1. Would you rather receive a box of chocolates, flowers,
or a book for Valentine's Day?
Wednesday Leon Jeffrey
February 13, 2013
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2. Morning Work
DO NOW:
Write the x7
Times Table ten
times.

3. Reading ­ Animal Defenses (p. 420)
Talk About It
How do animals
defend
themselves when
they are scared or
threatened? Look at the picture and respond in writing.
Activity
Using loose leaf paper, draw an animal
defending itself from their predator. Write a
sentence describing your picture.

4. A glimpse is a quick look at something.
Something that is secluded is private and
out of view.
Behavior refers to the way a person or
animal acts.
Arroyo is the Spanish word for stream or
creek.

5. Arousing is stirring up or causing excitement.
A person who is stunned is shocked or
overwhelmed.
Something that is nestled has settled into a
comfortable position.
Unpleasant things are offensive or
unattractive.

6. Reading
Aim: Nosey and the
Porcupine (p. 422)
Do Now: Review the
vocabulary words.
Context Clues
You can figure out the meaning of an
unfamiliar word by using Context Clues that
appear within the same sentence.
For example, "fishing" can help you figure out
that arroyo means "stream."

7. Author's Purpose
There are four basic reasons, or "purposes," for
writing:
• to entertain
• to inform
• to persuade
• to inquire
Entertain: create a story for enjoyment.
Inform: present information about a topic.
Persuade: convince readers of their opinion.
Inquire: ask questions to provoke a response.

8. Clues Author's Purpose
Nosey runs to the woods,
to entertain
living up to her name.
Nosey tries to swat a
to entertain
butterfly.
Nosey falls on a
to entertain
porcupine.
The quills get stuck on
to entertain, to inform
her face.

9. Reading Homework
• Practice book, page 120.

10. Math
Aim: Problem­Solving
Investigation. Strategy:
Estimate or Exact Answer
(p. 315)
Lesson:
1. Complete 1­10 on page 317­318
Homework:
• "My Homework" pages 319­320

12. Spelling
1. contest 11. minute
2. content 12. compact
3. protest 13. conduct
4. combat 14. contract
5. permits 15. refuse
6. rebel 16. conflict
7. present 17. research
8. insert 18. excuse
9. desert 19. entrance
10. subject 20. extract

13. Spelling
Aim: Review and
Proofread
Do Now: Write the spelling
words in your notebook 5x
each.
Lesson:
1. Practice book, pages 113.
Homework:
• Review for exam tomorrow.

14. Language Arts
Aim: Prepositional Phrases
(p. 430)
Do Now: Copy the RULES in
your notebook.
Lesson:
1. Guided Practice, exercise 1­10, page 430.
2. More Practice, exercise 11­25, page 431.
Homework:
• Extra Practice, exercise 1­25, page 495.

15. Homework Summary for Wednesday February 13, 2013
Reading
Practice Book, page 120
Math
"My Homework" pages 319­320
Spelling
Review for test tomorrow
Langauge Arts
"Extra Practice" pages 495 1­25
Classwork check
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