Decode words with prefixes un-, re, pre-.

Write unlock, retell, and preheat on the board. Say each word aloud and have students repeat. Model identifying each word‘s prefix and base word. Then model identifying each word‘s meaning by using its prefix.

Next, write unable, recount, and preview on the board. Have students say the words. Then, have students identify each word‘s prefix and base word. Have them use each word‘s prefix to determine its meaning. Have students read the words chorally.

visualize  a forest?  (trees, rocks) a beach? (waves, sand, sun)

 Echo-read “A Hike in the Mountains” with students. Remind them to read back to you. Model using text evidence

 to visualize part of the first paragraph.
Think Aloud: 

This passage is about a hike in the mountains. How can I 

visualize the hike? I’ll reread the first paragraph. Look at the underlined words: 

We look up. Huge mountains rise into the sky! 

I can picture the hikers and 

the mountains in my mind.

Have students partner-read “A Hike in the Mountains.” Then help them complete 

Exercise 1. Use the following support as needed.

Scaffold Support for Exercise 1 

Say: Look at the details about the meadow. How do you picture it? Describe what you see to a partner. Then write your answer.

difficulty, provide the following support. Discuss answers as a group.

Scaffold Support for Exercises 2–3 

Reread the underlined details in the third paragraph. Ask: 

How do you picture the camp? How do you picture the sky?