Ruby the Copycat Day 3

2. What is something that you are very good at
doing? How did you become good at this?
One thing that I am good at is___.
I became good at ___ by ___.
T60

3.  Why would we read this poem again?
For enjoyment or to practice fluency
 I want you to Echo-Read this poem as I read
it.
 Remember, listen to my voice and try to
sound like me as you echo-read the poem.
T61

4. Be a Friend of Mine
Could you,
Would you,
Be a friend of mine?
I’d like for us
To find a way
To be good friends
On this sunny day.
We’d share some fun
And games and such.
Would that be too much?
Yes, you could,
I think you should,
Be a friend of mine.

5. *Remember When one vowel is closed by two consonants,
such as in the word pat, the sound is often a short vowel
sound. Please read these words aloud.
pat run man
bad cup sat
hum let get
T62

6. Now let’s try some longer words!
These words have two parts, or syllables. Each
syllable has a vowel sound. Find the CVC
pattern first and then say the rest of the word.
For example: picnic
The CVC pattern is pic and the second syllable is
nic. The word is pic/nic (picnic)

7. Now let’s try some nonsense words!
catpin migten podlum
fandot setbim humpag

8. cat/pin mig/ten pod/lum
fan/dot set/bim hum/pag
You did it! Great Job!

9. I’m going to read part of “Ruby the Copycat”
aloud. I’m going to read very carefully so I don’t
make any mistakes. Sometimes reading a little
slower will help me be more accurate. If I read a
word wrong, I’ll reread it correctly right away. I
will also pat attention to the end marks in the
story so I know when to pause.
TURN TO PAGE 23!
t64

10.  Now I want you Echo-Read page 23 with
me!

11.  Remember you often learn about a
character by looking at the pictures and
paying attention to what the character
does. You can also get clues about what
a character is like by reading what the
character says or thinks.
T65

12.  Look on page 22. This is the first time Ruby enters
her new classroom. What does the illustration
show you about how Ruby might be feeling?
She looks shy and a little nervous
 Look on page 37 How does Ruby feel about
hopping? How can you tell?
She enjoys it. The text says that she hops in many
different ways; the pictures show her smiling and
looking very happy.

13.  Also known as, ABC order!
 One way to organize words is to put them in
ABC order, or the order of letters in the
alphabet. The words in the dictionary appear
in ABC order so that it is easier for us to find
them!
 Other items that are in ABC order:
Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, and Phone book
t66-67

14.  Tell me your ABCs.
 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q U R S T U
V W X Y and Z!
 It’s a good idea to think about whether the word
you are going to look up is in the beginning,
middle, or the end of the alphabet so you can
look at the beginning, middle, or end of the
book.
T66

15.  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q U R S T
U V W X Y and Z!
ABCDEFGH – BEGINNING
IJKLMNOPQURS- MIDDLE
TUVWXYZ- END
t66-67

16.  Where would I find the word zoo?: beginning,
middle, or end
 Where would I find the word lane?:
beginning, middle, or end
Which word would come first great or blue?
Which word would come after blue?: Aim or Can?

17.  Using the second letter!
When you want to look up several entries that all have the
same first letter, you have to look at the second letter in
each word.
Get out your notebook and write these words down.
Underline the second letter in each word and then tell
me if you would find it in the beginning, middle, or end
of the encyclopedia.
Snail Skunk Shark Scorpion Snake

18.  Where do these words go?
Pleasant Coincidence Modeled
Loyal Gushed Recited
What about these words? You might even have
to take a look at the third letter!
Tortoise Turtle Tiger Toad
T67

19.  It is nonfiction because it presents facts and
information about things that are real!
 Turn to page 42!!
 Lets read these pages!
T68/69

20.  What does mock mean? Why do you think the
mockingbird has that name?
To copy; Because it can “mock” or imitate, other creatures.
 What is the main idea of The Singing Marvel?
The mockingbird can copy any sound.
 How can you tell “The singing Marvel” is nonfiction?
It has factual information about mockingbirds.
T68 and T69

21.  Turn to page 44!
 Read number 1, 2, and 3.
 What connections can we make?
 Text-Text, Text-Self, or Text-World
T70

22.  Trudged: Would a person have trudged through long
grass? If you ran quickly, would you have trudged?
 Gushed: If someone gushed during a speech, what
might their speech have been about? What might cause
a parent to gush?
 Coincidence: Would it be a coincidence if two people in
your family had the same last name? Would it be a
coincidence if you and your best friend had the same
birthday?
T72-73

23.  Pleasant: Would a bully be a pleasant person to
be around? What kind of person would be
pleasant?
 Modeled: What could be modeled, a new coat
or a new car? Have you ever modeled a new
outfit?
 Murmured: Would an important announcement
be murmured? Would a secret be murmured?
T72-73

24.  Loyal: Would a loyal friend be someone you could trust?
How would a loyal friend behave?
 Recited: What is recited every day at school? What else
might a student recite?
 Frustrated: Why can waiting sometimes make you
frustrated? What might make you feel frustrated,
drawing a picture or running in a race?
 Imitated: If you wore new blue shoes and next day your
friend had new blue shoes, would you think he or she
had imitated you? When would you be pleased to have
someone imitate you?
T72-73

25.  Correct these sentences in your language
section!
 5. do you know his name.
 6. many points did she score.
 7. the writer spoke to the whole classT74-75
D
Did she score many points ?
^
?
T
.

26. Did Ruby raise her hand?
Casey plays sports.
The first is a question because it asks
something and ends with a question mark.
The second sentence is a statement
because it tells something.

27.  You can often change a statement to a question.
 These are great question words to memorize!
Who, What, When, How, Where, Can, Do, and Why.
Lets revise the this sentence into a question.
Casey plays sports.
What sports does Casey play? Does Casey play sports?
T74-75

28.  Complete this questions in your notebook
now!
 __ sits next to you? __ are you?
 __ time is it? __ is the test?
 __ I try? __ are you smiling?
 __ you be there? __ you do your
homework?
T 74

29. Who sits next to you?
Where/how are you?
What time is it?
When/Where is the test?
Can I try?
Why are you smiling?
Can/Will you be there?
Did/Can you do your homework?
T74-75

30.  Remember a descriptive paragraph uses
words that help readers see, hear, feel,
smell, and sometimes taste what is
happening. It also includes plenty of details.
 Turn to page 23! Let’s look at this descriptive
writing.
T75