Transcript What might we discover in a new neighborhood?

What might we discover in a new neighborhood?
We will learn about:
• new amazing words,
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short vowels,
character and setting,
predicting,
high-frequency words,
vocabulary words, and
sentences
Comparing Rural and Urban
Communities
• Venn Diagram
Comparing a city
and the country
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City
Crowded
Lots of noise
Roller-skate
Play in parks
Go to the zoo
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Country
Lots of space
Quiet
Run & play
Climb trees
Ride horses
Character and Setting
• Characters are the people or animals in a
story.
• Authors describe characters’ traits. They tell
what characters are like, what they think,
and what they say and do.
• The setting is the time and place of a story.
A setting can be a real place or an imaginary
one.
• Good readers look for clues that tell about
characters and setting.
Speaking and Listening
• We speak to share ideas.
• We speak to ask and answer questions.
• We speak to express our needs, wants,
and feelings.
• We speak to entertain.
Grammar: Sentences
Complete sentence:
We went to the beach.
Incomplete sentence:
the beach
Grammar: Sentences
Incomplete sentence:
Iris and Walter
Complete sentence:
Iris and Walter rode their bikes.
Grammar: Sentences
• A sentence is a group of words that tells a
complete idea.
• The words are in an order that makes
sense.
• A sentence begins with a capital letter and
ends with a period, a question mark, or an
exclamation mark.
Grammar – Sentences
Are these sentences? If not, add words to make a sentence.
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live in a city
our second-grade class
Tom used to live in a small town.
we took
a trip to see a farm
Juanita is moving to the country.
Review Games
Vocabulary & Amazing Words:
• Jigword
Spelling Words:
• Quia Games
• Spelling City
High Frequency Words:
• Hot Potatoes (fill-in-the-blank)