Dear Family,

This week we'll explore the question "How do good friends act?" We'll read a fun and fantastic story about Spider's family, friends, school, and favorite places to play in Diary of a Spider.  Along with this humorous fiction story, we will read  A Swallow and a Spider, a traditional tale written in a read-aloud reader's theater format.

Your partner in education,
Mrs. D'Elia

Domain: Social Relationship
Lesson Topic: Getting Along With Others
Genre: Anchor Text- Diary of a Spider (Humorous Fiction)
Supplemental Text- A Swallow and a Spider (Fable) 
Essential Question: How do good friends act?
Target Vocabulary: rotten, sticky, insects, scare, judge, screaming, dangerous, breeze
Phonics and Spelling Skills: Words with Long o (rose), long u (dune), long e (Pete) (VCe); hard and soft sounds for g (giraffe, goose)
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues
Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect--tell how one event makes another happen
Comprehension Strategy: Summarize--stop to tell important events as you read
Writing Focus: Narrative Writing--personal story
Grammar Skill: What is a Noun?
Fluency: Intonation

Activities to Do Together with Your Child at Home:

Vocabulary

Pretend that you and your child are insects! Use the Target Vocabulary words in sentences to tell each other what a day would be like as an insect.

A Typical Day

Talk about a typical day (as a human, not an insect). What kinds of activities happen in the morning, the afternoon, and the enening?

Morning, Noon, and Night

Help your child write a paragraph that tells about his or her typical Sunday. Ask him or her to write about what happens in the morning, the afternoon, and the evening.