Vocabulary
The elephant was enormous.
Describe the meaning of enormous.
extremely large.
State the past tense form of "walk"
Walked
Neveah was playing at the park with her friends.
Name the setting.
Setting: the park
Emily smiled.
How does Emily feel? How do you know?
Emily feels happy; people smile when they're happy.
Eli got just what he wanted for his birthday, and he can't wait to use it.
How does he feel?
He feels excited.
She was feeling drowsy, and she wasn't sure if she'd be able to stay up late with her friends.
What does drowsy mean and how do you know?
Drowsy means sleepy or tired.
State the past tense form of the verb "paint," and use it in a sentence.
He painted a picture yesterday.
Neveah was playing at the park with her friends. Neveah wanted to play soccer, but her friend Amanda wanted to play hide and seek.
What is the problem?
Neveah and Amanda wanted to play different games.
As everyone sang to Eli, he thought hard about what he would wish for. When the song was finished, he took a deep breath, and then...
What did Eli do next?
What day do you think it is?
Eli blew out the candles.
It's his birthday.
Describe a time when you felt excited.
I felt excited to go to the zoo. There was a white tiger that I really wanted to see.
Water is necessary for humans; without it we wouldn't survive.
What does necessary mean?
Needed, required
Use these words to make a sentence.
Going He To Is Movies The
He is going to the movies.
Neveah was playing at the park with her friends. Neveah wanted to play soccer, but her friend Amanda wanted to play hide and seek. They decided to take a vote. Three friends voted to play hide and seek, and two friends voted to play soccer.
What was the solution to the problem?
How do you think Neveah feels?
What is a solution that could make Neveah happy too?
Solution: the friends voted for what they wanted to play.
Neveah might feel disappointed because they're not playing soccer.
They could play soccer after hide and seek so that Neveah is happy too.
Jake and Dominic are going on a field trip. On the bus ride, they talked about the different animals they wanted to see. Dominic wanted to see black and white creatures who waddle.
Where do you think they're going?
What animal does Dominic want to see?
They're going to the zoo.
Dominic wants to see the penguins.
What would make someone feel proud?
Someone might feel proud if they scored a 100 on their test.
Someone might feel proud if they scored a goal in their soccer game.
Someone might feel proud if their teacher or friend told them "good job."
When he finished the book, he felt disappointed; it didn't end the way he wanted.
What does disappointed mean?
Use disappointed in a new sentence.
disappointed means to feel upset that you didn't get what you wanted, or something didn't happen as you hoped.
I was disappointed when it rained because I wanted to go swimming.
Sarah is laughing at her friend's joke.
Restate this sentence using the past tense.
Yesterday Sarah laughed at her friend's joke.
Neveah was playing at the park with her friends. Neveah wanted to play soccer, but her friend Amanda wanted to play hide and seek. They decided to take a vote. Three friends voted to play hide and seek, and two friends voted to play soccer. They decided to play hide and seek first, and then soccer. Everyone had fun at the park.
What was the conclusion?
What was the main idea of the story?
Conclusion: they decided to play both games and everyone was happy.
A group of friends have to decide what games to play at the park.
Eli only had two presents left to open. He opened the smaller box; it was a helmet! Eli just knew that the last present was going to be the one he wished for most.
How do you think Eli felt about getting the helmet?
What do you think his last present will be?
Eli felt excited, you can tell from the exclamation point. He was excited because he knew if he got a helmet, his last gift was probably the bike that he asked for.
Joey and Miranda are working together on a project. They need to build a bridge out of toothpicks, marshmallows, and gummy bears. Joey wants to use marshmallows to hold the toothpicks together, but Miranda wants to use gummy bears.
What should they do?
They should try both gummy bears and marshmallows and see what works best.
I was furious when my brother broke my video game.
What does furious mean?
Use furious in a new sentence.
furious means extremely mad.
When I found out my brother wore my favorite shoes in the mud, I was furious.
Reggie kicked the ball over the fence.
Name the subject, verb, object, and preposition.
Subject: Reggie
Verb: kicked
Object: ball
Preposition: over
Neveah was playing at the park with her friends. Neveah wanted to play soccer, but her friend Amanda wanted to play hide and seek. They decided to take a vote. Three friends voted to play hide and seek, and two friends voted to play soccer. They decided to play hide and seek first, and then soccer. Everyone had fun at the park.
Name the characters, setting, problem, solution, and conclusion.
Characters: Neveah, Amanda, and their friends.
Setting: the park
Problem: Neveah and Amanda was to play different games.
Solution: The friends vote. They decide to play hide and seek first and then soccer.
Conclusion: Everyone had fun at the park.
Eli had so much fun riding his bike; he just couldn't get enough. He rode all evening, and his mom had a feeling she knew just what he was going to do the next day.
What do you think Eli will do the next day? How do you know?
Eli will ride his bike. The text says that he had so much fun and he couldn't get enough of it, so that probably means he wants to ride his bike again.
You borrowed your friend's skateboard. While you were riding, you hit a curb and dented the front of the board.
How will your friend feel?
What should you do?
Your friend will feel upset and angry that you dented his skateboard.
You should apologize. You might find a way to earn money to pay for a new skateboard for your friend.