What is this?
stump / tree stump
What kind of tree was the Giving Tree?
apple
The tree was an apple tree.
What kind of story is this?
fiction or non-fiction
fiction
30 seconds! What word can you spell? _____eep
sp sl gr cl
sleep
to pick up or collect things -
a) sail c) shake
b) carry d) gather
d) gather
Which part of the tree is she hugging?
trunk ... She is hugging a tree trunk.
Who does the tree love?
a boy / The tree loves a boy.
How did the tree feel? Why do you think that?
She was happy because the boy loved her.
He came and played with the tree every day.
30 seconds! What word can you spell? _____om
fr cr tr br
from
The main part of a tree (fat part) -
a) branch c) trunk
b) leaves d) stump
c) trunk
What do you call this action?
sigh
What did the boy do with the leaves of the tree?
a) raked them into a pile
b) made them into a crown
c) threw them into the wind
d) swing from them
b) He made them into a crown.
How did the tree feel? Why do you think that?
a) happy c) angry
b) hungry d) lonely
d) lonely
Because the boy did not come for a long time.
30 seconds! What word can you spell? _____own
sp cr sl tr
crown
Area under a tree and out of the sun.
a) shade c) shake
b) crown d) sail
a) shade
What did the boy do with the apples?
a) gave them to his mom
b) ate them
c) sold them
d) threw them at his friends
c) sold them / He sold the apples to make money.
What do you think about this story?
Why??
Possible score --
200 - long answer, spoke with sentences
200 - grammar (verbs)
30 seconds! What word can you spell? _____imb
cr br sl cl
climb
To bring something from one place to another.
a) gather c) climb
b) carry d) swing
b) carry
Where is this? What kind of place?
a forest / This is a forest.
What did the boy do with the tree branches?
a) cut them off to build a house
b) pulled off the leaves to sell
c) pulled them down
d) cut them to help the tree grow bigger
a) The boy cut them off to build a house.
How did the tree feel about helping the boy? WHY?
a) disappointed c) glad
b) happy d) afraid
a) disappointed
Because the boy never came to see the tree. He always asked for help, he did not do anything for the tree.
Spell the words Selina asks.
5 words - 100 points each correct spelling
1. leaves 3. leaf
2. shade 4. swing
... 5. branch
When you let out a long, loud breath.
a) sail c) shade
b) sing d) sigh
d) sigh
What kind of boat is this?
a sailboat / This is a sailboat.
What did the boy make with the tree's trunk?
a) paper c) a boat
b) a house d) a chair
c) The boy made a boat with the trunk.
How is this story like real life?
Explain . . . . (long answer!)
200 - long answer & sentences
200 - sentences & verbs
200 - fluency
Spell the words Selina asks.
6 words - 100 points each correct spelling
1. leaves 4. climb
2. trunk 5. forest
3. branches 6. stump
Go up something (stairs, a mountain)
a) climb c) shake
b) crown d) branch
a) climb