We began today by reviewing the rule for a vowel followed by a magic e. He also reviewed the proper spelling of words when adding ing or ed. He successfully completed an activity demonstrating his knowledge of both rules. We explored his 8 new vocabulary words and their meanings. He wrote both the words and their meanings into his notebook. He used his glossary skills to look up their meanings. He then read a new story, "Sailing to America." We delved into the characters, story details, sequence of
events, and predicting what would happen next. As we read the story,we looked for the simile. After he found it, he wrote it in his notebook along with the definition of a simile.