Lesson+23

= **The Ever-Living Tree** =

**Lesson 23:**


 * DECODING: **
 * **Difficult VCCV Patterns**

Spelling Choice Board:


 * TARGET VOCABULARY: **

Vocabulary PPT:

Vocabulary Review:

Quizlet Vocabulary


 * MAIN SELECTION STORY: **

Main Selection PPT with a different set of guided questions:

Background: Video on Redwoods made by kids []

Exploring the Redwood Forest - Plants and Animals - National Geographic (5:02) Muir Woods (Redwood Forest) Tour (4:31) Redwoods: The Tallest Trees (1:28) Exploring Redwoods Video (6:18)

National Park Service: Redwoods Website (great resource)


 * COMPREHENSION SKILL: **
 * **Text and Graphic Features**
 * **Text Structure**
 * **Similes**

Text Features Slideshare Presentation

Text Features PPT:

Authorstream Text and Graphic Features


 * VOCABULARY STRATEGY: **
 * **Prefixes pre-, inter-, ex-**

Quia Prefix Hangman game


 * GRAMMAR: **
 * **Punctuation**

Quotation mark/punctuation music video (3:04)