The Elves and the Shoemaker

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The Elves and the Shoemaker

• Open Court
• Unit 2 Lesson 2
• Day 1

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Word Knowledge

feather
weather
leather
instead
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Word Knowledge

feather
weather
leather
instead
ea spelling
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Word Knowledge

skipped
hopped
clapped
stepped
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Word Knowledge

skipped
hopped
clapped
stepped
Suffix -ed
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Word Knowledge

shining
making
hiding
excusing
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Word Knowledge

shining
making
hiding
excusing
Suffix -ing
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Word Knowledge

elf
elves
shelf
shelves
wife
wives
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Word Knowledge

elf
elves
shelf
shelves
wife
wives
Irregular plurals
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Word Knowledge

went
then
next
them
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Word Knowledge

Spelling Words
went
then
next
them
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Word Knowledge

• feather weather leather instead
• skipped hopped clapped stepped
• shining making hiding excusing
• elf elves shelf shelves wife wives
• went then next them

Choose a word from above to use in a sentence.
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• The elves found gifts on the table instead of
  leather.

Which words have the short e sound?

• The next day they went away.

Which words have the short e sound?

• The elves sewed the shoes.

What are the plural words in the sentences? What
is the base word? What spelling changes had to
happen to change the base word into a plural?
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Build Background

• By a show of hands, how many of you have heard or
  read the story of the elves and the shoemaker.
• If you have heard the story, tell a little about
  it without giving away the ending.
• Do you know how shoes used to be made a long time
  ago?
• Shoes used to be made by shoemakers in small
  shops.
• How would you respond to someone who helped you?

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Genre

• The Elves and the Shoemaker is an example of a
  folktale.
• A folktale is a story that is passed down by word
  of mouth from generation to generation.
• People from different parts of the world tell
  folktales that are similar.
• Folktales usually begin with the words Once upon
  a time or Long ago and far away
• Can you name any other folktales that you have
  read before?

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Background Information

• Long ago, before shoes were made in factories and
  sold in shoe stores, shoemakers, or cobblers as
  they were called, made shoes by handone pair at
  a time.

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Preview and Prepare

• Look at the title, the pictures and the words.
• Look for any clues, problems, or wonderings.
• Remember to mark them with your post it notes.
• Be ready to share what you find with the rest of
  the class.

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leather

• The shoemaker had one piece of leather to make
  one pair of shoes.

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leather

• The shoemaker had one piece of leather to make
  one pair of shoes.

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leather

• The shoemaker had one piece of leather to make
  one pair of shoes.
• My new boots are made of fine, brown leather, not
  plastic or cloth.

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leather

• The shoemaker had one piece of leather to make
  one pair of shoes.
• My new boots are made of fine, brown leather, not
  plastic or cloth.

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leather

• The shoemaker had one piece of leather to make
  one pair of shoes.
• My new boots are made of fine, brown leather, not
  plastic or cloth.
• Definition material made from animal skin.

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leather

• His boots and jacket were made of leather.

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polished

• The leather was polished and shiny.

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polished

• The leather was polished and shiny.

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polished

• The leather was polished and shiny.
• We polished the rocks until they sparkled like
  diamonds.

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polished

• The leather was polished and shiny.
• We polished the rocks until they sparkled like
  diamonds.

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polished

• The leather was polished and shiny.
• We polished the rocks until they sparkled like
  diamonds.
• Definition made smooth and shiny

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polished

• The two polished things were very shiny.

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handsome

• What fine and handsome elves they were!

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handsome

• What fine and handsome elves they were!

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handsome

• What fine and handsome elves they were!
• My cousin is a handsome young man. He is good
  looking.

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handsome

• What fine and handsome elves they were!
• My cousin is a handsome young man. He is good
  looking.

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handsome

• What fine and handsome elves they were!
• My cousin is a handsome young man. He is good
  looking.
• Definition good looking

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handsome

• The handsome family had their picture taken.

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cobbler

• No longer cobblers will we be.

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cobbler

• No longer cobblers will we be.

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cobbler

• No longer cobblers will we be.
• The cobbler fixed the broken heel on my shoe.

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cobbler

• No longer cobblers will we be.
• The cobbler fixed the broken heel on my shoe.

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cobbler

• No longer cobblers will we be.
• The cobbler fixed the broken heel on my shoe.
• Definition a person who makes and repairs shoes.

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cobbler

• The cobbler fixed my shoe!

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Comprehension Strategies

• Making Predictions
• _________ happened, so I think _________ will
  happen.
• Monitoring and Clarifying
• I didnt understand that part. Maybe I should go
  back and read it again or ask a question about
  it.
• Asking Questions
• Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

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Guess the Covered Word

• Spelling Unit 2 Lesson 2

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Say the word as the arrow points to
it. bell fed nest send test
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Say the word as the arrow points to
it. yet went then next them
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A famous bell cracked.
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A famous bell cracked.
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Squirrels may be fed nuts.
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Squirrels may be fed nuts.
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Bluebirds nest in open fields.
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Bluebirds nest in open fields.
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Morse code was used to send messages.
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Morse code was used to send messages.
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Please study for the test.
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Please study for the test.
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No one has walked on Pluto yet.
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No one has walked on Pluto yet.
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Astronauts went to the moon.
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Astronauts went to the moon.
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If it is February 29, then it is a leap year.
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If it is February 29, then it is a leap year.
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Nevada is next to Utah.
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Nevada is next to Utah.
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When enemies come, porcpines attack them.
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When enemies come, porcpines attack them.
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Look at the words quickly. Then we will spell
them together by chanting.
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bell
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fed
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nest
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send
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test
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yet
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went
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then
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next
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them
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Mickey says, You did A-OK!
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Commas

• In a friendly letter, the greeting usually begins
  with the word Dear followed by the name of the
  person who will get the letter. This part of the
  letter is called the greeting. A comma is
  written after that name.
• The closing is at the end of a letter. A comma
  is written after the closing too. The writers
  signature is written below the closing.
• Only the first letter of the greeting and the
  closing are capitalized.

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Commas Greetings and Closings

• Examples of comma use in a friendly letter
• After a greeting
• Dear Uncle Harry,
• After a closing
• Love,
• Sally

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The Elves and the Shoemaker

• Open Court
• Unit 2 Lesson 2
• Day 2

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Word Knowledge

feather
weather
leather
instead
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Word Knowledge

feather
weather
leather
instead
ea spelling
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Word Knowledge

skipped
hopped
clapped
stepped
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Word Knowledge

skipped
hopped
clapped
stepped
Suffix -ed
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Word Knowledge

shining
making
hiding
excusing
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Word Knowledge

shining
making
hiding
excusing
Suffix -ing
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Word Knowledge

elf
elves
shelf
shelves
wife
wives
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Word Knowledge

elf
elves
shelf
shelves
wife
wives
Irregular plurals
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Word Knowledge

went
then
next
them
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Word Knowledge

Spelling Words
went
then
next
them
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Word Knowledge

• feather weather leather instead
• skipped hopped clapped stepped
• shining making hiding excusing
• elf elves shelf shelves wife wives
• went then next them

Choose a word from above to use in a sentence.
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• The elves found gifts on the table instead of
  leather.

Which words have the short e sound?

• The next day they went away.

Which words have the short e sound?

• The elves sewed the shoes.

What are the plural words in the sentences? What
is the base word? What spelling changes had to
happen to change the base word into a plural?
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Selection Vocabulary

• leather material made from animal skin
• polished made smooth and shiny
• handsome good looking
• cobbler someone who makes and repairs shoes

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Synonyms

• Synonyms Choose the word that means the same or
  about the same as the underlined word.
• Cinderella thought the prince was very handsome.
• gorgeous
• ugly

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Take a bowYou got it right!
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SorryTry Again!
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Comprehension Strategies

• Making Predictions
• _________ happened, so I think _________ will
  happen.
• Monitoring and Clarifying
• I didnt understand that part. Maybe I should go
  back and read it again or ask a question about
  it.
• Asking Questions
• Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

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Discussing Strategy Use

• On what basis did you make and confirm
  predictions?
• How did you clarify unfamiliar words or phrases?
• What questions did you ask as you read the story?

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Dialogue

• Dialogue is a written conversation between two or
  more characters in a story that makes them seem
  more real and interesting.
• It helps to make the characters seem more real by
  showing readers what they are thinking and
  feeling.
• Dialogue also helps readers stay more interested
  in what is going on in the story, and it helps
  the action move along more quickly.

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Examples of Dialogue

• Which is more interesting?
• At that moment two ladies came in. They looked
  exactly alike. My, what pretty shoes! said the
  ladies. They will surely fit us. And the
  ladies were right.
• At that very moment two ladies came in. They
  looked exactly alike. They said that the shoes
  were pretty and that the shoes would fit them.
  And the ladies were right.

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Word Sort

• Consonant Vowel Consonant Consonant Vowel
  Consonant Consonant
• CVC CVCC

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Word Sort

• Consonant Vowel Consonant Consonant Vowel
  Consonant Consonant
• CVC CVCC
• bell

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Word Sort

• Consonant Vowel Consonant Consonant Vowel
  Consonant Consonant
• CVC CVCC
• fed bell

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Word Sort

• Consonant Vowel Consonant Consonant Vowel
  Consonant Consonant
• CVC CVCC
• fed bell
• nest

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Word Sort

• Consonant Vowel Consonant Consonant Vowel
  Consonant Consonant
• CVC CVCC
• fed bell
• nest
• send

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Word Sort

• Consonant Vowel Consonant Consonant Vowel
  Consonant Consonant
• CVC CVCC
• fed bell
• nest
• send
• test

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Word Sort

• Consonant Vowel Consonant Consonant Vowel
  Consonant Consonant
• CVC CVCC
• fed bell
• yet nest
• send
• test

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Word Sort

• Consonant Vowel Consonant Consonant Vowel
  Consonant Consonant
• CVC CVCC
• fed bell
• yet nest
• send
• test
• went

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Word Sort

• Consonant Vowel Consonant Consonant Vowel
  Consonant Consonant
• CVC CVCC
• fed bell
• yet nest
• send
• test
• went
• next

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Homophones

• pair
• two
• buy
• are
• one
• no
• new
• see

• pear
• to
• by
• our
• won
• know
• knew
• sea

too bye
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Commas Greetings and Closings

• In a friendly letter, the greeting usually begins
  with the word Dear followed by the name of the
  person who will get the letter. This part of the
  letter is called the greeting. A comma is
  written after that name.
• The closing is at the end of a letter. A comma
  is written after the closing too. The writers
  signature is written below the closing.
• Only the first letter of the greeting and the
  closing are capitalized.

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Lets Practice!

• Where do the commas go?
• Dear Mike
• Love Dad
• Sincerely yours
• Dear Froggy
• Hugs and kisses Kitty

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Lets Practice!

• Where do the commas go?
• Dear Mike,
• Love, Dad
• Sincerely yours,
• Dear Froggy,
• Hugs and kisses, Kitty

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The Elves and the Shoemaker

• Open Court
• Unit 2 Lesson 2
• Day 3

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Phonics and Fluency
moment
gold
clothes
piano
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Phonics and Fluency
moment
gold
clothes
piano
Long O sound
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Phonics and Fluency
woke
stove
froze
joke
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Phonics and Fluency
woke
stove
froze
joke
Long O Sound
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Phonics and Fluency
toe
foe
hoe
Joe
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Phonics and Fluency
toe
foe
hoe
Joe
Long O Sound
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Phonics and Fluency
bowl
crow
throw
mow
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Phonics and Fluency
bowl
crow
throw
mow
Long O Sound
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Phonics and Fluency
coats
boat
float
goat
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Phonics and Fluency
Long O Sound
coats
boat
float
goat
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Phonics and Fluency

• moment gold clothes piano
• woke stove froze joke
• toe foe hoe Joe
• bowl crow throw mow
• coats boat float goat

Choose a word from above to use in a
sentence. Extend the sentence using who, what,
when, where, why, and how questions.
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Phonics and Fluency

• Joe enjoys playing the piano.

Which words have the long o sound?

• The joke she told was funny.

Which words have the long o sound?

• There are three gold fish in the fish bowl.

Which words have the long o sound?
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Selection Vocabulary

• leather material made from animal skin
• polished made smooth and shiny
• handsome good looking
• cobbler someone who makes and repairs shoes

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Antonyms

• Antonyms Choose the word the means the opposite
  of the underlined word.
• The briefcase was made of leather.
• animal skin
• plastic
• The cobbler fixed the little girls shoes.
• tailor
• shoe-maker

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Take a bowYou got it right!
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SorryTry Again!
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Take a bowYou got it right!
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Comprehension Skills

• Sequencing
• I should look at the time and order words to see
  what order the events in he story happened.
• Making Inferences
• Based on the clues from the author, I think
  ______ about the story.

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Checking Comprehension

• How do the shoemaker and his wife repay the
  kindness the elves showed?
• Even though the elves leave how are they still
  being kind to the shoemaker and his wife?
• Will the shoemaker and his wife be kind to other
  people? Why do you think so?

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• get

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• help

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• ask help

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• ask help
• pretty

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• ask help
• can pretty

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• ask help
• can pretty
• her

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• ask help
• can pretty
• had her

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• ask help
• can pretty
• had her
• them

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• ask help
• can pretty
• had her
• has them

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• ask help
• can pretty
• had her
• has them
• then

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• ask help
• can pretty
• had her
• has them
• ran then

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• ask help
• can pretty
• had her
• has them
• ran then
• that

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• ask help
• can pretty
• had her
• has them
• ran then
• that
• fast

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• ask help
• can pretty
• had her
• has them
• ran then
• that yes
• fast

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High Frequency Word Sort

• a e
• after get
• ask help
• can pretty
• had her
• has them
• ran then
• that yes
• fast bet

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Homophones

• Sometimes letters and numbers are good sources
  for homophones
• Example
• B and bee
• C, sea, and see
• I and eye
• 1 and won
• 2, too, and to
• 4 and for
• 8 and ate

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Commas Greetings and Closings

• Remember that commas are needed at the end of a
  greeting
• Commas are also needed at the end of a closing
• The first letter of a greeting and closing are
  always capitalized

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The Elves and the Shoemaker

• Open Court
• Unit 2 Lesson 2
• Day 4

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Phonics and Fluency
moment
gold
clothes
piano
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Phonics and Fluency
moment
gold
clothes
piano
Long O sound
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Phonics and Fluency
woke
stove
froze
joke
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Phonics and Fluency
woke
stove
froze
joke
Long O Sound
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Phonics and Fluency
toe
foe
hoe
Joe
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Phonics and Fluency
toe
foe
hoe
Joe
Long O Sound
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Phonics and Fluency
bowl
crow
throw
mow
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Phonics and Fluency
bowl
crow
throw
mow
Long O Sound
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Phonics and Fluency
coats
boat
float
goat
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Phonics and Fluency
Long O Sound
coats
boat
float
goat
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Phonics and Fluency

• moment gold clothes piano
• woke stove froze joke
• toe foe hoe Joe
• bowl crow throw mow
• coats boat float goat

Choose a word from above to use in a
sentence. Extend the sentence using who, what,
when, where, why, and how questions.
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Phonics and Fluency

• Joe enjoys playing the piano.

Which words have the long o sound?

• The joke she told was funny.

Which words have the long o sound?

• There are three gold fish in the fish bowl.

Which words have the long o sound?
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Dictation

• 1 _______ _______ _______
• 2 _______ _______ _______
• Challenge Word _______
• Sentence

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The Overholts
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everything
169
José
170
lived
171
love
172
oh
173
school
174
theyre
175
whole
176
youll
177
youre
178
from
179
are
180
does
181
give
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some
183
to
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what
185
you
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your
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full
188
said
189
they
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today
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two
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were
193
where
194
who
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come
196
every
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many
198
of
199
wants
200
have
201
there
202
into
203
was
204
one
205
ones
206
put
207
their
208
again
209
together
210
could
211
do
212
laugh
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laughed
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lives
215
want
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would
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pretty
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done
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Selection Vocabulary

• leather material made from animal skin
• polished made smooth and shiny
• handsome good looking
• cobbler someone who makes and repairs shoes

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Multiple Meanings

• The shoes were polished by the shoe shine boy.
• Choose the sentence that uses clearing in the
  same way as in the sentence above.
• a. The little girls shoes were shiny and
  polished.
• b. The performance of the actor was polished.

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Take a bowYou got it right!
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SorryTry Again!
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Handing Off

• How did the poor shoemaker and his wife become
  rich and successful?
• Do you think the elves expected the shoemaker to
  return their kindness? Why or why not?
• What rewards did the different characters in this
  story and in Mushroom in the Rain receive for
  their kindness?
• Have you ever returned kindness to someone who
  was kind to you? What did you do?
• What does The Elves and the Shoemaker add to
  what you already know about kindness?

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Meet the Author

• What effect did Freya Littledales childhood have
  on her writing?
• What kind of stories do you think Freya
  Littledale chose to retell?

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Meet the Illustrator

• How does Brinton Turkle feel about illustrating
  stories for children?
• What special touches do you think Brinton
  Turkle added to the illustrations in The Elves
  and the Shoemaker?

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Homophones

• The to eagles flew too Colorado, two.
• Is this sentence correct?
• The two eagles flew to Colorado, too.
• We are going buy the store to bye toys. By!
• Is this sentence correct?
• We are going by the store to buy toys. Bye!

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Speaking Clearly

• What makes a good speaker?
• Pronounce each word you say
• Make eye contact with the person you are speaking
  to
• Speak loudly enough to be heard without shouting
• We should practice these rules whenever we are
  speaking.
• What is the kindest thing someone has ever done
  for you?

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The Elves and the Shoemaker

• Open Court
• Unit 2 Lesson 2
• Day 5

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Social Studies Connection

• There are many people in our neighborhood that
  show kindness to others.
• Can you think of anybody in our community that
  shows kindness for others? How do they show
  kindness?
• Draw a picture of someone in your community that
  shows kindness to others.