Jan 12, 2016
4th Grade Reading SMART START
Starting a Successful Year4th Grade ReadingSMART STARTDAY 1 & 2Day 1 & 2 Decoding Strategy (S5-6)R-E-B-U-I-L-D-I-N-G
Prefix is _______________
Suffix is _______________
Root word is _________________
Decoding Practicerewinding
disappeared
preordered
unsatisfied
undercookedWord Building Activity (S6)Make as many words as you can using these word or word parts
-un-re-ed-ing -ful-chain-block-fill-call-colorVocabulary Strategy (S9-10)The Routine
DEFINE
EXAMPLE
ASKLets set up our Writers NotebookMrs. Sakellaris Writers Notebook--------------- Writers Notebook
WRITING PROMPT
Write a description of yourself. What do you like to do in and out of school.
Day 3 & 4Real and Nonsense Words (S8)tab, peg, give, gob, hub, fuss, cell, puff, fizz, hog
gat, ved, hib, mog, fun, quat, lem, fid, mog, sugBuilding Vocabulary (S10)1. Which would be the hardest to adapt to, and new way of getting to school or a new teacher? Why?2. What are the qualities of a good mentor?3. What does it take to succeed in a sport?
4. I will succeed in school this year because _________.5. A mentor can help me by___________.6. When you adapt to a new place, you must___________.Vocabulary Word Square
write the WORDwrite the DEFINITIONorSYNONYMSDraw a PICTUREWrite an ANTONYMMorphology (S12)Greek and Latin word roots
jump
tele
tri
bi
Informational Text (S17)NonfictionTFKsports illustrated
Writing habits (S23)Rereading
Revising
Check for grammar
Proofreading
WRITING PROMPT: Write about your dream vacationDay 5 & 6Real and Nonsense Words(S8)clamp, wreck, chick, brisk, stomp, help, shrub, think, when, grand
shuzz, chend, stiss, threg, phum, whep, flod, belp, slamp Vocabulary StrategiesDefinitionA predator is an animal that hunts other animals for food
Appositive DefinitionThe enormous, or huge, dinosaur is being moved to another museum
SynonymThe cougar, like other big cats, eats mostly small animals.
AntonymUnlike most animals that hunt during the day, nocturnal animals only hunt at night.
ExampleWe are reading about mammals, such as apes, cows, horses, and whales.
GeneralThe parrots had to adapt to their changing environment. They moved to a deeper part of the forest where trees were not being cut down. They also began eating different plants and insects.WHO YOU CALLIN AN IDIOMReading Strategies (S19-20)SummarizeVisualizeGenerate questionsMake, revise, and confirm predictionsMake inferencesEvaluate
SMALL GROUPS
Day 7 & 8Real and Nonsense Words space, preach, dries, boast, train, spray, knight, squeeze, ply
sote, feam, boap, glay, cright, deest, sny, flain, shabe, pabe Reading StrategiesSummarizeVisualizeGenerate questionsMake, revise, and confirm predictionsMake inferencesEvaluate
WRITING PROMPTYour neighborhood is littered with trash. How can you help?Day 9 & 10Spelling smelltrickshrubblazegraincheatflightthroatgermfaultporkpointmouthbloomproblemfrozencrisisdeletedstampedecomplainingunclearhappenformalbordergentlebridleelection
Comprehension StrategiesText-to-text
Text-to-self
Text-to-world