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Words with ow, ou Working in Space

Phonics:
Vowel Diphthongs ow, ou

Put these letters together to write words with ow and ou.

Then read each word aloud.

1. b + ow  

2. c + l + ow + n  

3. f + r + ow + n  

4. l + ou + d  

5. r + ou + n + d  

Now use the words you wrote above to complete the

sentences below.

6. Bubbles the came out

on the stage.

7. He blew up a big balloon.

8. The balloon popped with a

bang.

9. Bubbles had a big on

his face.

10. Then Bubbles took a

while the crowd clapped.

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Nouns Ending with ’s Working in Space

Grammar: Possessive Nouns

• A possessive noun shows that a person,

animal, or thing owns something.
• When a noun names one person or thing,
add an apostrophe (’) and an s to that noun
to show ownership. This makes the noun a Thinking Question
Who or what in the
possessive noun. sentence owns
something?
The astronaut’s ship is here.

Read each sentence. Underline the sentence that

shows ownership correctly.

1. Laura’s mom is an astronaut.

Lauras mom is an astronaut.

2. Mom’s room is filled with space gear.

Moms room is filled with space gear.

3. Dads workshop has pictures of planets.

Dad’s workshop has pictures of planets.

4. The familys house is near the launch pad.

The family’s house is near the launch pad.

5. My dogs favorite toy is a tennis ball.

My dog’s favorite toy is a tennis ball.

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Words with ow, ou Working in Space

Phonics: Vowel Diphthongs ow, ou

Word Bank

couch crowd crown found frown

howl mouth ouch round shout

Write a word from the box that matches each clue.

1. A part of your face  

2. A sound a dog might make  

3. A large group of people  

4. A long seat for sitting  

5. To yell loudly  

6. Something a queen has  

7. The shape of a ring  

8. The face a grouch makes  

9. What you say when you get hurt  

10. Got something you were looking for  

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Text and Graphic Features Working in Space

Introduce Comprehension:
Text and Graphic Features

Read the selection below. Use a Column Chart to name text

and graphic features and tell why the author used each one.

The Sun, the Earth, and the Moon

Chapter 1: The Moon
The Moon is the easiest thing to see in the night sky.
We see the Moon because light from the Sun reflects, or
bounces, off of the Moon’s surface and lets us see it.

Chapter 2: Changes in the Moon

The Moon seems to change shape from night to night.
That’s because the Moon circles the Earth. Each night we see
a different part of the Moon lit up by the sunlight.

The Moon
Day Day 0 Day 7 Day 14 Day 22
Phase new moon half moon full moon half moon

Text or Graphic Feature Purpose

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Words with ow, ou Working in Space

Spelling: Words with ow, ou

Sort the Spelling Words by the spellings ow and ou. Spelling Words

Basic
Words
1. cow
2. house
ow Words ou Words 3. town
4. shout
1. 7. 5. down
6. mouse
2. 8. 7. found
8. loud
3. 9.
9. brown
4. 10. 10. ground
11. pound
5. 11. 12. flower

6. 12. Review
Words
13. 13. out
14. now
14.

Write the Spelling Words that rhyme with each given word.

15. how, ,

16. blouse, ,

17. clown, , ,

18. bound, , ,

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Nouns Ending with s’ Working in Space

Grammar: Possessive Nouns

• A possessive noun shows that a person,

animal, or thing owns or has something.
• When a noun names more than one and Thinking Question
Who or what in the
ends in s, add just an apostrophe (’) sentence owns
something?
after the s to show ownership.

The scientists’ jobs are fun.

Read each pair of sentences. Underline the sentence

that shows ownership correctly.

1. The astronauts suits are hard to make.

The astronauts’ suits are hard to make.

2. The helmets’ materials are strong.

The helmets materials are strong.

3. The suits’ materials are shiny.

The suits materials are shiny.

4. Some scientists friends visit the lab.

Some scientists’ friends visit the lab.

5. The friends’ smiles are bright.

The friends smiles are bright.

6. The labs activities are exciting.

The labs’ activities are exciting.

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Focus Trait: Ideas Working in Space

Writing: Write to Respond

Details That Don’t Belong

Opinion: It would be fun to ride in a space shuttle.
Details:
1. Gravity is different in space, so you can float.
2. You can eat astronaut food.
3. I once rode in an airplane to my aunt’s house.
Detail 3 does not belong. It does not support the opinion.

Read each opinion and the details that follow. Cross

out the detail that does not support the opinion.
1. Opinion: Everyone should exercise.
Details: Playing sports keeps you healthy.
Drinking water is good for you.
Running can be fun.
2. Opinion: Working on a farm is hard.
Details: In space, everything feels weightless.
You have to do a lot of lifting and carrying.
Farmers often work long hours.
3. Opinion: Being a veterinarian would be a great job.
Details: You can be around animals all day.
You get to make pets feel better.
Some lizards can drop their tails.
4. Opinion: It can be good to try new things.
Details: You might find something you like.
You might realize you do not like something.
Babies are very curious.

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Cumulative Review Working in Space

Phonics: Cumulative Review

Fill in the blanks. Word Bank

1. It rhymes with moss. bloom

It begins like took. crew
toss
2. It rhymes with moo. yawn
It begins like cross. shook

3. It rhymes with book.

It begins like show.

4. It rhymes with room.

It begins like blue.

5. It rhymes with fawn.

It begins like yes.

Now use words you wrote above to complete the

sentences below.

6. Many flowers in the spring.

7. A good makes a ship

run smoothly.

8. When it got late, Tony started to .

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Text and Graphic Features Working in Space

Deepen Comprehension:
Text and Graphic Features

Read the selection below.

The Apollo 11 Flight

The astronauts took off on July 16, 1969. It was the first
time that humans had tried to land on the Moon. They called
their flight Apollo 11. There were other flights to the Moon later.

More Flights to the Moon

Name Launched Landed Returned
Apollo 12 November 14, November 19, November 24,
1969 1969 1969
Apollo 13 April 11, 1970 did not land on April 17, 1970
Moon

Explain text and graphic features in a Column Chart.

Then answer these questions.

1. What type of graphic feature does the author

use?
2. How does this graphic feature connect to the text?

3. Why do you think the author included this graphic

feature?

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Words with ow, ou Working in Space

Spelling: Words with ow, ou

Write the Spelling Word that matches each clue. Spelling Words

Basic
Words
1. cow
2. house
1. You can watch it bloom in the spring. 3. town
4. shout
5. down
2. When you call loudly, you 6. mouse
7. found
. 8. loud
9. brown
3. A is smaller 10. ground
than a city. 11. pound
12. flower
4. The opposite of lost is .
Review
5. You may live in one of these. Words
13. out
14. now

6. A noise that hurts your ears is .

7. This tiny animal is afraid of cats.

8. The opposite of in is .

9. You get milk from a .

10. The opposite of up is .

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Possessive Nouns Working in Space

Grammar: Possessive Nouns

Underline the sentence that shows ownership correctly

for nouns that name one.
1. The ship’s doors just closed.
The ships doors just closed.

2. The crowds cheers are loud.

The crowd’s cheers are loud.

3. The boys ears are covered.

The boy’s ears are covered.

4. The rocket’s blast is starting.

The rockets blast is starting.

Underline the sentence that shows ownership correctly

for nouns that name more than one.
5. The astronauts’ jobs are important.
The astronauts jobs are important.

6. All the rockets’ engines must be checked.

All the rockets engines must be checked.

7. The mechanics work is hard.

The mechanics’ work is hard.

8. The scientists measurements are correct.

The scientists’ measurements are correct.

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Classify and Categorize Working in Space

Vocabulary Strategies:
Classify and Categorize

Word Bank

crater planet sun moon

float comet fly orbit

Read each word above. Write each word in the best category.

How Things Move in Space

Things in Our Solar System

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Proofread for Spelling Working in Space

Spelling: Words with ow, ou

Proofread the sentences. Circle the misspelled word. Then

Spelling Words
write the word correctly on the line.
1. cow
1. When you see your present, you’ll showt with joy! 2. house
3. town
4. shout
2. Is that a stuffed mowse? 5. down
6. mouse
3. I have never seen a flouwer shop like that one! 7. found
8. loud
9. brown
10. ground
4. That restaurant has the best waffles in toun.
11. pound
12. flower

5. I have never seen her howse.

6. All of his clothes are broun.

7. It takes a good caw to make good milk.

8. Come on doun to the kitchen for dinner!

9. I fownd the book that I lost.

10. She dropped her sandwich on the grownd.

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Irregular Verbs Working in Space

Grammar: Spiral Review

Circle the word that correctly completes the sentence.

1. The astronaut (have, has) a spacesuit.

2. For weeks she (does, did) many exercises.

3. She (has, have) a trainer who helps her.

4. Now she (did, does) jumping jacks every day.

Read the paragraph. Underline the six mistakes.

Then rewrite the paragraph. Make sure each verb matches
the subject in the sentence.

Don have a great job in space. He do work on

the ship’s engine. He have to take the engine apart
yesterday. He do his best to fix it. Now he have some
time to rest. He always do good work.

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Sentence Fluency Working in Space

Grammar: Connect to Writing

Weak Strong
The boots belonging to the The astronaut’s boots are new.
astronaut are new.
The job of the man is to fix the The man’s job is to fix the
two-way radio. two-way radio.

Rewrite each sentence. Use a possessive noun in place

of each underlined group of words. Write the new sentences
on the line.

1. The brother of my friend wants to be an astronaut.

2. The idea of my mom is to read a space book.

3. The training of the astronauts is important.

4. The hard work of a person will help her or him succeed.

5. It is the dream of a boy to travel in space.

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