WEDNESDAY - SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

SOLs: Reading
2.10 The student will demonstrate comprehension of information in reference
materials.
a) Use table of contents. b) Use pictures, captions, and charts.
2.9 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts.
a) Preview the selection using text features.
b) Make and confirm predictions about the main idea.
c) Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning.
d) Set purpose for reading.
e) Ask and answer questions about what is read.
f) Locate information to answer questions.
g) Identify the main idea.
2.7 The student will expand vocabulary when reading.
a) Use knowledge of homophones.
b) Use knowledge of prefixes and suffixes.
c) Use knowledge of antonyms and synonyms.
d) Discuss meanings of words and develop vocabulary by listening and reading a
variety of texts.
e) Use vocabulary from other content areas.
2.6 The student will use semantic clues and syntax to expand vocabulary when reading.
a) Use information in the story to read words.
b) Use knowledge of sentence structure.
c) Use knowledge of story structure and sequence.
d) Reread and self-correct.
2.5 The student will use phonetic strategies when reading and spelling.
a) Use knowledge of consonants, consonant blends, and consonant digraphs to
decode and spell words.
b) Use knowledge of short, long, and r-controlled vowel patterns to decode and
spell words.
c) Decode regular multisyllabic words.

Discussion
Review
Why did toad make a list?
What did he do when it blew away?
Why does frog sit with toad and do nothing?
Vocabulary
Afraid - to be fearful or scared
I am afraid of big spiders
Frighten - to be fearful or afraid
There is not much that will frighten frog because he is brave
Patient - to remain calm and quiet even when things are not going your way or
are taking too long
It is hard to be patient when you are waiting for a turn on the swing
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Read pg 18
What do you think Frog means when he says his garden was hard work?
Why does frog give flower seeds to toad?
Read pg 19
How long do you think frog means when he says the garden will grow quite
soon?
Read pg 22
What does toad do after he plants his seeds?
What does this tell you about toad?
Read pg 23
Why arent toads seeds growing?
What do seeds need to grow?
What does frog say to do with the seeds?
What does this tell you about frog?
Read pg 24
Why does toad think his seeds are afraid of the dark?
Read pg 26
Toad did several things to try and help his seeds grow. What does he do after he
lit the candles and read a story to them?
Read pg 29
What does toad believe caused the seeds to finally grow?
What really caused the seeds to start growing?
What does toad mean when he says the garden was hard work?
Closure
Now that we have read two stories about frog and toad, what do you think of
toad?
Is he the kind of character that thinks things through or the kind of character that
just reacts without thinking?

Assessment
Students will work on the new vocabulary they have learned through a puzzle worksheet
Students will write down what they think toad would tell someone to do to care for seeds
Students will write down what they think frog would tell someone to do to care for seeds