THE EMPTY POT
Who were the main characters?
Ping and the Emperor
What is a main idea?
What the story is MOSTLY about.
What are characters?
The people or animals in a story.
What happens first- the cause or the effect?
The cause.
What are all your teachers name (this summer)?
Ms. B
Ms. Reagan
Ms. Fatima
Ms. Mai
Ms. Sasha
Ms. Cortez
Where does the story take place?
In China
Read this story and answer the questions: Today is the first day of school. Meg has been waiting for this day. She can't wait to begin 2nd grade. But Meg cannot go to school today because she is sick. She cannot be with all her friends. Meg is sick with the flu.
What is the main idea of the story?
1. Meg cannot meet her teacher
2. Meg is sick with the flu
3. Today is the first day of school
2. Meg is sick with the flu
What is setting?
When and where the story takes place.
If you water the seeds ...
What would the effect be?
The plants will grow.
What does EVERY food chain start with?
A plant.
Why did Ping bring an empty pot to the Emperor?
His seed was cooked and he couldn't get his flower to grow?
What are details?
Important information that supports a main idea.
What is a palace?
Mom spilled orange juice all over the floor, so we had to get a mop to clean it up.
What is the effect?
Getting a mop to clean it up.
What was Treesha's wish in "My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother?"
To be better at something than her brother.
What makes the emperor smile at the end of the story?
Ping tells the truth about his empty pot.
Listen to the story and answer the question.
Summer School Celebration
Thursday was a fun day! First, we performed a song in music. After, we went to our classroom and played games with our friends. Then, we ate tasty snacks and food. Next, we cleaned up and went home.
What is one detail in the story?
1. "First, we performed a song in music."
2. "We went to our classroom and played games with our friends."
3. "We ate tasty snacks and food."
Use one of the vocabulary words in a sentence: faithful, missing, survive
_______________________.
The popsicle melted...
What is one possible cause of why the popsicle melted?
Answers vary
Look at this food chain below:
Carrot ---> Rabbit ---> Fox ---> Lion
What animal ends the food chain and why?
Lion- it's the last eater. No, other animals hunts it.
What was the lesson that Ping learned at the end of the story?
Tell the truth/Telling the truth will get you rewarded/Honesty is the best policy
What is one place you can you find the main idea in a story?
1. First sentence
2. Last sentence
3. Sometimes the main idea isn't written in the story and can be found by asking yourself "What is the the story telling me?"
What does central idea mean?
The lesson the author wants to teach you.
There was a big snow storm the night before. The next morning the news announced that schools are closed.
What is the cause? What is the effect?
Cause= The snow storm
Effect= School closing
What was a lesson you learned from summer school?
Many right answers!
- Show up everyday and try your best.
- Summer school is fun! It's fun to learn new things!
- Be kind to other people and yourself.
- Work together.
- Ask for help if you need it. Raise a silent hand...