2nd Grade Rocks
Turn to page 4. Find a word with a consonant blend.
frost, grab, sticks, nest
Turn to page 6. Find a word with a suffix.
hawks, claws
Turn to page 7. Find a word with a the glued sound -all.
fall
Turn to page 10. Find a word with a digraph blend.
shrink
Turn to page 1. Find a word with a glued sound.
am, trunk, tall
What did the squirrel yell when he saw the hawks?
"Scat, scat!"
Where did the squirrel hide his stash?
Answers vary: in a pit, underground, by a tree
Turn to page 1. Describe the setting.
Answers vary: near a forest, on a branch with pine cones, the sun is out
Turn to page 12. Describe the setting.
Cold snowy day, in a forest, near the trunk of a tree
What is a pest?
People or animals that cause problems or bother others
In what months does this story take place?
September, October, and November
Turn to page 10. Why does the squirrel want to rest more and eat less?
So he doesn't lose his food quickly
Turn to page 6. What is the squirrel's problem on this page?
The hawks want to eat him
Turn to page 12. What does it mean when the author says the squirrel "scans the land for pests?"
Answers vary: he looked for other creatures that might steal his food
On what day does the squirrel see his sister?
October 30th
Why is the squirrel collecting pine cones?
Answers vary: to eat, to store food for winter
How does this squirrel get seeds?
Answers vary: by climbing trees, cutting down pine cones, chomping on the pine cones until the seeds fall out
Describe one challenge the squirrel faces.
Answers vary: he has to collect food that lasts the whole winter, he has to hide from hawks that want to eat him, he has to keep his sister away from his seeds
How does the setting change from the beginning to the end?
Answers vary: at the beginning the setting is a sunny day and the trees are full of leaves in September- at the end it changes to a cool day in November and the trees are bare
Why does the squirrel rest more and eat less?
Answers vary: so that he does not run out of food for the winter, when he rests he isn't as hungry, he won't eat as much of his stash so it lasts longer