Henry and Mudge

Lesson 3 Day 4

Question of the Day

• Would you want a pet other than a cat or dog? What pet would you choose?– Would your pet have fur or feathers?– Would your pet live in your house, or outside? Why?– What games would you play with your pet?

• I would like a ___ for a pet because _____.

Daily Proofreading• take the dog for a walk?• Take the dog for a walk.

Let other kids have cats and dogs. I love my pet snake Jake. And Jake appreciates the frogs That I catch in the lake. It makes me sad each time I think I’ll have to let Jake go Before the lake’s a skating rink And the fields are white with snow.  

Jo Roberts

Word Wall

hundred

finally

short

different

children

ears

CVCe Pattern

silent e

Words with a CVCe pattern have a long-vowel sound.

CVCe Pattern

cameVC Ce

became

CVCe Pattern

cakeVC Ce

cupcake

CVCe Pattern

dateVC Ce

update

CVCe Pattern

lokeVC Ce

siploke

CVCe Pattern in Longer Words

Blake was upset that he misplaced his notebook. Blake was upset that he misplaced his notebook.

Mike and Kate like to play games until bedtime. Mike and Kate like to play games until bedtime.

Mrs. Miner wants to surprise Mr. Miner with a new trombone. Mrs. Miner wants to surprise Mr. Miner with a new trombone.

Jake saves broken plates and includes them in tiles outside. Jake saves broken plates and includes them in tiles outside.

Long Vowels – a, i, o, u

a__e i__e o__e u__e

Spelling Words

High – Frequency Words

• children• different• ears• finally• hundred• short

Da Un draws pets that look different from most pets.

"I am finally finished with these pictures," says Da Un.

"What is that short animal you have drawn?" asks Mom.

"That's a dog that all children will love to hold," says Da Un.

"What is that pet with so many ears?" asks Dad. "It's a one-hundred-year-old cat that can hear very well!" laughs Da Un.  

High – Frequency Words

Main Idea and Details

Main Idea - The most important idea in the story.

The other sentences tell about the main idea.

Main Idea and Details Ronna and Lily

Ronna had just moved to town. "I miss my old house," she told her parents.

"Wait a while," they said. Ronna missed her old swing set. "Wait a while," her parents said. Ronna missed her best friend. "Wait a while," they just about said. But first they looked at their house that was

full of unpacked boxes. Then they looked at their yard with no swing set. Then they looked at Ronna. She had a sad frown on her face. "Let's get busy!" they said.

Ronna's parents unpacked all the boxes. They put up a swing set in the backyard. Then they invited all the neighbors to a party.

Ronna met lots of children at the party. She found a girl her age swinging on the swing set. Her name was Lily. Ronna sat down next to Lily and started to swing. Lily smiled at Ronna. Ronna smiled back. With a smile, Ronna made a best friend. And she didn't have to wait very long at all.

Main Idea and Detailsof Ronna and Lily

Ronna misses her old house, her old swing set, and her best friend, Kate.

Ronna’s parents put up a new swing set and give a party.

Ronna swings with Lily at the party.

Ronna has moved and misses her old life, but makes a new friend.

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ry• blockades – If something prevents you from getting

into a place, it is a blockade.• soaked – When a cloth takes in water and becomes

wet, it has soaked up the water.• misplaced – When something is in the wrong place, it

is misplaced.• principles – The things you believe about what is

right and what is wrong are your principles.• deny – When you don’t give someone something that

they’ve asked for, you deny them what they want.• consider – When you think very carefully about an

idea, you consider it.• opinionated – When you have strong ideas about

something, you are opinionated.• bulk – When you talk about the size and weight of a

large object, you are talking about its bulk.

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