Idioms
Parts of Speech
CUPS
Text Features
Syllables
100

She is a "couch potato" really means...

She is lazy.
100

The house was on fire.

What part of speech is house?

Noun

100

They swammed in the pool until it was dark.

They swam in the pool until it was dark.

100

___________________ helps the reader understand the main idea of each section of the text.

headings/subheadings

100


sweater

             vowels seen   vowels heard     # syllables

                e,a,e                     2               2

200

"I'm all ears" really means....

"Hold your horses" really means...

I'm ready to pay attention to what someone has to say.

Be patient.


200

A green frog hops onto the cold lilypad.

What are the two adjectives?

Green and cold

200

she said, "i went to the store today.

She said, "I went to the store today."

200

A ________________ gives the reader more information about the picture or photograph.

caption

200

             vowels seen   vowels heard     # syllables


elephant

             vowels seen   vowels heard     # syllables

                  e,e,a                3                   3

300

"Piece of cake" really means...

"Raining cats and dogs" really means...

That was easy!

It is raining really hard!

300

Megan asked her mom to drive her to the movie theater.

What part of speech is asked? What is another word in the sentence that is the same part of speech?

verb. drive

300

At the start of the scool year Sarah was afraid of her new Teacher.

At the start of the school year, Sarah was afraid of her new teacher.

300

The ______________ helps the reader find key topics in the nonfiction book they are reading (in the front of the book).

table of contents

300

             vowels seen   vowels heard     # syllables


twelve

             vowels seen   vowels heard     # syllables

                      e,e             1                       1

400

"Giving the cold shoulder" really means...

"Don’t judge a book by its cover" really means...

"Hit the books" really means....

Ignoring someone

Do not prejudge the worth or value of something by its appearance alone

To study 

400

Their long whiskers help them to feel in the dark.

What type of animal is this sentence about? How do you know?

Cats!


I know because....

400

today is friday april 17 2020.

Today is Friday, April 17, 2020.

400

The ____________ is like a mini-dictionary found in the back of the nonfiction book you are reading. It helps the reader understand the keywords that are in the text.

glossary

400

             vowels seen   vowels heard     # syllables


area

             vowels seen   vowels heard     # syllables

                   a,e,a            3                          3

500

"Walking on eggshells" really means...

"Throw in the towel" really means...

"Give it a shot" really means...

"In the same boat" really means

To be extremely careful about one's words or actions.

To give up

Give it a try!

We are in the same situation.


500

Share three sentences using light as a noun, light as an adjective, and light as a verb.

There was a light left on in the hallway. (noun)

That was a light weight. (adjective)

I wanted to light the fire. (verb)


500

                          The Beach

Do you no Ryan did last weekend. He went to the beach with his family. First, Ryan builded a huge sandcastle. Then, he collect seashells and rocks After that, he goed swimming with his brother. Ryan has a wonderful time at the beach.

                          The Beach

            Do you know what Ryan did last weekend? He went to the beach with his family. First, Ryan build a huge sandcastle. Then, he collected seashells and rocks. After that, he went swimming with his brother. Ryan had a wonderful time at the beach.

500

How do text features help you read nonfiction text?

Text features also help readers determine what is important to the text and to them. Without a table of contents or an index, readers can spend wasted time flipping through the book to find the information they need. Special print helps draw the attention of the reader to important or keywords and phrases.....

500

             vowels seen   vowels heard     # syllables


aluminum

             vowels seen   vowels heard     # syllables

                 a,u,i,u            4                           4

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