Theme
A mouse helps a trapped lion escape. Later, the lion saves the mouse.
What is the theme?
Even small friends can be a big help (or kindness is rewarded).
What word usually tells you what happened at the very beginning of a story?
First
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What part of speech is an action word, like run, jump, or barked?
Verb
Which spelling is correct: birds, burds, or berds?
Birds
A turtle keeps walking steadily and wins a race against a fast, lazy rabbit.
What is the theme?
Slow and steady wins the race.
Read this order: First, Leo put on rain boots. Next, he jumped in puddles.
What did he do right after putting on boots?
He jumped in puddles.
What does a plural noun show?
More than one person, place, thing, or idea
What part of speech describes a noun, like small, happy, or sweet?
Adjective
Which spelling is correct: eagles, eagls, or egles?
Eagles
A boy promises to stay on the path in the woods, but strays to catch a bug and gets lost.
What is the theme?
Always follow safety rules (or listen to your parents).
Read this order: Ben mixed flour first. Next, he poured dough into a pan. Finally, he put it in the oven.
What happened before pouring the dough?
He mixed the flour and sugar.
Find the plural nouns in this sentence: "The kids played with three balls in the park."
Kids and balls
Identify the adjective in this sentence: "The small dog barked."
Small
Every sentence must start with what kind of letter?
A capital letter
Maya tries to build a treehouse alone and fails, but finishes quickly when she lets her friends help.
What is the theme?
Working together gets things done (or teamwork is important).
Mia felt weak-kneed looking at a big slide, but cheered and yelled "Let's go again!" after trying it.
How did her feelings change?
From nervous (or scared) to excited.
What suffix do you usually add to the end of a regular noun to make it plural?
-s or -es
Identify the verb in this sentence: "The happy girl ate a sweet apple."
Ate
What punctuation mark belongs at the end of a question?
A question mark (?)
Define what "theme" means in a story.
The main message, moral, or lesson the author wants you to learn.
Sam smiled holding his ice cream, but his dog knocked it over and Sam slumped his shoulders.
How did Sam's feelings change?
From happy to disappointed (or sad).
How do you make a word ending in a consonant + "y" (like butterfly) plural?
Change the "y" to an “i” and add "es" (butterflies).
Identify the part of speech for all three words in order: pretty, ran, park.
Adjective, Verb, Noun
Fix the two spelling/grammar mistakes in this phrase:
"The three butterflys plays."
The three butterflies play.
butterflys = butterflies
plays = play