PAULA DANZINGER

1. PAULA DANZINGER AMBER BROWN IS NOT A CRAYON

2. PAULA DANZINGER AMBER BROWN IS NOT A CRAYON

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4. Goal Clarifying words and ideas in sentences, paragraphs, and passages of text. Write an informative letter

5. VOCABULARY Put a “+” sign if you understand the word. Put a “?” if you are not sure what the word is.

6. passport Compound word A document used to identify the country you’re from when you travel to other countries I showed the agent my passport when I got off the plane in Spain.

8. multicolored Prefix + base word +ending Having many colors The sweater was decorated with multicolored flowers.

9. Multicolored house

10. flicks Base word + ending Touches lightly and quickly Joan flicks on the light and catches the cat in her bed.

11. committee Chunk A group of people who meet to work on a certain subject or project Alex was in charge of the committee that picked up litter around the school.

12. committee

13. committee

14. fence blend Use swords in a pretend fight Nikko picked up a stick and started to fence with his brother.

15. fencing

16. fortune -tune = /chun/ Chunk for – tune Something that tells what will happen in the future My fortune read “You will be famous when you grow up.”

19. imagining 1st g = /j/ base word + ending imagin (e)+ing Making a picture of something in your head Casey and Philip were imagining what it would be like to live on a pirate ship.

20. immature Prefix + base word Acting younger than you really are I felt immature when I cried because Ricky took my doll.

22. Example 1 Spencer counted out his money. He had $5.43. That was plenty to buy some new goldfish. He went to the pet store and asked the clerk, “May I please have two goldfish?” The clerk gave Spencer the rabbits and his $10 change.

23. Example 2 My mom thought it would be nice if the whole family spent some time together, so she planned a family picnic at the park. We packed all of the food in a cooler and brought a blanket and a football so we could play catch. My sister said she was going to bring her sleeping bag and pajamas.

24. At the park, we ate all of the food, played some football, and then packed up our stuff. On our way home, we dropped my sister off at her friend’s house for her friend’s slumber party.

25. TEAM WORK READ PAGES 10-11 ALOUD WITH PARTNERS PAGES 12-13 SILENTLY PRACTICE FLUENCY WHEN YOU FINISH

26. TEAM TALK EXTENDER Mr. Cohen’s class learns about different places by taking imaginary trips. If you could pick a place for your class to visit on an imaginary trip, where would it be? Why would you want to go there?

27. Sample Graphic Organizer

28. DAY 2

29. TWO-MINUTE EDIT Write the following sentences correctly in your journal. having Justin daniels as my best friend sure make life more fun (4) we always sat together when our class flis to some faraway place (4)

30. Corrections Having Justin Daniels as my best friend sure makes life more fun. We always sit together when our class flies to some faraway place.

31. TEAMWORK PAGES 17-18 ALOUD WITH PARTNERS PAGES 19-21 SILENTLY PRACTICE FLUENCY

32. TEAM TALK EXTENDER Amber’s and Justin’s fathers are both living away from them, but for different reasons. Why doesn’t Amber’s father live with her? How is that different from Justin’s father not living with him? (CC)

33. Adventures in Writing Parts of a letter

35. TWO-MINUTE EDIT Her long blond hair is perfectly comb, with a really prety multicolored ribbon barrette?(3) Me and Justin are cut out pictures from the folders that the travel agency sent.(2)

36. CORRECTIONS Her long blond hair is perfectly combed, with a really pretty multicolored ribbon barrette. Justin and I are cutting out pictures from the folders that the travel agency sent.

37. TEAMWORK PAGES 27-29(THE FIRST LINE) ALOUD WITH PARTNERS PAGES 29-30 SILENTLY

38. TEAM TALK EXTENDER What things does Amber think or say to try to convince Mr. Bradley not to buy the house? Do you think any of these ideas will work? Why or why not? (DC)

40. TWO-MINUTE EDIT 1. suddenly, me dont feel very good. 2. Justin Danny and I continue play cookie basketball.

41. Corrections Suddenly, I don’t feel very good. Justin, Danny and I continue playing cookie basketball.

42. TEAMWORK PAGES 34(PARAGRAPH 2) – 35 ALOUD WITH PARTNERS. PAGES 36-37 SILENTLY PRACTICE FLUENCY

43. TEAM TALK EXTENDER How do you think Justin feels when he sees the “SOLD” sign? Why do you think he feels that way? Justin knows he has to move to Alabama. He’s going to experience a lot of new things. What are some of those new things? How might Justin’s feeling be different from Amber’s? (DC-CC)

45. TWO MINUTE EDIT He twitch his nose and sticks his tongue out at me I wiggle my ears twitch my nose, and stick out my tongue at him. (3) “i win!” I yell as I gets to the front of his house first. (2)

46. TWO MINUTE EDIT He twitches his nose and sticks his tongue out at me. I wiggle my ears, twitch my nose, and stick out my tongue at him. (3) “I win!” I yell as I get(s) to the front of his house first. (2)

49. DAY 1

50. VOCABULARY + IF YOU KNOW THE WORD ? IF YOU ARE UNSURE

51. mistakes Base word + ending mistake + s Errors Toby had three mistakes on his homework that he had to fix before playing outside.

53. halo Chunk: ha – lo A ring of light around an angel’s head The girl wore a halo and wings as part of her angel costume.

55. cyclone Cy=/s/ Chunk A violent, rotating windstorm We stayed in the basement until the cyclone passed our house.

57. Charity Chunk: char-i-ty A group that gives aid to people We donated toys that we don’t play with anymore to charity.

61. collection Base word + ending collec(t) + tion A group of similar objects that are kept together I added the new stickers to my sticker collection.

62. Chevron car collection

63. Model horse collection

64. ingredients Chunk in-gre-di-ents Parts of a mixture The recipe called for 10 ingredients including flour, sugar, and chocolate chips.

65. Ingredients for making chocolate candy

66. Package listing ingredients

67. drought -ough=/ow/ blend Lack of rain or water The drought caused the dry dirt in the desert to crack.

68. River during time of drought

69. Corn field during time of drought

70. stubborn Chunk: stub – born Being unwilling to change your mind or opinion Jesses was so stubborn that he missed dessert because he didn’t want to take a bath.

71. Stubborn animals

72. Children acting stubborn

73. TEAMWORK PAGES 47-48 ALOUD WITH PARTNERS PAGES 49-50 SILENTLY

74. Team Talk Extender How does Amber feel when Justin is telling about his trip to Alabama? What are some clues that helped you draw that conclusion? (DC)

76. DAY 2

77. TWO-MINUTE EDIT Fractions is not my favorite thing (2) Since justin and me or already done, we plays tic-tac-toe. (4)

78. Fractions are not my favorite thing. Since Justin and I are already done, we play tic-tac-toe.

79. Teamwork Pages 54-56 aloud with partners Pages 57-58 silently

80. Team Talk Extender Amber wants to talk to Justin about the move, but he doesn’t want to talk to her. Why do you think he doesn’t want to talk? (DC)

81. DAY 3

82. TWO-MINUTE EDIT I looks down at my math, and then start chewing on mi stub of a pencil. I wish he had on an sweatshirt that I knew?

83. Corrections I look down at my math and then start chewing on my stub of a pencil. I wish he had on a sweatshirt that I know.

84. Teamwork Pages 63-65 aloud with partner Pages 66-68 silently

85. Team Talk Extender What does Amber mean by, “There’s no such thing as a free brownie mix”? Why do you think that Amber’s mom brings Amber’s favorite dessert to talk about why she is upset?

86. DAY 4

87. Two Minute Edit Getting an best friend isn’t like makeing a shopping list! (3) I takes Justins school picture out of the drawer by my bed. (2)

88. Getting a best friend isn’t like making a shopping list. I take Justin’s school picture out of the drawer by my bed.

89. Teamwork Pages 72-73 aloud with partners Pages 74-76 silently

90. Team Talk Extender What do you think Amber was really trying to do when she told Brandi that they would sit next to each other on their trip to Australia? How did Justin try to get her back? Do you think either one of them really wanted a new friend? Why or why not? (DC)

91. DAY 5