Unit 1

Living and Learning

Which skills help us make our way in
the world?
When Charlie McButton Lost
Power
3.1.1
Day 1
 Question of the Week

What can we learn by

trying new things?
Concept Video
 Amazing Words
cringed
to shrink back in fear or with disapproval

reject
to turn down or refuse

plentiful
if there is more than enough of something

reaction
a response to something
Listen as I read “Gallagher’s Picnic”
and see how the amazing words
are used in context.
Short Vowels; Syllables VC/CV

cape ride
Short Vowels; Syllables VC/CV

magnet
Short Vowels; Syllables VC/CV

splendid

traffic
Short Vowels; Syllables VC/CV
basket fossil
velvet index
public gossip
signal subject
ridden gotten
skillet tunnel
 Text-Based Comprehension
Literary Elements:Character, Setting, and Theme
Selection Vocabulary

a small animal
connected electric cells that produce a
direct current
formed by something expelling air
a source of energy that has been stored for later use
A connection on the end of a corded electrical device
that is put into the wall to carry electricity
a length of time
the ability to come up with new ideas
Let’s Listen
 Spelling Pretest

SHORT VOWELS; SYLLABLES VC/CV

Conventions

Sentences
Daily Fix-It
 Writing
Narrative Poem
 Quick Write
• TALK – discuss with a partner the features of a
narrative poem
• WRITE – each person writes a few sentences
defining a narrative poem
• SHARE – partners share their sentences with
each other