Vocab
Which word means smart or bright?
clever
The Hare family put their heads together and "cooked up a plan"
arrange or plan to do something
Name character traits of Hare and Bear
Hare: clever, hard worker, poor
Bear: Rich and Lazy
What finally made Bear wake up completely and why did bear think Hare cheated him?
Hare tricked him a third time by planting corn, which has a top, a bottom, and middle. He never got crops from the harvest.
Use Bare/ Bear in a sentence
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What word means plants that are grown and harvested for food? Give an example
crops: naming a grain, fruit, or vegetable
Hare told Bear, it's a "done deal." What does this mean?
mean that it is finished, you do not have to think about it, and it can not be changed.
Why does Hare ask Bear to be business partners?
He knew that Bear was easy to trick.
Does Bear learn a lesson in this story? Explain.
Bear learned that he has to do his own
work if he wants to get the reward. I know this because after Hare tricked him a third
time, he said, “From now on, I’ll plant my own crops and take the tops, the bottoms, and
the middles!”
Use Hare/ Hair in a sentence
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What does Scowled mean?
Angry or bad-tempered
Hare and his family were in very "bad shape".
Struggling financially
Did Bear earn his money and land?
No. His father had been a hard worker and a
smart business bear, and he gave all of his wealth to his son.
Does Hare learn a lesson in this story? Explain.
I think that Hare learned to make an
honest living to be happy because his family looks very happy at the end of the story after
he bought back his land and opened a vegetable stand and it says that Hare and Bear lived
happily as neighbors.
Tell two meanings for the word "bright" by using it in a sentence two different ways
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smart, wise, etc...
and shining or glowing with light
What word means income or amount earned?
Profit
What does split the profit "right down the middle" mean?
Divide or share the cost of something exactly equally
Why did Bear go along with Hare’s plan when he first got the offer?
Bear was asleep
when Hare asked him and he didn’t really wake up. He opened one eye, grunted, and
then said, “I’ll take the top half,” with a yawn and went right back to sleep.
Name two root vegetables that have underground plant parts such as beets.
yams, turnips, carrots, radish, onions, etc...
Tell two meanings for the word "land" and use in a sentence.
Land:
The part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water
Come down through the air and touch down on the ground
What word means the process / period of gathering crops
Harvest
What does "we're in this together" mean?
Face the challenges and work together.
How does Bear contribute to growing the crops?
He supplies the land because Bear has
plenty of land and Hare had to sell his land to pay off debt.
Name two non-root plants that are grown above the ground such as broccoli.
Cauliflower, spinach, cabbage, celery, leafy vegetables, and vegetable stalks and
stems
Tell at least two meanings for the word "tops".
Use these sentences to help:
1. It takes me 15 minutes tops to do the dishes.
2. I need to find a new top to match my pants.
3. The tops of the mountain were snowcovered.
4. He was able to top the winner of last year's race.