Two Days In May

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Two Days In May

• By Harriet Peck Taylor
• Realistic Fiction
• Making Connections

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Daily News
The deer were grazing in the woods. The mother,
father, and baby deer were eating the grass and
leaves around them. Their fur shone in the sun
rays as they bounded off to find a new grazing
spot.
___________
_______
Have a student find a homograph and tap the board
with the pen on the word. There are two, so do
this twice.
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Blending reviewing long /i/ spelled _igh, _y,
and _ie /o/ spelled _ow and oa_ /u/ spelled
_ew and _ue and consonant blends highways
moonlight identify replies Identify the
long i sound
aglow window throat
coastline Identify the long o sound
few pewter rescuer
continued
street slept except
protest Consonant blends are strings of
consonants that work together to make a sound.
Identify the blends
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The glowing bright light almost made my eyes
water. (Identify long I sounds and consonant
blends) They rescued a few sheep and part of the
lost goat herd. (Long u sounds)
Syllabication Remember that syllables that end in
consonant Sounds usually have short vowels and
are _____.
closed
Words with the v-c-c-v pattern usually are
divided Between the consonants. Example
moon-light Draw a line between the
syllables. Window rescue hotdog
highway
l
l
l
l
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Words that have the v-c-v spelling pattern are
usually divided before the consonant. Syllables
that end in vowels are usually _____
syllables with long vowels.
open
Divide the following words into
syllables. Replies protest aglow
identify
Answers re-plies pro-test a-glow
i-den-ti-fy
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Lets practice long vowel sounds and consonant
blendson workbook pages 129 and 130.
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Building Background
Have you ever seen deer up close? Have you seen
other types of large wildlife?
Moose in backyard
Black bear
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How might disappearing natural habitats and
expanding cities affect wildlife?How can people
help wild animals that are stranded in
neighborhoods or urban places?
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The story that we are going to read this week is
a fictionalized account of a true story. What
does this mean? We are going to preview the
story using the organizer on the next page. Look
at the title and illustrations to predict what
the story will be about.
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Clues The deer are grazing in a city garden. Problems Wonderings How did the deer get there?
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Vocabulary
Repeat after me relocate stranded exclaimed shar
p detect cautiously appreciate extended
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Predict the meaning of each vocabulary
word. relocate
To move to a new place. Our family will have
to relocate to California at the end of the year.
sharp
Alert An extra set of sharp eyes might help us
find the missing puppy.
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stranded
Left in a helpless position They were stranded
on an island.
exclaimed
Past tense of exclaim to speak out Look
how they rotate their big soft Ears to the left
and right, she exclaimed.
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detect
To find out She knew that the dog could detect
Tesss scent.
cautiously
With close care Cautiously, she moved closer to
take a picture.
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appreciate
To understand the value of Jess appreciated her
friends helping her with her chores.
extended
past tense of extend to reach out The dog
extended his arm to hug the baby.
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Turn to page 194 - Vocabulary Warm-Up
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Genre Realistic Fiction

• Characters or animals behave as people or animals
  in real life.
• The setting of the story is a real place or could
  be a real place
• The events in the story could happen

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Two Days in May by Harriet Peck Taylor

• Comprehension strategies
• Asking questions
• Making Connections
• between what you are ready know about habitats
• and what you are reading.

Focus Questions How do you think deer find their
way into the city? What can be done to protect
the deer in the city?
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Read the first half of the story.Spelling
PretestCursive p, j