Reread from page 17 through page 20. Point to each word as students read chorally: A seed is thirsty…and hungry. me reread the large sentence in cursive on pages 21 and “Help 22.” adjectives does the author use to describe a seed here? “Which thirsty and hungry Let’s think about the word hungry.” root word do you see (maybe hear?) in hungry? “What hunger does it mean to be hungry?” “What to have hunger, feel the need to eat food do you eat when you are hungry?” sandwich, yogurt, etc. “What feasts on minerals in the soil.” things a seed make the author think that seed is “It “What “A The root down deep.” hungry? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.” “digs The shoot for the sun.” “reaches make their own food through a process called “Plants photosynthesis.” as I read the rest of these pages (through page 24.” “Listen (Read all the informational text that accompanies this adjective, pausing to explore pictures and clarify meaning.) does the author use the word to describe seeds?” hungry “Why It helps us understand that seeds need to be nourished in order to become plants. They find food in the soil and make food Take out your graphic organizer. using photosynthesis. Copy the word hungry from the board. Put it at the end of the second sentence on the page. Under sentence seems to mean…” draw a funny “This picture to show a seed acting like a person being hungry.
Reread from page 17 through page 20. “Help me reread the large sentence in cursive on pages 21 and 22.” “Which adjectives does the author use to describe a seed here? Let’s think about the word hungry.” “What root word do you see (maybe hear?) in hungry? “What does it mean to be hungry?” “What do you eat when you are hungry?” “What things a seed make the author think that “A seed is hungry? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.” “Listen as I read the rest of these pages (through page 24.” (Read all the informational text that accompanies this adjective, pausing to explore pictures and clarify meaning.) “Why does the author use the word hungry to describe seeds?” Take out your graphic organizer. Copy the word hungry from the board. Put it at the end of the second sentence on the page. Under “This sentence seems to mean…” draw a funny picture to show a seed acting like a person being hungry. Point to each word as students read chorally: A seed is thirsty…and hungry. thirsty and hungry hunger to have hunger, feel the need to eat food sandwich, yogurt, etc. “It feasts on minerals in the soil.” The root “digs down deep.” The shoot “reaches for the sun.” “Plants make their own food through a process called photosynthesis.” It helps us understand that seeds need to be nourished in order to become plants. They find food in the soil and make food using photosynthesis.
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