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Week 2 – Lewis and Clark and Me
Concept Question
Vocabulary Words
Skills & Strategy
Spelling Words
What did Lewis & Clark learn on their journey?
territories
Author’s Purpose
sigh
slight
pioneers
Answer Questions
right
thigh
settlers
Word Endings (-ing, -ed)
weigh
tight
docks
eight
raisin
migrating
Imperative & Exclamatory Sentences
detail
trait
scan
height
highway
scent
spray
frighten
wharf
Cause & Effect
braid
dismay
yearned
bait
freight
grain
sleigh
Challenge Spelling Words
eighteen
daylight
mayonnaise
twilight
campaign
Building Background
Listed below are websites to learn more information about Lewis & Clark.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/lewis_clark/
Online Games
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/games/lewisclarkadventure/
http://mrnussbaum.com/lcflash/
Learn about SACAGAWEA by clicking on the links below.
Video:
http://schoolmediainteractive.com/view/object/clip/6C4ADD6FEB35BA6DE470C6E9A68150E8/06
http://www.history.com/topics/sacagawea/videos
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/sacagawea.htm
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/saca.html
Learn about YORK, Clark's slave, by clicking on the links below.
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/living/idx_5.html
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/york.html
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWw4UDUlL0w
Listed below are two websites that provide more information about the Louisiana Purchase.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/jd/14321.htm
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/louisianapurchase.html
Videos
Click on the links below to watch videos about Lewis and Clark.
(username: nasdgrade4 / password: student)
Time Warp Trio (22 min)
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=36de9d20-408a-42f4-8fcb-2bc4f67689ad
The Expedition of Lewis & Clark (16 min)
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=b52a717c-1288-4994-95b9-509940c352ed
Lewis & Clark: Tools of Survival (21 min)
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=bd519bd4-1c56-4063-9594-9b282de572c3
Rap Song (You Tube Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eqGmM6ze2s
CLASS VIDEO
Lewis & Clark from Jamie Horvath on Vimeo.
GAME
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/
Author's Purpose
- inform (usually has a lot of factual information)
- persuade (tries to convince the reader to believe something the author does)
- entertain (usually fictional, humorous, written for pleasure)
- express thoughts or feelings
Author's Purpose Video (YouTube)Author's Purpose GameVocabulary Activity
Ask yourself how the words in each group below are related.
- search, peek, scan
- traveling, migrating, wandering
- yearned, wished, hoped
- odor, perfume, scent
- pier, dock, wharf
Vocabulary Strategies (Word Endings)
- When coming across a word you don't know look at the end of the word. If it has -ed or -ing added to a verb (action word) this makes it past tense (telling about past actions).
- Example: migrating has -ing, which is the past tense of the word migrate
Cause & Effect
Click on the PowerPoint File below to practice Cause & Effect.
Cause Effect What it tells Why an event happens The result of what happens Clue words since ,because so, therefore, as a result of, after, in order to, so that Because the bones in the inner part of her nose were badly formed, the girl could breathe only through her mouth.
Cause & Effect Game
http://www.fcatexplorer.com/media/parent/tiplister/flash/tip129a.swf
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/book_buddy/montigue/skill_ae.html
http://www.helpteaching.com/questions/Cause_and_Effect/Grade_4
Imperative & Exclamatory Sentences
- Imperative sentences are commands that make a request or give an order. They usually begin with a verb. They end with a period (.).
Example: Fetch us a squirrel.
- Exclamatory sentences show strong feelings, excitement, or surprise. They end with a exclamation mark (!).
Example: This is an amazing dog!
Click on the PowerPoint file at the bottom of this page to review the 4 types of sentences.
