If I saw cows grazing in a field I would: 1. Count them because I enjoy observing animals. 2. Draw a picture of them because drawing is a fun way to remember the scene. 3. Write a poem about them because writing poetry is a creative way to describe the cows. The document is a reading lesson that includes a question of the day about what students would do if they saw cows grazing. It provides examples of counting the cows, drawing a picture, or writing a poem, along with reasons for each. It also includes spelling words, a compound words activity, and vocabulary words related to negotiation, compromise and improvement.

1. STORY TOWN LESSON 9 DAY 4 Click, Clack, Moo

2. QUESTION OF THE DAY What would you do if you saw cows grazing in a field. Would you count them? Why or why not? Would you draw a picture of them? Why or why not? Would you write a poem about them? Why or why not? Daily Proofreading come to my party at Lake como? Come to my party at Lake Como. If I saw cows grazing in a field I would _________ because _________.

3. Six grazing cows posing as we pass white cow brown cow brown and white white cow white cow brown cow all chewing grass. Constance Levy

4. High Frequency Words Word Wall enough understand believe brought quite impossible early

5. Compound Words A COMPOUND WORD is a word that is made up of two smaller words joined together.

6. Compound Words snow flake snow and flake

7. Compound Words raincoat rain and coat

8. Compound Words bedroom bed and room

9. Compound Words sailboat sail and boat

10. oa ow

11. SPELLING WORDS

12. High – Frequency Words brought early understand quite believe enough impossible

13. Plot

14. BUILD ROBUST VOCABULARY brisk – When you walk in a quick and lively way, you have a brisk walk. strutted – If you strutted across a room, you walked like you were the most important person in the world. gobbled – If you gobbled up your dinner, you quickly gulped your food. paced – If someone walked back and forth in a small area, he or she paced. request – When you request something, you ask for it. negotiate – When you negotiate, you talk, and offer to give up one thing in exchange for another, in hopes of reaching an agreement. compromise – When each side in an argument gives up part of what it wants, the sides have made a compromise. improve – When you make something better, you improve it.

15. BUILD ROBUST VOCABULARY request drive a car ride a bike make a snack answer the telephone pay bills clean your room compromise, negotiate bedtime watching TV vacations home decoration meals taking care of pets

16. BUILD ROBUST VOCABULARY improve add more library books make less noise get a pet hamster use only yellow chalk put children’s artwork on display install more bright lights