Base Words• A base word is a word part that

has meaning and can stand alone.

• Many words can be created by adding a base word.

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Off to Adventure!Take out your reading books and

turn to pages 122 &123

What adventures do the main characters have in this theme?

It’s time for . . .

These are words . . .

We use them for . . .

Vocabulary

we want to know

Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

Radio Rescue Vocabulary

ferocious: fierce, powerful

hurricane: an ocean born storm with violent winds and heavy rains.

distress: serious danger or trouble

transmitting: sending signals by radio or wire.

raise: to contact by radio

acknowledged: recognized or made known

relaying: passing or sending along

Ham Radio

Read Radio Rescue

Predict/InferI can use illustrations to create

reasonable predictions.Predict:

Think of a possibility that makes sense based on text clues and personal experiences.

Take a look at the pictures of this story and make predictions about what will happen.

Making InferencesTE pg. 137D

• Authors do not always explain everything in a story. Readers sometimes have to make inferences about how characters feel or why they do certain things.

• Reread pgs. 127-128.• What clues help you infer that the boy realized

there was a real emergency.

Read pg. 130Make inferences about the reporters

attitude toward the boy.

You will begin the Theme Skills Test

GOOD LUCK and TRY YOUR BEST!

Cause and Effect

• A cause is an event that makes something happen. (What happened?)

• An effect is the event that happens as a result. (Why did it happen?)

Cause-and-Effect ChartPractice Book pg. 63

Cause(Why does it happen?)

Effect(What happens?)

A ferocious hurricane hits the coast of Florida.

In 1926, phone lines are wiped out in parts of

Florida.

The narrator must contact the Coast Guard about the

stranded family

He sends messages over the emergency band

reserved for official use.

The Coast Guard receives the narrator’s message.

The stranded family gets rescued.

Preparing for TestsTE pg. 136

• You are going to learn strategies that will help them do well on tests.

• Open your reading book to pgs. 136 & 137

Syllabication

• Breaking an unfamiliar word into syllables can help in pronouncing it.

• Each syllable has one vowel sound.• In words with a VCCV pattern, syllables are

often divided between the two consonants.

cactus

Divide these words into Syllables

• basket• bonnet• raindrop• insect• rooftop• invent

Sequence of Events

• The events in a story happen in a certain order, or sequence.

• Signal words: first, after that, a little later, and the next day.

• What are the keywords on pg. 63-66.

When Did It Happen?Practice Book pg. 69

Read the paragraph.Order of Events

Juana’s clock radio turns on.

The announcer reports a fire.

Juana gets out of bed, dresses, and looks out the

window.

The announcer reports a fire.

Juana hears fire engine sirens.

Order Words That Provide Clues

at 7 A.M.

A few minutes later

Within seconds

Just then

Moments later

You will begin the Theme Skills Test

GOOD LUCK and TRY YOUR BEST!

Alphabetical Order in a Dictionary

• When words begin with the same letter or letters, they may be put in alphabetical order by their second or third letter.

reporter rescue

Alphabetize these Words

exit, thunder, junk, excuse, thick, squish, title

Multiple-Meaning Words• Some words have more than one meaning.• In a dictionary, each definition is numbered.

They gave the alarm that a storm was coming.

alarm: 1. Sudden fear. 2. A warning of approaching danger. 3.A device that warns of danger by means of a sound.

PB pg. 71

It’s time for . . .

These are words . . .

We use them for . . .

Vocabulary

we want to know

Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!

route: way or path

Sybil Ludington’s Midnight Ride Vocabulary

trot: movement that is faster than a walk and slower than a run.

urged: pushed onward

reins: straps a rider uses to guide an animal

Read Midnight Ride

Cause and EffectPB pg. 68

Cause(Why does it happen?)

Effect(What happens?)

Sybil had no time to waste.Sybil stayed at each house just long enough to call out her message and

listen for an answer. (page 132)

A cold rain was falling. (page 133)

Sybil’s teeth chattered and her fingers felt stiff on the reins.

Sybil saw fires burning in Danbury. (page 133)

Sybil thought about how she would feel if her own house were burning.

Sybil knew that neighbors would run to tell one another.

Sybil knew that neighbors would run to tell one another.

Sybil did not knock on every door. (page 134)

The American soldiers surprised the British and forced them back to

their ships. (page 134)

You are great Readers!

Inflected Endings –ed and –ing

• The ending –ed shows action that happened in the past.

• The ending –ing shows an action that is happening in the present.

• When a base word ends with e, drop the e before adding –ed or –ing.

dripped from the cloak.Practice Book pg. 70

Parts of a Dictionary• Base words, compound words, abbreviations

can all be entry words.• Plurals of nouns, verbs with –ed or –ing

endings , and adjectives and adverbs with –er or –est endings are not entry words.

hawks, doorbell, Mrs.

Identify the entry words:sadly, little, biggest, tables, moan, peanut

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