Transcript Theme_1-Monitoring_Student_Progress

Author: George Selden
Author: Michael O. Tunnel
Chester Cricket’s Pigeon
Ride
a feeling related
to one or more of
the five senses
sensation
He felt that kind of
spinning sensation
inside his head that
had made him dizzy
on the way up.
Synonyms:
feeling
violently shaken
or stirred
turbulent
Flying just below the
level of turbulent air
___ good pilot that
she was __ Lulu
headed south.
Synonyms:
rowdy
boisterous
having a very
great value
precious
She told him a little bit
about the lady___ a gift
from the country of
France, and it was very
precious to America.
Synonyms:
priceless
rare
valuable
a resting place,
especially one
that is high up
perch
Lulu found a perch
on the north side of
it, so the wind from
the south wouldn’t
bother them.
something or
someone that
gets in the way;
obstacle
hindrance
The wind, which had
been a hindrance
before, was a help
now. Lulu coasted
almost all the way
back to Manhattan.
Synonyms:
barrier
deterrent
going along
with
accompanying
Accompanying him
was his five-year-old
cousin, Charlotte May
Pierstorff.
Author : George Selden
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!
sensation
turbulent
precious
perch
hindrance
flabbergasted
Draw! Draw! Draw!
Free Association
Write as many words as you can think of that go with each
of the vocabulary words.
For example:
The word is school:
1. learning
2. Science
3. pencils
4. Reading
5. Math
6. teachers
7. P.E.
8. education
And on and on and on
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
sensation
turbulent
precious
perch
hindrance
flabbergasted
The Parcel
Post Kid
By
Michael O.
Tunnell
Description: This city letter
carrier posed for a humorous
photograph with a young boy
in his mailbag. After parcel
post service was introduced
in 1913, at least two children
were sent by the service. With
stamps attached to their
clothing, the children rode
with railway and city carriers
to their destination. The
Postmaster General quickly
issued a regulation forbidding
the sending of children in the
mail after hearing of those
examples.
extremely
surprised or
amazed,
astonished
flabbergasted
Grandma Mary was
flabbergasted when
May
appeared on her
doorstep.
Synonyms:
stunned
shocked
astounded
a person in
charge of a
local post office
postmaster
When the postmaster
saw May and her small
traveling bag, he
thought Leonard was
going to buy her a train
ticket.
the money it costs
to travel, such as
on a bus, plane, or
train
fare
May’s train fare
would have cost
$1.55, a lot of money
in those days.
Synonyms:
fee
cost
charge
a package
delivery service
offered by the
post office
parcel post
Live animals were
also forbidden, but
the postmaster found
that it was all right to
send baby chicks by
parcel post.
sorted,
categorized,
or grouped
classified
So he classified May as
a baby chick, weighed
her in at 48 pounds and
attached 53 cents in
postage to her bag.
Author : Michael O. Tunnell
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!
accompanying postmaster
fare
parcel post
flabbergasted
classified
Draw! Draw! Draw!
Free Association
Write as many words as you can think of that go with each
of the vocabulary words.
For example:
The word is school:
1. learning
2. Science
3. pencils
4. Reading
5. Math
6. teachers
7. P.E.
8. education
And on and on and on
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
accompanying
postmaster
fare
parcel post
classified
flabbergasted
Classifying
Place the following words in categories:
sensation
hindrance
accompanying
turbulent
fluttered
postmaster
precious
fare
parcel post
perch
classified
flabbergasted
• Decide the names of the categories.
• Determine how many categories.
• Determine which words go in which categories.
• After classifying the words, write a paragraph
explaining each of the categories and why certain words
go in a particular category.
Can You Find the Context Clues?
1. The ________ made sure all of the mail carriers had the right
packages and letters.
2. _____________ the students on their field trip were several parents
and teachers.
3. The birds __________ on the branches of the tree outside our
window.
4. Grandpa Joe was _________ that Charlie had found a golden
wrapper.
5. Snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles and alligators are all ________ as
reptiles.
6. Fooling around and being loud in class is a _________ to other
students’ learning.
7. The cold weather gave me a _______ of numbness in my fingers and
toes.
8. The __________ for the bus is two dollars for an all day pass.
9. The flag snapped and ________ in the brisk wind.
10. It is not safe to send live animals by __________.
11. The plane went through ___________ motion because of the storm.
12. Katy’s new baby brother is so _______ and cute.
sensation; turbulent; precious; perch; hindrance; fluttered; accompanying;
postmaster; fare; parcel post; classified; flabbergasted
Synonym Search
Match the vocabulary words on the left to the correct
synonyms on the right. Some vocabulary words have more
than one synonym. Ready, set, go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
companion
arrange
hover
shipment
dearest
astonished
choppy
charge
balance
mail
awareness
barrier
a.
accompanying
f. perch
k.
flabbergasted
b. sensation
g. postmaster l. parcel post
c. fare
h. turbulent
d. precious
i. fluttered
e. classified
hindrance
Word Association Game
1. Which word goes with sitting on a sofa and watching television?
2. Which word goes with going to the fair, movie, or the circus?
3. Which word goes with envelopes and boxes?
4. Which word goes with seeing an alligator in your backyard?
5. Which word goes with giving your mother flowers?
6. Which word goes with helicopter? Why?
7. Which word goes with walking your dog in the neighborhood?
8. Which word goes with not studying?
9. Which word goes with riding a roller coaster?
10. Which word goes with a spider crawling on your leg?
11. Which word goes with collecting coins?
12. Which word goes with carrying something?
Word Bank
accompanying
postmaster
fluttered
perch
fare
classified
flabbergasted
turbulent
hindrance
sensation
precious
parcel post
Some words
can be used
more than
once. Can
you figure
out which
ones?
1. Describe the sensation of stumping your toe.
2. List situations when a fare is charged.
3. Explain a turbulent time in your life.
4. Describe a time when your words were precious.
5. Turbulent and hindrance are similar because____________________
_______________________________________________________.
6. Identify objects and living things that flutter.
7. Describe situations when you were flabbergasted.
8. How do you classify concepts in science?
9. Explain different ways people accompany one another.