What can you say?
Your friend says, "I got new shoes yesterday!"
What can you say, or what question can you ask?
Examples:
I like your shoes!
Where did you get them?
What kind of shoes did you buy?
Why did you get new shoes?
Sally got a dollhouse as a Christmas gift from her grandmother.
Who got a gift?
What was the gift?
Who gave Sally the gift?
Sally got a gift.
The gift was a dollhouse.
Sally's grandmother gave her the dollhouse.
He drank the water, now the cup is empty.
What does empty mean?
The cup is empty because _____________.
Empty is the opposite of full. Empty means there is nothing left.
The cup is empty because he drank ALL of the water.
Jack smiled and said the math problem was a piece of cake.
What does piece of cake mean?
Easy, not difficult
The classroom was a zoo this morning!
What might this mean?
(Hint: What is a zoo like? Who lives there?)
The classroom was loud, busy, and out of control
Your friend says "I am going on a trip next month."
What can you say, or what question can you ask?
Examples:
Cool! Where are you going?
Who are you going on a trip with?
What are you going to do on your trip?
During her vacation to Mexico, Emma and her family explored an underground cave with many streams.
Where did Emma go on vacation?
Who did Emma go on vacation with?
Where did they explore?
Emma went on vacation in Mexico.
She went on vacation with her family.
They explored an underground cave with many streams.
She observed the birds in the park carefully. To see them closely, she used her binoculars.
What might "observed" mean?
How was she able to see the birds closely?
Observed means to watch, or look carefully at something. Another word for observe is "inspect".
She was able to see the birds closely because she used her binoculars.
At the new school, Billy told a joke to break the ice with his new classmates.
What might "break the ice" mean?
to say or do something to get to know others, to make friends, or to start a conversation.
Your sister says "I really want to go shopping this weekend."
What might you say or ask?
I want to go shopping too, do you want to go together?
Where do you want to go shopping?
What do you want to buy?
Can I go shopping with you?
Your friend says "I went to a party this weekend!"
What can you say, or what question can you ask?
Examples:
That sounds fun! Who's party was it?
What did you do at the party?
Where was the party?
Why were you celebrating?
The girl watched her favorite movie and lay on the couch after she finished cleaning her room.
While laying on the couch, what did the girl do?
What did she do before watching her favorite movie?
While laying on the couch, the girl watched her favorite movie.
Before she watched her favorite movie, the girl cleaned her room.
Since the skies are cloudy and it is starting to get windy, I predict there will be a storm soon.
What might predict mean?
to make a smart guess about what will happen based on what we already know.
Since we know it can be cloudy and windy during a storm, we can predict that a storm might happen soon.
During the storm, my mom said "It's raining cats and dogs!"
Are cats and dogs really falling from the sky?
What might "It's raining cats and dogs" mean?
No, cats and dogs are not really falling from the sky.
It's raining cats and dogs means it is raining really hard.
Ruby planted seeds in her garden and watered them everyday. Slowly, the green sprouts began to grow and she felt proud of her hard work.
Who planted the seeds?
What happened after she watered the seeds?
How did she feel about the sprouts?
Why did she feel that way?
Ruby planted the seeds.
After she watered the seeds, sprouts began to grow.
She felt proud.
She felt proud because the sprouts were growing.
Your friend says "I got a new pet!"
What can you say, or what question can you ask?
Examples:
That's exciting!
What kind of pet did you get?
When did you get your pet?
Did you name him yet?
On Fridays after school, Mike and his brother like to watch the birds in their backyard.
What do they watch?
When do they watch?
Who watches the birds?
Where do they watch the birds?
They watch the birds.
They watch the birds after school.
Mike and his brother watch the birds.
They watch the birds in their backyard.
Joyful and happy are words that mean the same thing. This means that joyful and happy are synonyms.
What are synonyms?
Which are synonyms?:
a. tiny and small
b. tall and sad
Synonyms are words that mean the same thing.
Examples of synonyms:
big, large, huge, giant
tiny, small
cold, freezing, frigid, chilly
She stayed home from school today because she was feeling under the weather.
What does "under the weather" mean?
not feeling well, feeling sick
On the first day of school, Maya felt nervous walking into her new classroom. To break the ice, the teacher played a quick game and everyone laughed. Soon, the classroom was busy and loud, almost like a zoo. By the end of the day, Maya felt happy because she made a new friend.
Who felt nervous on the first day of school?
What did the teacher do to break the ice?
Why did she feel happy at the end of the day?
Maya felt nervous on the first day.
The teacher played a quick game and made everyone laugh.
At the end of the day, she felt happy because she made a new friend.
Your friend says "I watched a movie last night."
What can you say, or what question can you ask?
Examples:
Cool! What movie did you watch?
Did you watch the movie with anyone?
Did you watch it at home, or go to the theater?
Did you have popcorn?
Rylee enjoys playing hide and seek with her cousins during family holidays. This year, she decided to hide behind the Christmas tree.
Who enjoys playing hide and seek?
Who does she play hide and seek with?
What might 'enjoy' mean?
When do Rylee and her cousins play hide and seek?
She decided to hide behind the Christmas tree this year. Is this a good idea? Why or why not?
Rylee and her cousins play hide and seek.
She plays hide and seek with her cousins.
To enjoy something means to like it.
They play hide and seek during family holidays.
Hiding behind the Christmas tree is not a safe idea because you could hurt yourself, it might fall over, and you could break ornaments!
I squished a marshmallow between 2 graham crackers to make a smore.
What might between mean?
Between means in the middle of
Before starting the project, the teacher made sure everyone in the class was on the same page.
What does "on the same page" mean?
everyone understands, no one is confused, everyone is doing the same thing
Liam wanted to build a tall tower with blocks.
He kept stacking them, but the tower kept falling over. He thought carefully and decided to use bigger blocks at the bottom. Finally, Liam built a tall tower that didn’t fall.
What problem did Liam face?
What did he try first? Did it work?
What solution did he come up with?
The block tower kept falling.
First, Liam tried to keep stacking them but it did not work.
Liam's solution was to use bigger blocks at the bottom.