discuss answers to team talk questions• Write answers to question 1 and 3

Class Discussion• What are some of the words you clarified?• Answer questions 1-4

Adventures in Writing 15 min

Treasure hunt page 63Discuss with your table first.

Vocabulary Practice

Treasure Hunt Page 63

Fluency 5 min

• Pg 72-74, paragraphs 1-6