Idioms
She is a "couch potato" really means...
The house was on fire.
What part of speech is house?
Noun
They swammed in the pool until it was dark.
They swam in the pool until it was dark.
___________________ helps the reader understand the main idea of each section of the text.
headings/subheadings
sweater
vowels seen vowels heard # syllables
e,a,e 2 2
"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.
A green frog hops onto the cold lilypad.
What are the two adjectives?
Green and cold
she said, "i went to the store today.
She said, "I went to the store today."
A ________________ gives the reader more information about the picture or photograph.
caption
vowels seen vowels heard # syllables
elephant
vowels seen vowels heard # syllables
e,e,a 3 3
"Piece of cake" really means...
"Raining cats and dogs" really means...
That was easy!
It is raining really hard!
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
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.
The ______________ helps the reader find key topics in the nonfiction book they are reading (in the front of the book).
table of contents
vowels seen vowels heard # syllables
twelve
vowels seen vowels heard # syllables
e,e 1 1
"Once in a blue moon" really means...
"Take it with a grain of salt" really means...
"See eye to eye" really means....
Something that does not happen often
Not to take someone too seriously
To agree with someone
Their long whiskers help them to feel in the dark.
What type of animal is this sentence about? How do you know?
I know because....
today is friday april 24 2020.
Today is Friday, April 24, 2020.
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
vowels seen vowels heard # syllables
area
vowels seen vowels heard # syllables
a,e,a 3 3
"Costs an arm and a leg" really means...
"Bite off more than you can chew" really means...
"To feel under the weather" really means...
"let the cat out of the bag" really means
It is very expensive
Take on a task that is way too big
to feel sick
Tell something that was a secret
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)
Camping
Sally went camp last weekend. do you know what sally saw. She saw a large bear lot of birds and too dear. Sally had a very nice time going camping.
Camping
Sally went camping last weekend. Do you know what Sally saw? She saw a large bear, a lot of birds, and two deer. Sally had a very nice time going camping.
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.....
vowels seen vowels heard # syllables
December
vowels seen vowels heard # syllables
e,e,e 3 3