Adelina's Whales
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Unit 3 – Patterns in Nature
Concept Question: What are some patterns in nature?
Week 2 – Adelina’s Whales
Weekly Question
Vocabulary Words
Skills & Strategy
Spelling Words
What patterns in nature guide the lives of animals?
altitude
Generalize
piece
thrown
ascent
Fact & Opinion
peace
throne
swans
Vocab Strategy – Homonyms
break
aloud
zone
brake
allowed
biologist
Main & Helping Verbs
threw
past
bluff
through
passed
lagoon
by
weight
massive
bye
wait
rumbling
beat
there
tropical
beet
their
Challenge Spelling Words
principal
cymbal
principle
stationary
symbol
stationery
WHALE VIDEOS
Discovery Education Video: In the Company of Whales (51 minutes)
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Password: student
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=DFBEE6D2-B7A9-4707-8A5E-080FA64C6A9E
http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/video-gallery/21/
Videos & Games
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/animal_and_nature_games/whale-games/video-humpback-whale.htmlBuild Vocabulary Concepts
Draw a line to the category you feel best matches the word meaning. (Note: Two words will match up to the column on the right.)
Animal Migration
ascent
animals that migrate
altitude
where animals go
across Earth’s zones
flying
swans
Fact & Opinion
- statement of fact - can be proven true or false / check it by doing research
Example: Whales are the largest animals on Earth.
- statement of opinion - beliefs or judgements / can't be proven true or false (valid opinions are supported by facts)
Example: Whales are amazing sea animals.
http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/factsopinions/Build Background Knowledge
Click on the file below to list facts about whales you already know before reading the story. Continue to write down new facts as you read Adelina's Whales.
Journey North - Whale Migration Research
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/gwhale/AboutSpring.html
Lesson Vocabulary
Sort the 6 vocabulary words into adjectives (words that describe nouns) and nouns (person, place, thing, or idea)
- massive, lagoon, biologist, rumbling, tropical, bluff
Adjective
Noun
Homonyms
- homonyms - words that are spelled the same and sound the same, but have different meanings
Examples:
staff - a stick / a group of employees
bluff - to fool or mislead / a steep slope or cliff
http://www.quia.com/mc/1055.html
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/furious-frogs/furious-frogs.htmlGeneralize
- generalize - a broad statement that applies to many examples
- valid generalization - supported by facts & logic
- clue words - many, sometimes, usually, generally, few, seldom, all, most
Examples:
All boys love to play sports.
Most girls enjoy playing with dolls.
http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=4&act=2&que=1
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/makinginferencep.cfmMain & Helping VerbsVerb Phrases --> made up of more than one word (include a main verb & an action verb)Main Verb --> shows actionHelping Verb --> tells more about the main verbCommon Helping Verbs: am, is, are, was, were, have, has, had, will, would, could, should, do, does, did, canExample:Mrs. Tacker is taking the ski club to Blue Mountain on Monday.Play Game - click here