Lesson lClose Reading 15* Read — Scratch the Surface * get the gist of the text 2°4 Read — Discover New Words * highlight/underline any unfamiliar words * use context clues to determine the meaning of the word * write the definition on the text 3'¢ read — Dig a Little Deeper * determine the main idea of each paragraph or section of the text * write the main idea on a post-it 4 read — Analyze the Text * teacher determines (identify theme, cause and effect, author's purpose, etc.)Such a Deal! Mountain View Elementary was a fifié school, Nowy, a fine school usually has a fine Brineipaly and that was true at Mountain View. Principal Petersen was very proud of his school. He §tfotléd the hallways, gently scolding students who were disobeying rules. Nothing got past Principal Peterson, As the county fall reading contest drew near, Principal Peterson decided to make his fine school even finer. He devised a plan to motivate the students to read more pages than any other school in the distriet. Good morning, Mountain View,” he a@h6uneed. “This is your principal. As you all know, the county's fall reading contest is just around the corner. | have decided to make a deal with you. It you read more than 500,000 pages in one month, I will do something crazy. will learn to ride a unicycle, and I'll ride it to school each day for a week while playing a kazoo!” This would c@rtaifly motivate the students to read! Besides, it was a safe bet, since 500,000 pages was an enormous number of pages for elementary kids to read. ‘To Principal Peterson's surprise, the children loved the idea, Funny how the chance of seeing their principal doing something silly got them going! They borrowed books from the library. They borrowed books from their teachers. They borrowed books from each other. Within a few weeks, the number of pages students had read $6a#@d through the roof Principal Peterson was getting Worried. He imagined wobbling down the street on one wheel. Yikes! The children had read 300,000 pages so far, Worries of humming into a kazoo spun through his head. How could he think of enough tunes? Before long, the total number of pages raced to 400,000. The children went through those pages hike termites in a wood shop. In. no time at all, the children had surpassed the 500,000 mark. Excitement was high as students lined the sidewalks and waited for Principal Peterson's appearance. Angelo was the first to see Principal Peterson wobbling down the sidewalk on the unicycle, wearing bright red pants and a purple dotted shirt.“ Here he comes!” Angelo yelled. Principal Peterson had surely practiced. He was doing a great job keeping the unicycle from toppling over. Sometimes he would backpedal to get his balance and then move forward again Better yet, he was playing the schoo! song on a kazoo. Everyone cheered as Principal Peterson hopped from the bike and took a bow. Kids couldn't wait to see how much better he'd nde tomorrow and what he would be wearing,Lesson 1 Vocabulary A Fine, Fine Schoot Part ot Speech \. principal leader of a school 2. ______ soared ~ something tlew up toward the sky 3 ___. Strolled ~ walked slowly a. jortied- feeling concemed that something bad may happen 5. ______ proud- you teel pleased with yourself 6 __ announced- male known te many people 7. fine - very nice or excellent quality 8 _ certainly- surely or definitely Vocabulary in Context Study each Contest Card Ue two Vocabulary words to tell about an experience you had. soared \(@ {B® proud | [@ announced | These young actors || E40 day. a terent | seeeetcoe || ceo | i } 91 10 know the sturdents wll be somertaier | Golortl bites soared high nthe shy atthe schools cultural tar | 1 shoal pay 1 | toudspeater ans Ta princip: worried proud announced k soared strolled i fine certainly Students and thew formes stolled for ies to rae money for chant, He's ata ai it | rum the at Held | fine \ ‘The sun shines and | > certainly ‘We certainly should turnoff lights when | | rot sing therm ths | sehootyardsate | | Surety sves energy EE al | \ | | | 2 tne day for tne [Name Date _ Words with Short Vowels Read each word. Then find and circle it in the Word Find. Words can go across or down. | Lesson 1 A Fine, Fine Schoo! | Prone | shortvawels a 4,0, lily tumble Words with Short Vowels gentle empty visit softly glance puppy sovt ly uso pvis it soy ui logu ffs psy femoptiy pg tancetlrt y | ietumyo pu tml ites tuypemytly bmiutum bie Write each word in the correct place in the chart below. a e i o Phonics 1 Grade 3, UnitProjectable 1.3 AFine, Fine Schoo! Yocebstary Stralegies Conte Ges Context Clues At the Art Museum Mrs. Banks was taking her students on a class trip to an art museum. When they arrived, Mrs. Banks introduced Mr. Diaz. “Mr. Diaz is a docent who volunteers here and he will be our guide today.” Mr. Diaz pointed out elements about each artist's work, such as use of color or thickness of brush strokes. “Each artist has his or her own way of creating a painting.” Mr. Diaz gave each student a paintbrush. “Go home and generate your own work of art!” Mr. Diaz said. “Make the kind of art you like best! Show us your view of the world.” The students were so keen to get started, they could hardly | wait to get back. Mrs. Banks said to the class, “Perhaps this experience will encourage some of you to train at an art | school!” Word L Context Clues Meaning | docent Vocabutary Sttesies Grade Copyright © oy Heughon Mein arcu Publishang Company AB Rights ReservedLesson 1 Name Date READER © NOTEBOOK Context Clues Read the sentence. Write the meaning of the underlined word as it is used in the sentence. Use a dictionary if you need help. A Fine, Fine School Vocabulary Strategies: Context Clues 1. One fine day when the weather was nice, our family went on a picnic. 4, Elena was fatigued after the long, busy day. mense sign blocked our view of the building. 6. The winter day is too frigid to go outdoors. 7. Jeffrey was so surprised at what he saw, he couldn't stop gaping. 8. The detective had a crucial piece of information about the theft. W Grade 3, Unit?Geapinic Organizer 1D Name 2 Date Story Map: _ Title rc T Setting Characters Plot Beginning Middle End Graphic Organizer 10 33 Grade 3 Additional Resourcesf Lesson 1 | neaocn s NOTEBOOK Date fiscectecwrnes A Fine, Fine School | Independent Reading Le A Fine, Fine School The Fine, Fine School Times Tillie is writing an article for the school newspaper, The Fine, Fine School Times. Her article will tell the real story. Use the text and illustrations to help her write the article. Read pages 20-23. How do the students and teachers feel about going to school on the weekends and during the summer? | Mr. Keene just announced school will’be open every “single day of the year. I talked to some students and teachers, The students feel that The teachers are worried that they might Mr. Keene has a different opinion. He thinks that the teachers and students will love coming to school every day because That’s all the news for now! Grade 3, Unit 1 | |i Lesson 1 | READER'S NOTEBOOK Name Bote b. _anorecetnnnnsenanien | | L A Fine, Fine School Independent Reading Read pages 30-33. Now Mr. Keene has changed his mind about keeping school open every day. Tillie has written another article to share the news. The big news in school today is that school will be closed on weekends and during the summer. Mr. Keene said that the main reason for the change was I talked to'some students about the change. One student told. me that she liked the days off because Another. student told me that now when he was not in school he could learn other things, like | The teachers and students are all pleased with Mr. Keene’s decision. That is all the news for now | from The Fine, Fine School Times. 8 Grade 3, Unit1 Lesson READER'S NOTEROOK Name —————_________- Date Words with the VCCV Pattern Write a word from the box to complete each sentence in the story. A Fine, Fine School Phonics: ‘Words wit the VCCV Pattern basket happened suddenly chipmunk princess garden rabbit puppet trumpet galloped 1. The blaring _.__________. announced the show would soon begin. 2. Children sat in front of a little stage in the ——_______. 3. Everyone was excited to see the show. 4. A furry sass the first puppet onstage. 5. Next came a little _____mom.___ puppet. 6. What _____-__mm__ next was a surprise. 7. The rabbit told the chipmunk she was really a beautiful 8. The chipmunk gave the rabbit a _______ of flowers. 9. The rabbit mm disappeared, and a beautiful princess stood in her place. 10. The princess and the chipmunk — away on a horse. Phonics 6 Grade 3, Unit 14 H rn H H A H 0 5 es “pal, tence: Up Sen| | | | eS "i = gnnoun cance po_—"picfores = Guigbles: leaning: [eer Vowels and Consonants: