Transcript The Great Kapok Tree Vocabulary

The Great Kapok
Tree
By Lynne Cherry
Day 1
Day 4
Day 2
Day 5
Day 3
Vocabulary Definitions
Vocabulary Sentences
Additional Resources
• A generalization is a broad statement or
rule that applies to many examples.
• A clue word such as all, most, always,
usually, or generally signals that an
author is making a generalization.
• A generalization can be valid (logical) or
faulty (wrong) depending on the number
of examples on which it is based and on
how logical and careful the thinking is.
Which generalization is
valid?
• A rain forest is almost
always hot and wet.
• Animals in stories about
the rain forest are always
scary.
Which generalization is
valid?
• The birds of the Amazon rain
forest usually prefer the
understory.
• The understory of the Amazon
rain forest is generally dark.
Which generalization is
valid?
• Usually authors who use
animals as characters are only
trying to entertain.
• An author will often use
animal characters in a story to
teach something important to
people.
Which generalization is
valid?
• Cutting down one tree never
has an effect on an ecosystem.
• Cutting down one tree effects
all the animals that depend on
the tree for different reasons.
Listen to the Story
Day 1 – Question of the Week
•How are living
things connected?
Vocabulary – Say it
canopy
dangle
dappled
fragrant
pollen
pollinate
slithered
wondrous
More Words to Know
gash
lulled
1. My report were not ready, so we started
with her’s.
2. Maria maked a model of a rain forest, it had
monkeys and parrots.
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• ride
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• ride
Present
Past
Past
Participle
rides
rode
ridden
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• run
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Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• run
Present
Past
Past
Participle
runs
ran
run
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• see
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• see
Present
Past
Past
Participle
sees
saw
seen
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• sing
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• sing
Present
Past
Past
Participle
sings
sang
sung
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• sit
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• sit
Present
Past
Past
Participle
sits
sat
sat
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• speak
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• speak
Present
Past
Past
Participle
speaks
spoke
spoken
Day 2 – Question of the Day
•How are the
animals of the rain
forest connected
to the Kapok tree?
canopy
the
uppermost
layer of
branches in
forest trees
dangle
to hang
and
swing
loosely
dappled
marked
with
spots;
spotted
fragrant
having or
giving off a
pleasing
odor; sweetsmelling
pollen
A fine, yellowish
powder released
from the anthers of
flowers
pollinate
to carry
pollen from
anthers to
pistils; bring
pollen to
slithered
moved
with a
sliding
motion
wondrous
wonderful;
marvelous;
remarkable
gash
a long, deep
cut or
wound
lulled
Soothed with
sounds or
caresses;
caused to
sleep
Weekly Fluency Check
Modeling Punctuation
• As you read you should use punctuation
clues such as commas and periods to
guide your phrasing and pauses. You
may want to read a short portion without
pausing for punctuation and discuss its
impact on meaning.
• Read TE 360 as an example of using
punctuation.
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• blow
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• blow
Present
Past
Past
Participle
blows
blew
blown
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• break
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• break
Present
Past
Past
Participle
breaks
broke
broken
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• catch
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• catch
Present
Past
Past
Participle
catches caught caught
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• chose
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• chose
Present
Past
Past
Participle
chooses chose chosen
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• come
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• come
Present
Past
Past
Participle
comes
came
come
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• do
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• do
Present
Past
Past
Participle
do
did
done
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• draw
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• draw
Present
Past
Past
Participle
draws
drew
drawn
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• drink
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• drink
Present
Past
Past
Participle
drinks
drank
drunk
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• drown
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• drown
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drown
Past
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Participle
drowned drowned
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• drive
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• drive
Present
Past
Past
Participle
drives
drove
driven
Group Work
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Readers &WB 144
Spelling Day 2
Language Day 2
Tri-Fold Section 2
SmartBoard - Vocabulary Practice
Day 3 - Question of the Day
•What convinced
the man not to
cut down the
Kapok tree?
Review Questions
• 1. How do the animals in the story act
like people?
• 2. Where does the story take place?
• 3. Why did the author most likely write
the story?
• 4. What will happen if the trees in the
rain forest are cut down?
• 5. How would the jaguar be affected if
the Kapok tree was cut down?
Review Questions
• 6. What does the author compare te spots of
bright light in the forest?
• 7. What do the animals in the story tell the
man?
• 8. Why do you think that the world’s rain
forests have become smaller over time?
• 9. What is the rain forest like?
There are very few
animals that live in the
forest canopy.
There are very few
animals that live in the
forest canopy.
It slithered across
the ground.
It slithered across
the ground.
Many people have
allergies related to
pollen.
Many people have
allergies related to
pollen.
Dalmatians are
dappled.
Dalmatians are
dappled.
The baby has some toys
that dangle above her
head.
The baby has some toys
that dangle above her
head.
What a wondrous
event!
What a wondrous
event!
The room had the
fragrant aroma of
cinnamon.
The room had the
fragrant aroma of
cinnamon.
The boy had a
gash in the top
of his head
The boy had a
gash in the top
of his head
The baby was
lulled to sleep.
The baby was
lulled to sleep.
Bees
pollinate the
flowers
Bees
pollinate the
flowers
5. What a lot of animals their
are in the forest?
6. If I lived here Id be scared to
go outside.
Group Work
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Partner Reading WB 147-148
Spelling Day 3
Language Day 3
Tri-Fold Section 3
SmartBoard - Reading Review
Day 4 – Question of the Day
•How does
camouflage
work?
5. What a lot of animals their
are in the forest?
6. If I lived here Id be scared to
go outside.
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• get
Present
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Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• get
Present
Past
Past
Participle
gets
got
gotten
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• go
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• go
Present
Past
Past
Participle
goes
went
gone
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• grow
Present
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Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• grow
Present
Past
Past
Participle
grows
grew
grown
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• know
Present
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Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• know
Present
Past
Past
Participle
know
knew
known
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• lay
Present
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Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• lay
Present
Past
Past
Participle
lays
laid
laid
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• lie
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• lie
Present
Past
Past
Participle
lies
lay
lain
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• ride
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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Can you list these verb forms?
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• ride
Present
Past
Past
Participle
rides
rode
ridden
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• run
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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Can you list these verb forms?
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• run
Present
Past
Past
Participle
runs
ran
run
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• see
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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Can you list these verb forms?
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• see
Present
Past
Past
Participle
sees
saw
seen
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• sing
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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Can you list these verb forms?
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• sing
Present
Past
Past
Participle
sings
sang
sung
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• sit
Present
Past
Past
Participle
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Can you list these verb forms?
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
• sit
Present
Past
Past
Participle
sits
sat
sat
The PAST PARTICIPLE form of verbs need
helping words.
may
be
might being
must been
am
are
is
was
were
(main)
do
does
did
(main)
should have
could
had
would has
(main)
will
can
shall
Group Work
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Reading Computer Test
Essay Questions
Language Day 4
Tri-Fold Section 4
Essay Questions
1. What is one reason that both people and
animals need trees?
2. What was the most likely reason the
author had the animals stay quiet when
the man woke up from his nap?
3. Why did the author have so many different
animals in this selection?
Day 5 – Question of the Week
•How are living
things connected?
Writing Assignment
• Think about the messages the
animals and the child whisper
in the ear of the sleeping man.
Write a message of your own
to tell the man about saving
the rain forest
Additional Resources
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Vocabulary Practice
Vocabulary Quiz
Irregular Verbs
Review of Verb Tense
Reading Review
Lesson Plans
Quia: Irregular Verbs
Quia: Irregular Verbs Interactive Game
Internet 4 Classrooms-Suffixes
US Video: Language Arts: Grades 03-05:
Listening and Speaking (1:25:13)
• Plot Lesson
• Interactive Map of Amazon
• Quia: Figurative Language Matching
•Quia: Homophone
Concentration
•BrainPop: Antonyms,
Synonyms, & Homophones
•Proofreading Makes Perfect
•Subject-Verb Agreement
Quiz
•Fish Tank Game: Roots,
Prefixes, & Suffixes