Unit 4 Lesson 5
I See Animals Hiding
4.5 Spelling List
1. blue Our new car is blue.
2. rude Rude behavior is not tolerated in school.
3. frown A smile a frown turned upside down.
4. cookie You may have a cookie after you finish your dinner.
5. plow The farmer had to plow his field before he planted the beans.
6. count We should count the number of students we have.
7. duty It is a policeman's duty to protect the citizens.
8. cool The pie has to cool before we can cut it.
9. scout My brother took a flashlight to scout the campsite.
10. books The library received a shipment of new books.
11. looser The lid became looser after I twisted it a few times.
12. snowplow We were stranded in our house until the snowplow came down the street.
1. blue Our new car is blue.
2. rude Rude behavior is not tolerated in school.
3. frown A smile a frown turned upside down.
4. cookie You may have a cookie after you finish your dinner.
5. plow The farmer had to plow his field before he planted the beans.
6. count We should count the number of students we have.
7. duty It is a policeman's duty to protect the citizens.
8. cool The pie has to cool before we can cut it.
9. scout My brother took a flashlight to scout the campsite.
10. books The library received a shipment of new books.
11. looser The lid became looser after I twisted it a few times.
12. snowplow We were stranded in our house until the snowplow came down the street.
4.5 Vocabulary List
unaware v. not watchful of mindful
protective adj. keep out of danger
coloration n. the way something is colored
imitation n. one who copies something or someone
available adj. being in the area and ready to use
natural adj. acting on information one is born with
blade n. a thin leaf
shed v. to lose hair
herd n. a group of animals
limb n. a branch of a tree
trout n. long, bony fish
stream n. a small body of flowing water
brook n. a small body of flowing water
wading v. walking through water
cattail n. a tall plant with a fuzzy brow top that grow in very wet areas
unaware v. not watchful of mindful
protective adj. keep out of danger
coloration n. the way something is colored
imitation n. one who copies something or someone
available adj. being in the area and ready to use
natural adj. acting on information one is born with
blade n. a thin leaf
shed v. to lose hair
herd n. a group of animals
limb n. a branch of a tree
trout n. long, bony fish
stream n. a small body of flowing water
brook n. a small body of flowing water
wading v. walking through water
cattail n. a tall plant with a fuzzy brow top that grow in very wet areas
4.5 I See Animals Hiding
Expository text
What are some different ways animals hide from their enemies?
How can you see animals hiding?
Expository text
What are some different ways animals hide from their enemies?
How can you see animals hiding?
Writing a Fantasy
A Fantasy is a story in which parts of or all of the story could not happen in the real world.
People, animals,or objects are able to do things they cannot do in the real world.( a girl shrinks, a teapot talks)
Things happen that could not happen in the real world.(rocks turn to gold or time moves faster)
The story takes place in make-believe place that doesn't exist in the real world.(a life-size gingerbread house)
The story has creatures in it that are not found in the real world. ( dragons, unicorns, or mermaids)
Title:
Setting:
Characters:
Events:
A Fantasy is a story in which parts of or all of the story could not happen in the real world.
People, animals,or objects are able to do things they cannot do in the real world.( a girl shrinks, a teapot talks)
Things happen that could not happen in the real world.(rocks turn to gold or time moves faster)
The story takes place in make-believe place that doesn't exist in the real world.(a life-size gingerbread house)
The story has creatures in it that are not found in the real world. ( dragons, unicorns, or mermaids)
Title:
Setting:
Characters:
Events:
Apostrophes (')
Apostrophes are another type of punctuation mark.
Apostrophes are used to make contractions
I will wash my bike.
I'll wash my bike.
Apostrophes are also used to show ownership
Rosa's bike is blue.
Mrs. Kontgis' classroom is #6.
Colons (:)
Colons are another type of punctuation.
Colons are used to make a list.
I need these things form the supermarket: eggs, milk, and bread.
In my desk I have these items: pencils, paper, and erasers.
Colons also separate the hour and the minutes when you write the time.
will you pick me up at 7:30 p.m.?
At 2:10 the doors will be unlocked.
Apostrophes are another type of punctuation mark.
Apostrophes are used to make contractions
I will wash my bike.
I'll wash my bike.
Apostrophes are also used to show ownership
Rosa's bike is blue.
Mrs. Kontgis' classroom is #6.
Colons (:)
Colons are another type of punctuation.
Colons are used to make a list.
I need these things form the supermarket: eggs, milk, and bread.
In my desk I have these items: pencils, paper, and erasers.
Colons also separate the hour and the minutes when you write the time.
will you pick me up at 7:30 p.m.?
At 2:10 the doors will be unlocked.
Inflectional and Comparative Endings
Th inflectional endings -ing and -ed can be added to a base word. The meaning of the word is not changed, only the form and function.
The ending -ing lets you know something is happening now.
The ending -ed lets you know that something has already happened.
walk walking walked
work working worked
help helping helping
Comparative ending -er shows a comparison between two things.
fast faster young younger small smaller
Plurals
Plural words show that there is more that one.
Adding -s or -es to a word makes it a regular plural.
cats dogs
horses fishes
Irregular Plurals
Irregular Plurals still mean that there is more than one.
Instead of adding an -s or -es, the entire word is changed to make it plural
man men woman women tooth teeth
Some words stay the same even when there is more than one.
deer deer sheep sheep
Th inflectional endings -ing and -ed can be added to a base word. The meaning of the word is not changed, only the form and function.
The ending -ing lets you know something is happening now.
The ending -ed lets you know that something has already happened.
walk walking walked
work working worked
help helping helping
Comparative ending -er shows a comparison between two things.
fast faster young younger small smaller
Plurals
Plural words show that there is more that one.
Adding -s or -es to a word makes it a regular plural.
cats dogs
horses fishes
Irregular Plurals
Irregular Plurals still mean that there is more than one.
Instead of adding an -s or -es, the entire word is changed to make it plural
man men woman women tooth teeth
Some words stay the same even when there is more than one.
deer deer sheep sheep