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Students will learn:

Phonics: long i: /ie/, /igh/ Key sentences: How do squirrels help forests grow? Why is diversity important in a forest?

Key words: squirrels, collection, seeds, diversity, forest, dispersal Grammar: /to disperse/, /to forget/ Simple Future Tense: going to

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Level 4 Unit 11 Lesson 5

Vocabulary

Forest Helpers

What other animals live in a forest?

Extension Question:

Forest Helpers

What do bees disperse?

Extension Question:

Squirrels are small rodents that live in forests and help them grow.They do this by dispersing seeds from local trees.

Forest Helpers

Squirrels collect seeds and bury them in different places to keep for winter.Sometimes they forget where they have buried their seeds, and these seeds can grow into new trees.

Forest Helpers

The collection and dispersal of seeds by squirrels help forests grow and increase the diversity of a forest.Diversity keeps a forest healthy and gives food and shelter to different animals and insects.

many differences among the same group of thing

a forest

a large area of land covered with trees

diversity

a small rodent

a squirrel

Forest Helpers

Grammar

spread something out in many different directions

Match the Definition

to forget

to disperse

to bury

dispersal

seeds

forest

forget

diversity

3. The ______ is full of _________ with many different plants and animals.

1. Did you ______ to turn off the lights?

2. The _________ of _____ helps new plants to grow.

Forest Helpers

seeds

Forest Helpers

Squirrels help forests grow by collecting and dispersing _____.

How do squirrels help forests grow?

Diversity is bad for a forest because it stops a forest from growing.

False

Forest Helpers

True

Diversity is important in a forest because...

Forest Helpers

Why is diversity important in a forest?

Squirrels collect seeds for winter.

Squirrels bury their seeds in the forest.

The seeds grow into new trees.

???

Squirrels forget where they buried their seeds.

The Squirrel Seed Cycle

make honey

help forest grow

Animal Helpers

collect seeds

help plants make fruit and vegetables

collect nectar

disperse pollen

disperse seeds

squirrels

bees

going toUse 'going to' to introduce things planned for the future.

Simple Future Tense:

Question:

Question:

What are they going to do?

When is she going to go to bank?

They are going to plant trees in the forest.

She is going to go to the bank tomorrow.

Subject + /to be/ + going to + verb (infinitive)

Simple Future Tense

3. What are the sisters going to do on Friday?

2. What is Meg going to do on Saturday?

1. What is Meg going to do on Wednesday?

water my plants

Saturday:

meet sister for dinner at the local restaurant

go to the doctor

visit Lisa

Friday:

Thursday:

Wednesday:

Meg's Diary

30

Simple Future Tense

I am going to...

What are you going to do on...?

Monday:

Sunday:

Saturday:

My Diary

30

Simple Future Tense

Phonics

sight

light

high

flies

cries

sigh

thigh

pie

tries

tie

Collect the Acorns

pie

sigh

knight

cries

fight

bowtie

Word Search

Reading

Waxworms are plastic-eating worms that come out at night. They feed on plastic and help keep our planet free from pollution.

Without bees, the human race will die! Bees help plants make fruit and vegetables by dispersing pollen. They also make honey from nectar, which we can use to bake sweet and tasty pies.

Animals make great pets, but they also help humans to survive.Airport falcons use their sharp eyesight to patrol our skies. They frighten away other birds and keep airplanes safe when they are in flight.

Animal Helpers

Animals help humans and the environment in so many ways! From the smallest ant to the biggest guide dog, animals are important to us, so we must always treat them right.

Squirrels collect seeds and bury them in different places. No matter how hard a squirrel tries, it often forgets where it has put some of its seeds. But this is good news for the forest because these seeds can grow and reach new heights!

Animal Helpers

Goodbye

Thank you!

disperse

disperse

disperses

disperses

disperses

disperse

disperse

they

we

it

she

he

you

/to disperse/

forget

forget

forgets

forgets

forgets

forget

forget

they

we

it

she

he

you

/to forget/