Define the Word
a walkway that stretches out over water
Jess enjoys pizza _____.
I am going ____ the store.
He has _____ sisters.
to, too, two
Jess enjoys pizza too.
I am going to the store.
He has two sisters.
What does the narrator call Sundays?
domingos
What are the gifts her grandparents give her?
Grandpa and Grandma give her a new doll.
Abuelito y Abuelita give her a dollhouse and a new dress.
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My friend's hair is ______ than mine. (long)
longer
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What is a bouquet?
a bunch of flowers
I slipped on the second ______ and fell to the bottom.
Cats can ______ out the window.
stare, stair
I slipped on the second stair and fell to the bottom.
Cats can stare out the window.
Who does the narrator send her weekends with?
On Saturdays, she spends time with Grandpa and Grandma.
On Sundays, she spends time with Abuelito y Abuelita.
What does Grandma cook the narrator for breakfast?
milk, scrambled eggs, and pancakes
His truck was the ______ in the lot. (old)
oldest
What is difficult?
hard to do, not easy to understand
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Don't play in the middle of the ______.
I ______ my bike to school today.
road, rode
Don't play in the middle of the road.
I rode my bike to school today.
What makes her grandparents so special?
Her dad's parents speak English and her mom's parents speak Spanish.
What does Abuelita give the narrator for breakfast?
a large glass of papaya juice and a plate of eggs called huevos rancheros
The kite was the ______ in the sky. (bright)
brightest
What is swallow?
the action that causes food to pass from the mouth to the stomach
The baby sleeps with her teddy ______.
After the leaves fell the trees were _____.
bare, bear
After the leaves fell the trees were bare.
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What is the narrator's favorite part of the circus?
the mother elephant and her little elephant
What do Grandpa and Abuelito suprise the narrator with?
Grandpa gives her a bouquet of balloons.
Abuelito gives her a kite that he made.
larger
What is nibbling?
eating or biting in a quick, gentle way
I have a ______ robot.
She ______ the correct answer.
new, knew
I have a new robot.
She knew the correct answer.
What special day is celebrated in the story?
The narrator's birthday.
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Compare and Contrast the narrator's Saturdays and Sundays.
Saturdays - grandpa and grandma, milk, eggs, and pancakes, cat, grandma's owls, movie about the circus, Grandpa's aquarium, bouquet of balloons, Grandpa's stories about growing up in New York, Grandma's stories about her grandparents.
domingos - Abuelito y Abuelita, papaya juice, and huevos rancheros, dog, Abuelita's chickens, trip to real circus, Abuelito's stories of growing up on a rancho, Abuelita's stories of her Native American family,
The colorful balloons were the _____ surprise in the world. (nice)
nicest