Mrs. Siders

Genre: Folktale

  • short story passed down from parents to children in a culture

  • usually has a message or teaches a lesson

Essential Question:

What makes different animals unique?

Vocabulary Strategy: Synonyms

  • Synonyms are words that have the same meaning.

  • Sometimes synonyms are context clues for words you don't know.

  • Example: "grew" and "expanded"

Vocabulary Words:

There will be a vocabulary test on Thursday, Jan 23rd. The words are attached. Please study them each night. The test will be a multiple choice test. It is important that they be able to read the words and definitions.

It will be multiple choice.

  • disbelief - to lack belief about something

  • dismay - to feel shock and surprise

  • fabulous - amazing

  • features - things that are not noticeable about something

  • offered - presented with something that you can accept or turn down

  • splendid - very beautiful or magnificent

  • unique - the only one of its kind

  • watchful - to be watching carefully

Spelling Words AM Class:

There will be no spelling test this week due to the holiday and conferences.

  • misread

  • misuse

  • mistrust

  • mistreat

  • mislead

  • mistake

  • precut

  • preplan

  • prepay

  • preheat

  • discount

  • discover

  • distrust

  • disagree

  • dismount

Spelling Words PM Class:

  • misprint

  • misread

  • mistreat

  • miscount

  • misspell

  • precut

  • preheat

  • preplan

  • preview

  • presale

  • dishonest

  • dismounted

  • discover

  • disconnect

  • distrust

Comprehension Skill: Problem and Solution

  • A problem is something that needs change or to be solved

  • The solution is how the characters fix the problem.

  • The characters take a sequence of steps or actions that lead them to solving the problem.

Homework

Homework is being brought home on Friday now. please be sure that you have your child read it once this weekend and bring it back on Monday. This gives them extra time to read the decodable passage. They will bring it back home on Monday, and then read through Thursday night.

How to contact Mrs. Siders

Phone- (740) 774-2003

Email- carrie.siders@sepanthers.org