The Families of 1608 Ash St.
Name a person that lived on 1608 Ash Street.
Answers will vary
What store did the boys parents own?
A bakery
What is the reason that they make thunder cake?
The girl was scared.
This word means the Parts of a mixture
ingredients
Pick out the verb in the sentece
Sam is eating his lunch.
What type of building did all the families live in?
An apartment building.
How many different foods did they try to make?
Four
What does Grandma tell her granddaughter to do to find out how close the storm is?
To start counting when the lightning strikes and stop when they hear the thunder.
This word means a meal that is shared where everyone brings something for the meal.
Potluck
Change the verb to the past tense:
Sally is singing a song today.
Last week Sally ____________ a song.
sang
Are all the families on 1608 Ash Street related?
No.
How did the boy decided what he was going to bring?
He walked around the bakery.
What is the special ingredient that goes in the cake?
Tomatos
a shared way of life for a group of people
culture
Identify the verb and write whether it is in the past, present, or future tense
Sam kicked the ball down the field.
Kicked, past tense
What did they all have together at the end of the story?
They had a potluck dinner.
What did the boy choose to bring and why?
Jalepeno bagels because they are part of his mother and father.
What 3 parts of the story showed that the storm was getting closer?
The booms got longer each page.
The sky got darker in the window.
This word means where the line where the sky and the earth seem to meet.
Change this verb into the past tense:
My mom makes the best pancakes.
Yesterday I ________ pancakes for breakfast.
made
Where did all the families meet together at the end of the story?
Put these parts of the story in order
a. They collect the strawberries and tomatoes
b. They get flour from the dry shed
c. They get the eggs and milk
d. They decide to make a thunder cake
e. They bake the cake
d,c,b,a,e
This word means to make a deep, rolling sound
rumble
Identify the verb and tell whether it is past, present, or future
James really likes chocolate cake.
likes, present tense