Transcript Arthur's Reading Race

Spelling Words
(featuring short a & i)
•Flag
•Fin
•Ran
•Has
•Fill
• Sat
• List
• Sit
• Bag
• Win
Challenge Words
(Featuring Short a & i)
•Picnic
•Plastic
•Rabbit
•Fabric
•Napkin
Look at the poem on the
next slide. Can you find
all the short a & i words?
Dad fed the snack to the cats
That is a fat cat!
The cats nap on Dad’s back.
I hope the cats do not slip!
The cats can lick the milk.
The cats lick my chin.
Dad fed the snack to the cats
That is a fat cat!
The cats nap on Dad’s back.
I hope the cats do not slip!
The cats can lick the milk.
The cats lick my chin.
Vocabulary
• Ignore
• Dangerous
• Style
• Passion
• Challenge
• Underestimate
• Proficient
• Heed
Ignore
•To refuse to pay
attention to something
Dangerous
•Likely to cause harm or
injury
Style
•A certain way of doing
something
Passion
•Energy and strong
feelings
Challenge
•To ask someone to be in
a contest
Underestimate
•To think something will
be easier than it really is
Proficient
•To be very good at
something
Heed
•To listen to warning and
use it to help you do
something
Why do you think Marc
Brown wrote this story?
A.To tell about different kinds
of reading races.
B.To tell a fun story about
Arthur.
C.To explain why Reading is
important.
Author’s Purpose
•Marc Brown wrote this
story to entertain you.
This is a story you will
read and enjoy.
Genre
•This story is fiction.
Fiction books are madeup.
Comprehension Strategy
• When you read a fiction story
such as “Arthur’s Reading Race,”
pay attention to the characters’
actions and the important things
that happen in the beginning,
middle, and end.
Social Studies
A bank is a business
where money is
kept. Bank
customers deposit,
or put in, money for
safekeeping. The
bank is the safest
place to save money.
How do you save
money?
Robust Vocabulary
in Context
D.W. accepted Arthur’s _______ to
read ten words.
•Challenge
•Underestimated
•Proficient
•Heed
Arthur _______ D.W.’s talents.
•Challenge
•Underestimated
•Proficient
•Heed
Arthur became a ______ reader by
reading all the time.
•Challenge
•Underestimate
•Proficient
•Heed
Arthur did not ______ the warning on
the “Wet Paint” sign.
•Challenge
•Underestimate
•Proficient
•Heed
Heed or Ignore?
• Wear a jacket on a cold day.
• Never put ketchup on your
hotdog.
• Keep your ice cream in the oven?
• Read the directions for the test.
Challenge or Proficient?
• Catching a ball
• Tying a shoe
• Doing a handstand
• Eating an apple
• Jumping rope 50 times in a row
Dangerous or Safe?
• Walking across the street
• Playing on train tracks
• Picking up a stray animal
• Borrowing a pencil
High Frequency Words
ALREADY
EIGHT
POLICE
PROVE
SIGN
BUY
EAT
KNOW
MONEY
READ