Reading Strategies
Sleep and Dreams Story
Tom's Great Idea
Enjoy Your Blessings
Vocabulary
100
What do call what the story is about?
main idea
100
What is the main idea of the reading The Purpose of Sleep and Dreams?
Why do we sleep? Why do we dream?
100
How many coats of white wash went on the fence?
three
100
What does moral mean?
good lesson
100
opinions/ ideas
theories
200
Where can you find the main idea of a paragraph?
topic sentence
200
When is our brain active?
When we are awake
200
What did Ben trade to paint the fence?
an apple
200
What does busy bee mean?
someone who works a lot
200
feelings
emotions
300
What do supporting details do?
talk more about the main idea
300
What is Freud? What is his job?
Psychologist
300
How long is the fence Tom has to paint?
thirty yards
300
What kind of pet does Aunt March have?
a parrot?
300
fix
repair
400
What are the two other names for the first and last paragraph
introduction and conclusion
400
When does our body produce more growth hormone?
When we're asleep
400
What two feelings does Tom have about painting the fence?
annoyed and unhappy
400
Name the four sisters
Amy Beth Jo Meg
400
wishes/ things you want
desires
500
Name the three places to find the main idea for a reading.
title, first paragraph, and last paragraph
500
What do many cultures believe about dream?
They can predict the future
500
Why does Tom Tell Ben that painting is fun?
So Ben would paint the fence
500
Why does Amy envy Susie Perkins?
her red ring
500
objects that mean other things
symbols
M
e
n
u