Word Workout. Name. Dear Family Member: WORDS TO KNOW fluttered recognized snuggled. vanished peered giggled. This Week s Skills

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1 Home-School Connection 375 Word Workout WORDS TO KNOW fluttered recognized snuggled vanished peered giggled Poet s Corner Let s write some poems with your words. I ll ask you what each word means and then we can write a sentence using the word. As we write more sentences, we can build a poem. SPELLING WORDS lit little set settle rip ripple pad paddle middle bubble Short and Long To play this game, I ll give you a little time to look at the words. Then I ll say each word for you to spell. We ll sort the words to show which words are one syllable and which are two syllables. (fold here) Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Dear Family Member: I m reading Farfallina & Marcel in class this week. I learned to make inferences as I read. An inference is a good guess about things the author doesn t say. I make it as I read the author s hints. For example, in the beginning of the story, Farfallina and Marcel liked each other and played together. I decided they would become good friends. I ll see if I m right as I read the rest of the story. This Week s Skills Comprehension: make inferences Vocabulary: thesaurus synonyms Phonics: the sound of le Spelling: words ending with le Name

2 I Can Say Because I Saw Let s read the questions. Then we can use the pictures to make inferences about what we see. When we re all done, we can explain why we made our inferences. Why is the woman annoyed? Why is the boy unhappy? Why is the cat jumping out of the window? Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Why are the children cheering? Why are the children running? What guess can you make about this picture? 376

3 Conexión con el hogar Ejercicio de palabras PALABRAS DE VOCABULARIO fluttered recognized snuggled vanished peered giggled El rincón del poeta Vamos a escribir poemas con las palabras de la lista. Te voy a preguntar qué significa cada palabra y después vamos a escribir con ella una oración. A medida que escribamos más oraciones, podremos crear un poema. PALABRAS DE ORTOGRAFÍA lit little set settle rip ripple pad paddle middle bubble Corta y larga Para jugar este juego te voy a dar unos minutos para que mires las palabras. Luego voy a decir cada palabra para que tú la deletrees. Para terminar, vamos a clasificar las palabras para ver cuáles palabras tienen una sílaba y cuáles tienen dos sílabas. (fold here) Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Queridos familiares: Esta semana estoy leyendo en clase Farfallina & Marcel. Aprendí a hacer inferencias cuando leo. Una inferencia es una buena suposición que hago a partir de las cosas que el autor no dice. Es trator de adivinar las cosas que el autor no dice. Por ejemplo, al principio del cuento, Farfallina y Marcel se llevaban bien y jugaban juntos. Me parece que se harán amigos. Veré si tengo razón cuando lea el resto del cuento. Destrezas de la semana Comprensión: hacer inferencias Vocabulario: tesoro sinónimos Fonética: el sonido de le Ortografía: palabras que terminan en le Nombre 377

4 Lo sé porque lo vi Vamos a leer las preguntas. Luego podemos usar las ilustraciones para hacer inferencias sobre lo que vemos. Cuando terminemos, podemos explicar por qué hicimos esas inferencias. Why is the woman annoyed? Why is the boy unhappy? Why is the cat jumping out of the window? Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Why are the children cheering? Why are the children running? What guess can you make about this picture? 378

5 Puddle Pet By Liz Ray illustrated by Pete Whitehead Puddle Pet Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

6 Macmillan/McGraw-Hill 22 Look at my new pet, said Jen. I found it in a big puddle. Her friends huddled near Jen s bowl. A small dark speck swam over some pebbles. It s only a fish, grumbled Jake. A fish is nothing special. Puddle Pet

7 Macmillan/McGraw-Hill I think this fish is special, Jen told the group. I ll name him Speckle. She jiggled the bowl and light sparkled off the fish. You can t play with a fish or cuddle it, said Jake. I like to watch him, said Jen. 26 See what Speckle can do now, Jen called to her friends. A fish can only blow bubbles and swim, said Jake. But Speckle isn t a fish, Jen said, putting her pet on the table. He s a frog, and he can jump! Puddle Pet 23

8 Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Jen kept watching her pet. As Speckle got bigger, his legs got bigger too. Then he grew front legs. His tail became shorter and his body changed shape. Jen had learned something important. Speckle was not a fish! 24 Jen took good care of Speckle. She fed him and cleaned his bowl each day. It was fun to watch Speckle swim and blow bubbles. One day, Jen saw that her fish had little back legs. She was puzzled. Fish don t have legs! What was going on? Puddle Pet 25

9 Comprehension Check Retell the Story Use an Inference Chart and the pictures to help you retell this story. Think and Compare 1. Turn to page 7. What does Hermie need to make himself safer as he grows? (Make Inferences) 2. In what place nearest to your home might you see hermit crabs? (Apply) 3. How is the crabs shelter like the shelter people need? (Analyze) Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Hermie the Hermit Crab Hermie the Hermit Crab by Jo Schmidt illustrated by Anne Sulzer Table of Contents Chapter 1 A Cradle for Crabs Chapter 2 A Home for Hermits Chapter 3 Beach Party Chapter 4 New Homes Comprehension Check

10 Chapter 1 A Cradle for Crabs My name is Hermie. My mother was a land hermit crab. She laid her eggs on the wet rocks next to the sea. Hermie the Hermit Crab Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Come on, Hermie, said Harriet. I ve found a great new place. I m a faster swimmer and a faster climber! Harriet was climbing a tree! I climbed the tree with Harriet and rested in its shade. We were happy in our new homes. 2 15

11 So I tried on that shell, and it fit! Who s wearing my old shell? a voice giggled. Harriet! I cried. There was Harriet in a new shell. Hermie the Hermit Crab Macmillan/McGraw-Hill When I hatched, I floated in the warm ocean. I saw many other baby hermit crabs there, and that is where I met my friend Harriet. 14 3

12 As we grew, we molted. We slipped out of the hard skin around our body. When we had molted for the last time, we knew it was time to swim to shore. Our lungs were changing, and soon we would only be able to breathe air. Hermie the Hermit Crab Macmillan/McGraw-Hill When I came out of the sand, I needed to find a bigger shell. But first I went to find Harriet. Then I saw the shell I d last seen her wear. I peered inside the shell, but Harriet wasn t there. 4 13

13 Chapter 4 New Homes My body had grown again, and my skin felt tight. I needed to molt, so I dug into the wet sand, digging deeper and deeper. And that is where I stayed until my new skin hardened. Hermie the Hermit Crab Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Let s leave the ocean together, Hermie, said my friend Harriet. That s a great idea! I said. We were excited about what life would be like on land. 12 5

14 Chapter 2 A Home for Hermits The closer we swam to shore, the warmer the water felt. Up, up, up, we swam. Then we breathed air for the first time as the strong waves pushed us onto the shore. I m faster than you! yelled Harriet. I m not far behind you! I shouted. Hermie the Hermit Crab Macmillan/McGraw-Hill I liked crawling on the beach in the early morning. During the day we found new places to hide from the hot sun. 6 11

15 Chapter 3 Beach Party It was fun living on the beach. Mostly we came out at night. We enjoyed being together. We were like one great big family. We would swap shells and claw wrestle. Hermie the Hermit Crab Macmillan/McGraw-Hill We needed to find somewhere cool and safe to rest. The sand was too hot. Hungry seabirds fluttered nearby. We crawled into wet, cool seaweed. It was a perfect place to hide, and it was good to eat, too! We found a lot of other things to eat, like sea sponges and pieces of driftwood. We ate and ate. And we rested. But we had to leave this spot. 10 7

16 We can t stay here! I cried. We need to find some shells that will keep us safe. Let s look in that rock pool. I found one, called Harriet, as she vanished inside an old pipe. She soon recognized that the pipe wasn t a good home. Our homes usually travel with us wherever we go. The old pipe was too heavy! Hermie the Hermit Crab Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Then we found a lot of empty sea snail shells that were just right. I snuggled my soft body inside one of them. I left my legs and large claw outside. Then Harriet found her shell. Now we felt safe on the shore! 8 9