Mister Bones Big Question What treasures can we

Mister Bones Big Question: What treasures can we find in the earth? Author: Jane Kurtz Genre: Biography

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BIG QUESTION WHAT TREASURES CAN WE FIND IN THE EARTH? DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5

Mister Bones Day 1

Daily Fix-it 1. The sno covered the road? 2. she will help row the bote. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 1

Daily Fix-it 1. The sno covered the road? The snow covered the road. 2. she will help row the bote. She will help row the boat. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 1

Morning Warm-up Great treasures can be everywhere. They can be different colors and shapes. Turn over a rock. Dig in the ground. What treasures can we find in the earth? Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 1

Oral Vocabulary Did You Ever See a Dinosaur? Did you ever see a dinosaur? No, I don’t think so. But we can see their fossils. They formed long ago. So isn’t it great That we can excavate? Old bones are in the soil. Did way down below. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 1

Amazing Words • excavate – Excavate means “to remove, uncover, or make by digging. ” • fossil – A fossil is the remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago. • soil – Soil is the top part of the ground in which plants grow. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 1

bone hope • goat g oa t • grow g r ow • soap s oa p • low l ow • float f l oa t • show sh ow • flow f l ow Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 1

Word Work Blend Words • • mow loaf coal growth toast know groan pillow Build Words oak Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 1

Word Reading – Long o • • own stove storm moan coax coach crow Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 1 • • robe flow soak blown horn yellow those short

1. Reading WB page 83 2. Spelling WB page 81 3. Journal – Write about something you found when you dug in soil or sand. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 1

Daily Journal Writing Day 1 Write about something you found when you dug in soil or sand.

Mister Bones Day 2

Daily Fix-it 3. The rode had lots of snow on it? 4. she wore a yello coat. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 2

Daily Fix-it 3. The rode had lots of snow on it? The road had lots of snow on it. 4. she wore a yello coat. She wore a yellow coat. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 2

Morning Warm-up Today we will read about treasures found on the beach. The ocean brings in small shells, tiny sharks’ teeth, and giant piles of rope. What treasure would you like to find on the beach? Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 2

Amazing Words • abandoned – If you abandon something, you leave it behind. If something was abandoned, it was left behind. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 2

Three – letter Blends cream shrink spray strip threesplash Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 2

Word Work • • • shr i m p scr a pe spr i n g str e t ch thr oa t shr u g Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 2 split

Word Reading Three – letter Blends • • scrap trick plant strong squirt string throw spin • • trust stream sprain thrill shrub screen strict Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 2

1. Reading WB pages 84, 85, 86 2. Spelling WB page 82 3. Journal – Write what you would do if you found a dinosaur bone in the ground. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 2

Adjectives for Sizes big bones tiny insects large animals

Daily Journal Writing Day 2 Write about dinosaur bones in the soil.

Mister Bones Day 3

Daily Fix-it 5. Mom made a lofe of bread 6. We cleaned the toy bote? Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 3

Daily Fix-it 5. Mom made a lofe of bread Mom made a loaf of bread. 6. We cleaned the toy bote? We cleaned the toy boat. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 3

Morning Warm-up Today we will read about Barnum Brown. He likes to dig for big bones. What kind of big bones might Barnum Brown find when he digs? Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 3 a

Amazing Words • splinter – A splinter is a sharp, thin piece off from a larger piece of something. • sunken – If something is sunken, it is beneath the surface of the water. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 3

Long o: oa, ow and Blends • road low scrap • soap elbow scrub street splash throat spring crow Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 3

whoa strong loads scrape splendid scratch roamed thrill Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 3

Sort Words • • • three boast splotch roast thrill grown throw burst slow street throat spray Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 3

Dug – Up Discoveries Tells Us What It bones teeth fossils Paleontologist Barnum Brown

Vocabulary • gigantic • Montana • bandannas • cowboy • lizard • tyrant • museum

High – Frequency Words • • • found other once nothing wild • • • work mouth now took were Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 3

Synonyms huge gigantic Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 3

1. Reading WB page 87 2. Spelling WB page 83 3. Journal – Write about what you know about dinosaurs. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 3

Focus/ Ideas Main Idea: Barnum Brown looked for and found dinosaur bones. Brown finds dinosaur bones. The bones go to New York. Workers put the bones together. 1. T. Rex was a dinosaur. 2. Brown digs up the bones. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 3

Daily Journal Writing Day 3 Write about what you know about dinosaurs.

Mister Bones Day 4

Daily Fix-it 7. Please help me row the bote? 8. Nicks pillow was biger. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 4

Daily Fix-it 7. Please help me row the bote? Please help me row the boat. 8. Nicks pillow was biger. Nick’s pillow was bigger. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 4

Morning Warm-up Museums are great places to visit. Today we will read about what kinds of things you can see when you visit a museum. What things have you seen at a museum? Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 4

Amazing Words • nourish – Nourish mean “to provide food and other things needed for life. ” • decompose – Decompose means “to rot. ” Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 4

High – Frequency Words once found wild took mouth Unit 4 Mister Bones Day 4

Review – Long e and Inflected Endings seal dried dries sleepier screamed ______ easier ______ teaches ______ streaming ______ creamiest ______ tries ______ leaves ______ squealed ______ Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 4 meanest ______ spied sleepiest

Word Reading • • • draw know over Jean Buddy tried show sign these colors • • • Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 4 easy Teddy right great leaves beach good-bye seal drew prettier

Read Words in Context • Did Buddy know it wasn’t easy for Jean to say good-bye? • Come right over to see a great show on the beach. • The colors of these leaves are prettier than those. • Teddy tried to draw a seal on the sign, but he just drew lines. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 4

1. Reading WB pages 88, 89 2. Spelling WB page 84 3. Journal – List some questions that you would ask Mister Bones. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 4

Daily Journal Writing Day 4 List some questions that you would ask Mr. Bones.

Mister Bones Day 5

Daily Fix-it 9. The road was slik 10. Once i saw a whild turkey. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 5

Daily Fix-it 9. The road was slik The road was slick. 10. Once i saw a whild turkey. Once I saw a wild turkey. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 5

Morning Warm-up This week we read about fossils, earthworms, and other treasures found in the soil. Which of these treasures was a surprise to you? Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 5

Long o: oa, ow and Blends • The coach will show us where to hit the ball. • Our street has a row of spruce trees. • In the spring, we can float our yellow boat. • Use string and scraps of paper to make art. Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 5

found mouth took wild once The Dinosaur Museum We all ______ the train. And then ______ we arrived, We _______ no dinosaurs Had ever survived. The dinosaur bones Didn’t scare this child. But my _____ would have dropped When they all roamed ______! Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 5

1. Reading WB page 90 2. Handwriting sheet 3. Journal – List things you might see if your class went to a museum. 4. AR test 5. Centers Unit 4 Mister Bones – Day 5

Our Favorite Dinosaurs Tyrannosaurus Triceratops Brontosaurus 0 1 2 3 4

Daily Journal Writing Day 5 List things you might see in a museum.