How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots

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How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots

• Open Court Unit 3 Lesson 5
• Day 1

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Word Knowledge

• 1 fowl cow growling power
• Can you find the /ow/ sound?

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Word Knowledge

• 1 fowl cow growling power

The /ow/ sound
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Word Knowledge

• 2 mouthful shouted clouds trout
• Can you find the /ow/ sound?

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Word Knowledge

• 2 mouthful shouted clouds trout

The /ow/ sound
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Word Knowledge

• 1 fowl cow growling power
• 2 mouthful shouted clouds trout
• Which of these words has a suffix?
• How does the suffix change the meaning of the
  word?
• Were there any spelling changes?

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Word Knowledge

• 1 fowl cow growling power
• 2 mouthful shouted clouds trout
• Which of these words has a suffix?
• How does the suffix change the meaning of the
  word?
• Were there any spelling changes?

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Word Knowledge

• 3 kicking speckles chuckled snack
• Can you find the /k/ sound?

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Word Knowledge

• 3 kicking speckles chuckled snack

The /k/ sound spelled ck
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Word Knowledge

• 3 kicking speckles chuckled snack
• Which of these words has a suffix?

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Word Knowledge

• 3 kicking speckles chuckled snack
• Which of these words has a suffix?

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Word Knowledge

• 4 didnt dont thats Ill
• What two words make up each contraction?

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Word Knowledge

• 4 didnt dont thats Ill
• did not - do not that is I will

Contractions
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Word Knowledge

• 5 knew food too rude
• Can you find the /oo/ sound?

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Word Knowledge

• 5 knew food too rude

The /oo/ sound spelled _ew, oo, or u_e
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Word Knowledge

• S1 The clown had a frown.
• Can you find the words in the sentence with the
  /ow/ sound?

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Word Knowledge

• S1 The clown had a frown.
• Can you find the words in the sentence with the
  /ow/ sound?

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Word Knowledge

• S2 I finally found the ring I lost.
• Can you find the word in the sentence with the
  /ow/ sound?

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Word Knowledge

• S2 I finally found the ring I lost.
• Can you find the word in the sentence with the
  /ow/ sound?

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Word Knowledge

• S3 I knew the tune to the song.
• Can you find the words in the sentence that have
  the /oo/ sound?

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Word Knowledge

• S3 I knew the tune to the song.
• Can you find the words in the sentence that have
  the /oo/ sound?

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Word Knowledge

• 1 fowl cow growling power
• 2 mouthful shouted clouds trout
• 3 kicking speckles chuckled snack
• 4 didnt dont thats Ill
• 5 knew food too rude
• Pick a word to use in a sentence. Extend the
  sentence using how? what? when? where? why?

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Building Background

• What different types of camouflage have you
  already learned about?

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Genre

• What do you already know about folktales?
• The story How the Guinea Fowl Got Her Spots is
  a Swahili folktale.
• Remember that folktales were originally passed
  down by word of mouth before they were written
  down.
• Folktales also have a moral or a lesson.

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Background Information

• Although different types of animals seem to live
  independently of one another, they often work
  together to maximize their protection from
  predators.
• Land-dwelling birds like the guinea fowl are an
  example of an animal that calls out an alert to
  the other animals when there is danger.
• Nganga is pronounced nGAHN-gah

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More Background Information

• The story we are going to be reading is a Swahili
  folktale that tries to explain how the guinea
  fowl got its protective covering of spots.
• Some folktales tell how things in nature came to
  be.
• Many folktales have animal characters.

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Preview and Prepare

• Look at the title of the story
• Look at the pictures and the words in the story.
• Look for any clues, problems, or wonderings you
  may have about the story.
• Be ready to share them with the class.

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glossy

• A long time ago, Guinea Fowl had glossy black
  feathers all over.

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glossy

• A long time ago, Guinea Fowl had glossy black
  feathers all over.
• Johns gift was wrapped in glossy, silvery paper
  that shined.

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glossy

• A long time ago, Guinea Fowl had glossy black
  feathers all over.
• Johns gift was wrapped in glossy, silvery paper
  that shined.
• Definition bright and shiny

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glossy

• The vase and tea pot were glossy. They shined.

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delicious

• One day, Guinea Fowl was crossing the river to
  meet Cow on the most delicious hill they know.

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delicious

• One day, Guinea Fowl was crossing the river to
  meet Cow on the most delicious hill they know.
• The pie was so delicious, I ate a second slice.

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delicious

• One day, Guinea Fowl was crossing the river to
  meet Cow on the most delicious hill they know.
• The pie was so delicious, I ate a second slice.
• Definition tasting or smelling very good!

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delicious

• The ice cream was so delicious I wanted to eat
  more.

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slinking

• But, what was that Nganga saw slinking toward
  Cow?

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slinking

• But, what was that Nganga saw slinking toward
  Cow?
• The cat was slinking toward the mouse to catch
  it.

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slinking

• But, what was that Nganga saw slinking toward
  Cow?
• The cat was slinking toward the mouse to catch
  it.
• Definition moving slowly and secretively

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slinking

• The slinking cat was trying to sneak up on its
  prey.

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scrambled

• She scratched and scrambled up the bank as fast
  as she could.

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scrambled

• She scratched and scrambled up the bank as fast
  as she could.
• The girls quickly scrambled up the hill.

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scrambled

• She scratched and scrambled up the bank as fast
  as she could.
• The girls quickly scrambled up the hill.
• Definition moved or climbed quickly

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scrambled

• The racers scrambled up the hill to get to the
  top first.

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cautiously

• Soon she saw Cow cautiously cross the river to
  join her.

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cautiously

• Soon she saw Cow cautiously cross the river to
  join her.
• Move cautiously as you cross the busy street,
  looking both ways to be sure there are no cars
  coming.

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cautiously

• Soon she saw Cow cautiously cross the river to
  join her.
• Move cautiously as you cross the busy street,
  looking both ways to be sure there are no cars
  coming.
• Definition carefully

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cautiously

• The hiker cautiously crossed the creek so she
  didnt fall in.

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Additional Vocabulary

• river a stream of water that flows to a lake or
  ocean
• seeds the parts of a flower plant that makes new
  plants
• grasshoppers insects that eat plants
• grass the green plant with long, green leaves
  that stand straight up
• predict to say what one thinks will happen in
  the future

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More Vocabulary

• bird an animal with two legs, wings, feathers,
  and a beak
• guinea fowl a type of bird
• speckles small spots
• friend a person you like who likes you
• cow a type of farm animal that makes milk
• lion a large, strong animal of the cat family

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Comprehension Strategies

• Making Predictions Based on what has happened in
  the story so far, I think _______ will happen.
• Asking Questions Who? What? When? Where?
  Why? How?
• Making Connections That part reminds me of
  ___________.
• Text to text
• Text to Self
• Text to World

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Guess the Covered Word

• Spelling Unit 3 Lesson 5
• Created by
• Joanne Whitley
• Adapted by Barbi Maddox and
• Jennifer Allen

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Say the word as the arrow points to
it. boot food moon room tune
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Say the word as the arrow points to
it. rude knew too do who
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Galoshes are a type of boot.
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Galoshes are a type of boot.
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Apples are a healthy food.
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Apples are a healthy food.
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Astronauts walked on the moon in 1969.
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Astronauts walked on the moon in 1969.
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Plants fill the room in a greenhouse.
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Plants fill the room in a greenhouse.
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A catchy song is a tune.
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A catchy song is a tune.
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Obnoxious people are rude.
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Obnoxious people are rude.
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She knew not to argue.
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She knew not to argue.
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Another word for also is too.
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Another word for also is too.
also too
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You feel good when you do someone a favor.
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You feel good when you do someone a favor.
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A person who plays an instrument is a musician.
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A person who plays an instrument is a musician.
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Look at the words quickly. Then we will spell
them together by chanting.
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boot
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food
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moon
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room
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tune
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rude
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knew
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too
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do
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who
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Mickey says, You did A-OK!
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Complete Sentences

• What is a sentence?
• A sentence expresses a complete thought. It
  begins with a capital letter and ends with a
  punctuation mark.
• A sentence has a subject and a predicate. The
  subject tells what or whom the sentence is about.
  The predicate tells what the subject is or does.

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Sentence Problems

• Fragments
• A fragment is not a sentence. Something is
  missing, sometimes it is the subject, other times
  it is the predicate.
• Ex Won the soccer game.
• My friend.

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More Problems with Sentences

• Run On Sentences
• A run on sentence is two or more sentences run
  together.
• Ex Sara studied all night she got an A on her
  test.
• There are two ways to fix the sentence.
• Sara studied all night. She got an A on her
  test.
• Sara studied all night, and she got an A on her
  test.

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Lets Practice!

• Read the following sentences and tell if they are
  complete sentences or not. If not, are they a
  fragment or a run on?
• In 1937
• In 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was completed it
  is located in San Francisco.
• In 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was completed.
  It is located in San Francisco.