START SMARTDay 2

LISTENING COMPREHENSION What makes us special?

Review “The Lion and the Mouse”

What made mouse special?

Made-up stories are fiction.

Fables are a kind of fiction stories.

Fables tell about things that could not really happen Fables teach a lesson or moral Fables often have animal characters that speak and act

like people Reread “The Lion and the Mouse”

TALK ABOUT IT

Made-up stories are fiction.

Fables are a kind of fiction stories. the author usually writes about things that could

not happen in real life there are animal characters that often act and

talk like people the author teaches a lesson

AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

The author’s purpose in a fable is to teach a lesson. Why did the author write the story? (explain

author’s purpose)

Remember the lion laughs at the idea that a mouse could ever help him in the beginning. The lion does help the mouse Moral – a little friend may prove to be a great

friend and being kind is never wasted

ROUTINES

Remember as we read text closely, you will be asked to use text evidence.

Model

Some weeks later the lion was roaming the forest. Suddenly, the lion found himself caught in a net. He struggled to get free. But the more he wriggled around, the tighter the net twisted around him.

Where did the lion find himself?

WORD WORK

net

leg

dog

hot

tub

fun

red

/e/ e , /o/ o, /u/ u get men jet hen on fog hop up run Bug

Use magnetic letters for pages s12-s13

Phonemic Awareness Phonics

HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS

Read – Spell – Write in the air

like

said

and

of

work with a partner to make-up sentences choral read and complete p.5

WRITING TRAIT: IDEAS All of these sentences tell about one event…

Just then the little mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the lion’s sad plight, he knew he could help him. The mouse went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes of the net, freeing the lion.“ I have helped you like you have helped me and now I have returned the favor.” said the little mouse. “Wasn’t I right – even a mouse can help a lion.”

Plight- a dangerous situationGnawed- bite or nibble at somethingFreeing- not controlled or letting go

REVIEW WRITING: FOCUS ON AN EVENT

Review writing from day 1

Make sure your writing tells about one event at a time