Old words
A job assigned to you for a purpose
Ex: Getting something off the printer for a teacher
Mission
The person in the story
Ex: Snoopy, Cat in the Hat, Rocket
Character
When something goes up fast
Ex: Ashonti ________ her bottle rocket into the sky.
launches
You can count on these people
Ex: Your teachers are __________.
What is Ashonti's favorite color?
Red
To fire something up
Ex: My parents need to put the key in the _____ to start the car.
Ignition
The issue in the story
Ex: In the book Rocket Says Look Up,her brother was always looking at his phone
Problem
A large hole
Ex: The moon has many of these
Crater
Extreme happiness
Ex: If you are going on vacation you might be _________.
Excited
What is Dreama's favorite color?
Blue
A low, deep sound
Ex: your stomach when it is hungry
Rumble
The answer to the problem
Ex: In Space Traveler Sally Brown, Sally wrote her paper on Sally Ride
Solution
Where the story takes place
Ex: Space, a house, the store
When someone comes over a speaker to say something important
Ex: The principal tells you it is indoor recess. He is making an ____________.
Announcement
Are the following words synonyms or antonyms
- Noisy
- Loud
Synonyms
To blow something up
Ex: The firework _______ into space
Blasted
Words that mean different things
Ex: off and on
Antonyms
Space
The moon
Sally's house
The Library
To look around a new place
Ex: If you go to a new store you might ____________.
Explore
- Yes
- No
Antonyms
The normal
Ex: Everyone got a C on the test so that was pretty __________.
average
words that mean the same thing
Ex: clothes and shirt
Hint: it is not the spice
Synonym
Name one character from our books
Snoopy
Sally
Rocket
Cat in the Hat
The Moon
Pete the Cat
The Mice
Point to the author on the book
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What theme do all our books have?
Space!