Alexander Graham Bell Big Question How can a

Alexander Graham Bell Big Question: How can a great idea change the way we live? Author: Lola M. Schaefer Genre: Biography

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BIG QUESTION: HOW CAN A GREAT IDEA CHANGE THE WAY WE LIVE? DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5

Alexander Graham Bell Day 1

Daily Fix-it 1. How can u learn to draw. 2. I hav good idea. Unit 5 Alexander G Bell - Day 1

Daily Fix-it 1. How can u learn to draw. How can you learn to draw? 2. I hav good idea. I have a good idea. Unit 5 Alexander G Bell - Day 1

Morning Warm-up Today we use all kinds of machines. Our lives have changed because of inventions and machines. How can a great idea change the way we live? Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 1

Oral Vocabulary • determined • inventor • technology Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 1

Amazing Words • determined Determined means “having your mind made up. ” • inventor An inventor is a person who makes something for the first time. • technology Technology is the tools we use to make our lives easier. Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 1

ballwalk hawk h aw k pause p au se s au ce cr aw l y aw n l au n ch p aw Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 1

Word Work • • th aw l aw n c au se squ aw k dr aw h au n t br aw l h au l Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 1 law

dawn d awn -awn lawn pawn drawn -aw raw jaw claw Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 1

Word Reading - Vowels aw, au • • straw halt haunt saucer auto tail pawn chalk Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 1 • • • jaw wall yawn fault awful applaud

Good Changes Bad Change s How the Telephone Has Changed the Way We Live

1. Reading WB page 163 2. Spelling WB page 113 3. Journal - Draw a picture of something that flies. Write about how it stays in the air. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 1

Daily Journal Writing Day 1 Draw a picture of something that flies. Write about how it stays in the air.

Alexander Graham Bell Day 2

Daily Fix-it 3. I mad somethig new. 4. Im an inventor? Unit 5 A G Bell – Day 2

Daily Fix-it 3. I mad somethig new. I made something new. 4. Im an inventor? I’m an inventor! Unit 5 A G Bell – Day 2

Morning Warm-up Today we will read more about the Wright brothers and their planes. I have flown in a plane many times. Flying does not frighten me. Does flying frighten you? Unit 5 A G Bell – Day 2

Amazing Words • stalled – Stall means “to stop suddenly. ” • stable – When something is stable, it is not likely to fall apart. Unit 5 A G Bell – Day 2

dream treat head h ea d bread h ea l th health h ea theat m ea n t meant dr ea m dream spr ea d spread thr ea t threat Unit 5 A G Bell – Day 2

Word Work • • • thr ea d br ea th d ea d st ea l w ea l th d ea f ch ea p d ea l t sw ea t head

Word Reading – short e: ea • • meant spend steamy ahead wealth deaf feather ledge • • heavy spread step feet instead weather meat

Read the Words Early in life, a man named Mr. Bell liked to learn about science. He later built a machine that sent voices through wires. do you know the name of the machine?

1. Reading WB page 164, 165, 166 2. Spelling WB page 114 3. Journal – Imagine that you just took an airplane trip. Write about whether you liked it. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 5 A G Bell – Day 2

Using I and me Unit 5 A G Bell – Day 2

Daily Journal Writing Day 2 Write a postcard to tell about a trip.

Alexander Graham Bell Day 3

Daily Fix-it 5. The Toy is one the lawn. 6. It didnt work vary well. Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 3

Daily Fix-it 5. The Toy is one the lawn. The toy is on the lawn. 6. It didnt work vary well. It didn’t work very well. Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 3

Morning Warm-up Today we will read about Alexander Graham Bell. He was a determined inventor. He invented the telephone. What does the telephone help us do? Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 3

Amazing Words • biplane A biplane is a plane that has two sets of wings. One set is above the other. Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 3

dawn Ø When you come to a new word, look at all the letters in the word and think about its vowel sound. You may have to try more than one vowel sound. Say the sounds to yourself and then read the word. thread • • • sprawl faucet awning flaw August ready breath head breakfast Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 3

Word Reading • • awesome autos draw read raw ahead flaw Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 3

Ways to Send Messages Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 3

v One of the best ways to send someone a message is to use the telephone. What do we know about how a telephone works? We are going to read about the man who invented the telephone.

Vocabulary • • Boston Scotland communicate telephone famous electricity piano

High - Frequency Words • • • built another early could learn Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 3 • • • across science people through together

Clipped Words Long Word telephone gymnasium hamburger bicycle photograph Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 3 Sentence Clipped Word

1. Reading WB page 167 2. Spelling WB page 115 3. Journal - Write about your favorite invention. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 3

Alexander Graham Bell, his life, and his work Alexander did not know about electricity. A telephone needs electricity to work. Tom Watson knew about electricity. § Alexander stopped teaching. § Tom taught Alexander about electricity. Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 3

Daily Journal Writing Day 3 Write about your favorite invention.

Alexander Graham Bell Day 4

Daily Fix-it 7. I saw a hawk fli over the lawen. 8. I wanned ta fly. Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 4

Daily Fix-it 7. I saw a hawk fli over the lawen. I saw a hawk fly over the lawn. 8. I wanned ta fly. I wanted to fly. Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 4

Morning Warm-up Today we will read about Maude and what she saw on the Internet. She visited a web page about inventions. What invention do you want to know more about? Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 4

Amazing Words • sketch A sketch is a quick drawing. If you sketch something, you draw it quickly. • speech A speech is a talk. Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 4

science through built learn early • Did you ______ your spelling words yet? • Mom and I ______ a birdhouse. • We hiked _______ the park. • We left ______ in the morning. • We studied frogs in _______ class. Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 4

boil • • • swimmer The singer ________. The visitor ________. The winner ________. The conductor ______. The collector _______. enjoy noisy spoil voice cowboy Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 4

Word Reading • • • today swimmer downtown kind swimsuit Boyd eyes toward wristwatch worker • • • once actor goes none sound boy loved noisy against heavy Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 4

Read Words in Context § Today the swimmer will drive her auto downtown to get a new kind of swimsuit. § Boyd turned his eyes toward his wristwatch and saw that the worker was late. § Once the actor goes on stage, none of us will make a sound. § The boy loved seeing the noisy waves crash against the heavy wall. Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 4

1. Reading WB pages 168, 169 2. Spelling WB page 116 3. Journal - Write a tip you know for being polite when talking on the telephone. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 5 A G Bell - Day 4

Daily Journal Writing Day 4 Write a tip you know for being polite when talking on the telephone.

Alexander Graham Bell Day 5

Daily – Fix-it 9. I heard the phone rind. 10. The call wasnt for i. Unit 5 A G Bell – Day 5

Daily – Fix-it 9. I heard the phone rind. I heard the phone ring. 10. The call wasnt for i. The call wasn’t for me. Unit 5 A G Bell – Day 5

Morning Warm-up This week we read about great ideas. The phone, underwater walkietalkies, and the plane were all great ideas. How do inventions change the way we live? Unit 5 A G Bell – Day 5

Vowels aw, au Short e: ea § We spread corn on the lawn for the fawn. § The hawk flew over my head. § Joy dipped the bread in the sauce. § It’s my fault that the pup’s muddy paws soiled the sweater. Unit 5 A G Bell – Day 5

built science early learn through Why do trees drop their leaves in the ______ fall? How can a root grow ______ a wall? Which birds _____ those nests in the tall, green grass? We ______ all these things In our ______ class. Unit 5 A G Bell – Day 5