Vocabulary Building
What is the opposite of open?
What happens if you submerge a dandelion in water? why?
nothing, it stays dry,
Dandelion seed heads are water proof
The dandelion seeds act like an umbrella
When the seeds are all together the water can't get in between the seeds.
What is a vowel?
A letter that is not a consonant:
a, e, i, o, u, and usually y.
What does every sentence start with?
A capital letter
What do you call the person who draws the pictures in a book?
An illustrator
What word means the same or similar as big?
large, huge, enormous, gigantic
Is this a fact or opinion?
Everyone loves pizza.
What sounds do you hear in the word:
ship
sh i p
What does every sentence need at the end?
Punctuation (period, exclamation mark, question mark)
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction
Fiction is make-believe (made up) and nonfiction is factual (real/true).
Name a shape and describe it.
square, circle, oval, rectangle, triangle, rhombus
How many vertices?
How many corners?
How many sides?
What is a fact or an opinion?
A fact is a statement/sentence that can be proven true or false. Something that can be proven
An opinion is a person's feelings that cannot be proven. Something that someone thinks or feels
How many syllables are in the following words?
fantastic - computer - beginning
three
Name the three different punctuation marks used at the end of a sentence.
Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark
Name a text feature that helps you understand nonfiction
Title, Bold words, Diagram, Labels, Sub Heading, Photograph, Table of Contents, Index, Glossary, Caption
What is a clock? Share three things about clocks
A clock is a tool that measures time.
minute hand (big hand), hour hand (small hand), numbers 1-12
What are four things you need to make cookie dough?
flour, butter, butter shortening, eggs, chocolate chips, white sugar, brown sugar, salt, baking soda
What is a snap word?
A word that you know in a snap. A word that you know and can read quickly and easily.
Name three things you should include in writing a story.
A beginning, a middle, an end, characters, setting, problem/solution
Name three things you should include in the retelling of a story.
Title, character, setting, problem, solution, beginning, middle, end.
What are the four seasons in a year?
Fall or Autumn, Winter, Summer, Spring
What are the seven days of the week in order?
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
Name three digraphs (two letters that make one sound).
sh, th, ch, wh, ch, ph
What are four things a sentence needs to be a superhero?
Starts with a capital.
Written neatly.
A space between each word.
Given punctuation at the end.
Name a non-fiction text feature that helps the reader understand the story.
Title - tells us what the book will be about.
Table of Contents- tells us about the different sections we will be learning about and what page each section starts on.
Glossary - defines words found in the book that might be difficult
Bolded/Expert words- the words that are defined in the glossary or important words
Captions - a sentence describing a picture
Diagrams- pictures with labels to describe the picture
Labels - word or words used to describe a picture or parts of a picture.
Headings - tells when a new sections begins and what that section is about.
Index - tells what pages certain words can be found on in the book.
Fact Box - Facts about a topic