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a n ote to p arentS and t eaCherS
Brain Q uest r eading focuses on literacyskills in addition to the standard lan-guage arts curriculum. Our new formatallows parents and teachers to assessindividual students strengths and weak-nesses in the areas of reading andlanguage and to monitor their progressthrough-out the year.
t eSt and t eaChThe stories and questions are scaled fromless challenging to advanced levels so thatall students, whether struggling or suc-
cessful, can enjoythe satisfaction of answering correctly.Because Brain Quest r eading is based onthe curriculum taught throughout theschool year, some questions may be more
difficult to answer early inthe year and may thus require more inputfrom parent or teacher. Working one-on-one with a student can pinpoint his or herspecific needs or abilities.
Students who need assistance in read-ing can benefit from looking at the storycards as they are read aloud by an adultand/or taking turns reading out loud.
a dd Fun to the g ameThe purpose of Brain Quest is to engagestudents interest and to teach that learn-ing can be fun both at home and in the
classroom. The Extensions category atthe end of each language arts card invitescreative pursuits, such as making up newstories, aswell as outside research. Interactionshould be encouraged in this cate-gory, with sufficient time allowed forwriting, drawing, extra reading, and dis-cussion.
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Side One
1. THE PUPPET SHOW2. TADPOLE TO FROG3. RIDE INTO SPACE4. THE TRICK
5. AHOY, MATE!6. ITS A BABY!7 . CRUMB CATCHER8.
BIRDS EVERYWHERE9. THE MATTRESS TEST
10. THE TEDDY BEAR11. YOSEMITE12. THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE13. JIM AND SAM14. OH! SAY, CAN YOU SEE?
Side twO
15. THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW16. FLYING AWAY
17. BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES18. SNACKS19. FOSSILS
20. TWO HEADS ARE BETTER!21. SOUR GRAPES22. BILLS SKILLS23. THE PLANT DOCTOR24. SOUND SCIENCE25. CAMPING U.S.A.26. hola!
27. DOWNHILL RACER28. ASOKA THE KING
Contents
Deck One
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Side One
29. TIME FOR A CHANGE30. MILLIES NEW HOME31. WHAT IS WHEAT?32. THE BIG APPLE33. EATING RIGHT34. BURROWING IN35. SITTING BULL36. A SCARY NIGHT37. BIGGER THAN LIFE38. A NEW NEIGHBOR
39. THE SOGGY SWAMP40. THE FORTY-NINERS41. THE RIGHT BALANCE
42. A RIDDLESide twO
43. PATTY AND GERTIE
44. ABRAHAM LINCOLN45. EDDIES ADVENTURE46. THE RIGHT TO RIDE47.
BILLS, BILLS, BILLS48. SONG DOGS49. STARS AND STRIPES50. COSMIC CRUSADERS51. CHINESE NEW YEAR52. JONIS COLLECTION53. MUSCLE MAGIC
54. RIDING THE RANGE55. THE CONTINENTS56. A FUN POEM
Contents
Deck Two
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The PuPPeT Show Mike, Casey, Bob and Katieare neighbors. They liketo play together and arealways thinking of newways to have fun.
One day, theycreated hand puppets outof old socks, bits of fabric,yarn and buttons. Theybuilt a stage out of a bigcardboard box and madeadmission tickets fromscraps of colored paper.
They even wrote a funnyscript about a boy and girlwho get lost in Crazyland.In Crazyland, dogs meow,cats wear glasses, horsesfly and children walk ontheir hands.
The audience loved the
puppet show and hopedto see another one realsoon.
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What did the audience hopefor at the end of the show?
Who gets lost in Crazyland?
Name at least two thingsthat were used to makethe puppets.
What are the four friends inthe story always thinking of?
Did they create hand puppetsor string puppets?
What was used to build
the stage?
What do cats wear inCrazyland?
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to see another one real soon
a boy and a girl
socks, fabric, yarn, buttons
new ways to have fun
hand puppets
a big cardboard box
glasses
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Create your ownCrazyland. Tell whathappens there.
Do actors memorizethe words in a ticket,a fabric or a script?
Find the verbs inthis sentence:The dogs meow and
the horses fly.
Which word refersto a person: neighbor
or neighborhood?
The plural of sock
is spelled socks.How do you spell theplural of box?
Which letters in the word audience arenoT vowels?
Put these names in ABCorder: Mike, Katie, Bob,
Casey.
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Dont forget to include
opposites of the waysthings happen in reallife.
a script
meow, fly
neighbor
boxes (boxes)
d, n, c
Bob, Casey, Katie, Mike
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What hatches froman egg? If its a frogsegg, what hatches is atadpole, wiggling in thewater like a little fish.
A tadpole eats and swimsand gets bigger every day.Then something amazinghappens.
Legs begin to sprout.The tail shrinks. The
gills are replaced by lungs.Bit by bit, the tadpole is
transformed into a froglet,which then grows up to bean adult frog.
The frog uses its stickytongue to catch bugs andworms. Some frogs spendtheir whole lives in the water,but most divide their time
between the water and theland. Some even live in trees!
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Are tadpoles gills used for breathing or swimming?
Name two things that youngfrogs eat.
Most frogs live partly in the water and partly on land. True or false?
Is a young frog called a froggy or a froglet?
Does a tadpole look likea fish or a frog?
Is a tadpole born with legs
or a tail?
How do they catch their food?
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breathing
worms and bugs
true (Animals who live this way are called amphibians.)
a froglet
a fish
a tail
with their sticky tongues
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Make a list of other animals that hatchfrom eggs.
When somethingshrinks, does it be-come larger or smaller?
Find the action word:breath, breathe.
Does sprout meanto grow or to divide?
Spell the word thatmeans to come outof an egg.
How many syllables are
in the word wiggles?
Find a word in tadpolefor something that holds
a flag.
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Did you remember
to name insects, fish,snakes and turtles,as well as birds?
smaller
breathe(When you breathe, you take a breath.)
to grow
hatch (hatch)(Genius Point!)
two (wiggles)
pole
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r ide inTo SPaceDo you love knowingthings? Then youre justlike Sally Ride.
In school, Sally workedhard to learn everything she
could. When she grewup, she might havebeen a writer, but
she decided tobecome an astronaut
instead. She learned tofly jets, and she helped todesign a robot arm that
could grab things in space.Then, in 1983, she joined thecrew of the Challenger space
shuttle and became the firstAmerican woman to fly inspace. Afterwards, she wroteall about her adventures andbecame a teacher, too.
Sally Ride sure proved onething. With knowledge, youllgo places!
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What did Sally Ride prove?
Before Sally flew onthe shuttle, what did shelearn to fly?
Did Sally become a writer before or after she flew in space?
Finish this sentence: Sally Ride was the first American
woman to . . .
What was the name of her space shuttle?
What kind of arm can grab
things in space?
After flying in space, did Sally become a doctor or a teacher?
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With knowledge, youll go places!
jets
after
. . . fly in space.
the Challenger
a robot arm
a teacher
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What do you dreamof doing when yougrow up?
What is the base wordin knowledge?
Today, I fly. Yesterday, I. . . what?
Challenger is to chal- lengeas teacher
is to . . . what?
Which word can meanalso: to or too?
Which word doesnoT have a long i vowel
sound: ride, wing, like, write?
Which letters in the word author spell a
word for 60 minutes?
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Write it down, date it
and save it, so youllalways remember your dream.
know
flew
teach
too (too)
wing
hour (hour)
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The Trick
Trudy the trout went fora swim with Mickey the
mackerel. The two friendswere looking for a morsel toeat.
Look at that worm squig-gling in the water! saidTrudy. She began to swimtoward the worm.
Wait! shouted Mickey.
Whats that shiny thing at-tached to the worm?As the two fish swam clos-
er to the worm, they saw thatthe shiny object was a hook!Its a good thing we werecareful, Trudy said. Theworm looked like a snack, but
it was a trick.Yes, said Mickey. Oneof us might have been the
snack today!The two friends swam
off to safety.
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Is this story mainly about be-ing hungry, friendly or careful?
How were the friends careful?
What caught the attentionof the fish?
Who was swimming withTrudy the trout?
Were the two friends hungry,sleepy or thirsty?
The worm looked like asnack, but it was a trick. What was the trick?
If Trudy and Mickey hadntseen the hook, they might
have ended up as . . . what?
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careful
They checked before eatingthe worm.
a squiggling worm
Mickey the mackerel
hungry
The worm looked like some-thing good to eat, butit was attached to a hook.
a snack
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Write a short story in which two animalsspeak to each other.
Find another wordfor squiggle: swim,squirm, squat, squeak.
Choose the right verb:The two fish (swum,swam, swimmed) to
safety.
Is a morsel a large mealor a small piece
of food?
Spell the word that ends
this sentence: Mickey the mackerel is a friendof Trudy the . . .
Which words rhyme witheach other: book, spook,look, hook?
Why are quotation marksused in a story?
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Be sure to use quota-tion marks when theanimals speak.
squirm
swam
a small piece of food
trout (trout)
book, look, hook
to show that someone(or something) is talking
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a hoy , M aTe !Pirates were seamen whostole from other ships.Their own ships usuallyflew a black flag called aJolly Roger, which was
decorated with a whiteskull and crossbones.One famous pirate
was nicknamed Black-beard because he braidedhis long black beard andtied the braids with rib-bons. Blackbeard terror-
ized sailors and stole theirships treasure, includingchests of gold coins andprecious jewels. Peoplebelieved that he buried histreasure on a secret islandin the Caribbean Sea.
Blackbeard lived over 200
years ago, but people arestill hunting for histreasure!
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How long ago did Blackbeardlive?
What is a Jolly Roger?
How did Blackbeard get hisnickname?
Were pirates real or imaginary people?
Did pirates steal from houses,trains or ships?
What treasures did
Blackbeard steal?
Is Blackbeards stolen trea-sure believed tobe buried on an islandor under the water?
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over 200 years ago
a pirates flag
He braided his black beard andtied the braids with ribbons.
real
ships
gold coins and precious jewels
on an island
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What do you picture in your mind when youhear the word pirate?
Is a container full of treasure called a crate,a chest or a barrel?
Find the proper noun:pirate, Blackbeard,treasure, island.
Find a synonym of steal: fly, tie, bury,
rob.
Is the word for
a person who sailsspelled sailer or sailor?
The ship flew a black flag. Which words
in this sentence start with the same sound?
The name of this story is Ahoy, Mate! Whatsanother word for thename of a story?
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Make a drawing of apirate or write a story about one.
a chest
Blackbeard
rob
sailor (sailor)
flew, flag
title(Genius Point!)
a hoy , MaTe !
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iTS a B aBy !John and Jenny went tothe zoo to see the babyanimals.
In the zebra exhibit, thecolt stood next to its
mother, the mare.The father zebra, orstallion, was graz-
ing at the far end of thefield.
The lions were lying sideby side in the shade. Thelioness and her cub seemed
to like the warmth of thefather lion.John spotted the joey, or
baby kangaroo, in the doespouch. The babys dad, abuck, was taking a nap.
Jennys favorite was
the elephant calf. The cowstroked her baby with hertrunk. It was fun
to find all thebabies at the zoo.
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What was Jennys favoritebaby animal?
In the story, which mother animal is called a cow?
A lioness is a male lion.True or false?
Where did John and Jenny goto see the baby animals?
Is a baby zebra called a cubor a colt?
What is a joey?
What do we call a femalekangaroo?
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the elephant calf
the elephant mother
false (A lioness is a femalelion.)
to the zoo
a colt
a baby kangaroo
a doe
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Look up the names of
these baby animals:goose, sheep, deer, whale.
Find the female in thislist of animals: bull,buck, mare, stallion.
Fix the verb in this sen-tence: The lions werelaying side by side.
What do we call anelephants nose?
Spell the word for morethan one baby.
Which words rhyme witheach other: moose, zoo,cow, kangaroo?
Rearrange the letters innap to make the wordfor something used inthe kitchen.
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Find out what themother is called ineach case.
mare (a female zebraor horse)
The lions werelying side by side.(Genius Point!)
a trunk
babies (babies)
zoo, kangaroo
pan (pan)
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c ruMB c aTcher
Ted shared a cookie with hislittle sister, Snooky. Sudden-ly, he saw a crumb movingon the ground.
Oh, look! said Ted.
A little ant is carrying acrumb back to its colony.Whats a colony? Snooky
asked.Ants and other insects live
in colonies, said Ted, whohad just read a book aboutthe insect world. Each mem-
ber of an ant colony has a job.The queen lays eggs. Workersfind food, dig tunnels andcare for the babies. Its a lot ofwork being an ant.
Well, I hope they like thecookie, Snooky said.
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What does Snooky hope?
Do worker ants lay eggsor find food?
Ted and Snooky each had their own cookie. True or false?
Did Ted learn about antsby reading a book or
watching TV?
What did Ted see movingon the ground?
How do we know that Snooky
is younger than Ted?
Do ants belong to the insect world or the world of spiders?
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that the ants will likethe cookie
They find food.
false (Ted shared his cookie with Snooky.)
reading a book
a crumb
because shes his little sister
the insect world
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What would it be like to
be an ant? Write a story with pictures about the way you would live.
What word rhymes withfunnel and meansundergroundpassage?
Ted shared a cookie with his little sister. Which word is a verb?
Find a word that meansthe same as colony:
nest, group, ground.
Rearrange the letters inant to spell something you can get from the sun.
Which two words havethe same a sound as
back: bake, black, lay,snack?
What punctuation mark do you need to make a
contraction of it is?
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Would you live in
an anthill? Would yoube the queen or oneof her workers?
tunnel
shared
group
tan (tan)
black, snack
an apostrophe (its)
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B irds E vErywhErE
I look out my windowAnd what do I see?A red-breasted robinSinging in a tree.
Ho! Whats that over there?It must be a sparrowSurveying the scene fromThe rim of a wheelbarrow.
Now down on the beach,Landing in a wind lull,Some perky sandpipersAnd a graceful
seagull.
Rat-a-tat-tat!Who could be so rude?A redheaded woodpeckerDrilling for food.
And high on a cliff,Tall, proud and regal,Stands none other than
The mightybald eagle.
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What bird stands tall andregal?
Is the woodpecker baldor redheaded?
Which bird is perched on therim of a wheelbarrow?
What kind of bird do we meetfirst in the poem?
What is the robin doing?
What is the woodpecker look-
ing for?
Name one kind of bird thatlands on the beach.
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the bald eagle
redheaded
a sparrow
a red-breasted robin
singing in a tree
food
sandpiper, seagull
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Make up a line to rhyme
with this line:I hear the squawkingof a crow.
Is a lull the sameas a pause, a gust or a storm?
Find the nouns:The mighty bald eaglestood on a cliff.
Does the word rimmean the same as
middle or edge?
Is the word for
a strip of sandspelled beechor beach?
Which consonant is not pronounced in the wordspelled scene?
What letter can replacethe r in regal to make
a synonym of lawful?
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Possible rhymes in-clude: bow, flow,slow, no, know.
a pause(Genius Point!)
eagle, cliff
edge
beach (beach)
c (scene)
l (legal)
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ThE M aTTrEss TEsTOnce upon a time, therewas a prince who wantedto get married. To be surethat her sons bride was atrue princess, the queen
made up a test. She put ahard, dried pea under ahuge stack of mattressesin the guest room. Onlya true princess would beable to feel this pea whenshe sleeps here, thoughtthe queen.
Each girl awoke feelingrested and refreshed. Andeach was told to leave thecastle. Then one morninga girl complained that shehadnt slept well. There
was a hardlump in my
back all night!she said.The prince
had found hisbride. They gotmarried andlived happilyever after.
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How does this story end?
In the story, the bed was very comfortable for mostof the girls who slept on it.True or false?
How did the princes mother plan to find a true princessfor her son?
Who wanted to get marriedin this story?
Is the mother of a princecalled a queen or a princess?
If a girl woke up feelingrested, why was she askedto leave the castle?
How did the prince know hehad found his bride?
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The prince and princess mar-ried and lived happily ever after.
true
She put a hard, dried peaunder a stack of mattresses totest each girls sensitivity.
a prince
a queen
because sleeping well meant
she didnt feel the pea
The girl felt the pea under allthe mattresses.
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Tell your own fairy tale.
Begin with Once upona time and end withhappily ever after.
What small word do yousee in all these words:prince, king, complain?
Fix the mistake:I telled the girl toleave the castle.
Find the antonyms:hard, round, soft, dried.
Rearrange the letters
in the word lumpto make the word for a kind of fruit.
What sound do the let-ters gh makein the word enough?
What letter of the alpha-bet sounds like
the name of a vegetable?
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Did you base your story characters on people you know?
in
I told the girl to leavethe castle.
hard, soft
plum
an f sound
p (sounds like pea)
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ThE TEddy BEar One day, on a huntingtrip, President TheodoreRoosevelt saw asmall bear in thewoods. The bear
would have been easyto shoot, but the Presidentlet it run away.
Newspapers printedthe story, and a famouscartoon showed the bearwith the President, whosenickname was Teddy.
Then companies beganmaking little Teddybears to sell.
President Rooseveltwent on to make newlaws that protectednature. He also set asidemillions of acres where
animals and plants couldbe safe in the wild.
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What office did TheodoreRoosevelt hold at the timeof this story?
What was TheodoreRoosevelts nickname?
Where did people readthe story of Rooseveltand the bear?
What kind of trip was Theo-dore Roosevelt on
when he met the bear?
What size was the bear thatTheodore Roosevelt saw?
What did Roosevelt do to help
animal and plant life?
What name did the companiesgive to the bears they began
to make?
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He was President of theUnited States.
Teddy
in the newspapers
a hunting trip
It was a small bear.
He made laws and set asideland to protect animals andplants.
Teddy bears
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Write a short story
about a teddy bear that wants to be someonesspecial toy.
Is a funny drawingcalled a carton or a cartoon?
Fill in the missing word:I am, you are, he . . .
What word rhymes withtall but means the
opposite of big?
Is the name of the ani-
mal in the story spelledbear or bare?
Which word has a tthats pronounced
like tch: nationor nature?
The bear lived safely in the wild. In this sen-tence, is wild a noun or an adjective?
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What kind of person would the teddy bear want to belong to?
a cartoon
is
small
bear (bear)
nature(The t in nation is
pronounced like sh.)(Genius Point!)
a noun
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y osEMiTEYosemite National Park
lies in the heart of theSierra Nevada mountainsin California. The park has
a large pine wildernessarea full of plants andanimals. Giant sequoiatrees grow there, and adeep valley runs through
its middle. The valley wascreated by big sheets ofice called glaciers. There
are also spectacular cliffsand Americas highestwaterfall.
The best way to see Yo-semites natural wonders
is to hike through the parkand camp overnight.
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Whats the best way to seethe sights in the park?
What runs through the middleof Yosemite National Park?
Sequoia trees grow to be very tall. True or false?
In which state can you visit Yosemite National Park?
At Yosemite, you can see Americas highest . . . what?
What mountains can you see
in Yosemite National Park?
Was Yosemite Valley createdby glaciers, an earthquake or
a meteorite?
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to hike through the park andcamp overnight
a valley
true
California
waterfall
the Sierra Nevada mountains
glaciers
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Tell about a beautifulplace where you wenthiking or camping.
What do we call an areathat is uninhabited by humans?
Which words should start with capital letters?tuesday we will visit
yosemite national park.
Find another wordfor a big sheet of ice: valley, glacier, cliff,mountain.
Spell the word that starts
with m and comesbetween beginningand end.
Which word doesnot rhyme with grow:crow, know, now, show?
Which word has all the vowels in the alphabet:Sierra, sequoia, heart, waterfall?
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What did you like about
the place you visited? Was there anything you didnt like?
a wilderness(Genius Point!)
Tuesday, Yosemite,National, Park
glacier
middle (middle)
now (rhymes with cow)
sequoia
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ThE TorToisE and ThE h arE
In the forest there lived
a tortoise and a hare. Atortoise is a turtle. A hareis a rabbit.
One afternoon, the hareteased the tortoise aboutbeing so slow. The tortoisetold the hare that he wasfaster than he looked and
challenged the hare to arace. The hare laughed outloud at such a silly idea!
The two animals beganto race, and soon the harewas so far ahead that hedecided to take a nap.While he slept, the tortoise
not only caught up butquietly passed the hare.The hare woke up
just in time to see thetortoise win!
The moral: Slowand steady winsthe race.
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What is the moral of this story?
What did the rabbit do inthe middle of the race?
What did the hare do whenthe tortoise challenged himto a race?
Where did the tortoiseand the hare live?
What kind of animal isa tortoise?
Did the race take place in the
morning or the afternoon?
Who won the race?
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Being slow but steady is better than just being fast.
He took a nap.
He laughed out loud.
in the forest
a turtle
the afternoon
the tortoise
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Make a list of other animals that are knownfor being fast.
Find the oppositeof quietly: softly,smoothly, loudly,quickly.
Fix the mistake:The tortoise catchedup and won the race.
Is a moral the samething as a challenge
or a lesson?
Is the word for a kind of rabbit spelled hareor hair?
How many syllables are
in the word animal?
Which should alwaysbe written as two words: outloud, ahead,afternoon?
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What animals are slow?
loudly
The tortoise caught upand won the race.
a lesson
hare (hare)
three (an imal)
out loud
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J iM and s aM
Jim invited Sam to hishouse to play cars andtrucks. Sam brought hisfast red car, his bluedump truck and his favor-ite vehicle of alla yellow bulldozer.
Jim has many vehiclesof his own. He also hasa racetrackand a parking garage.
The boys had a goodtime pretending to workat a construction site.And there were many
thrills and spills as theyraced their cars!When Jims dad called
them to the kitchen for asnack, they parked their
vehicles in thegarage. It was afun day.
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Where did the boys park their vehicles?
At a construction site, would you expect to see a race car or a dump truck?
What is Sams favorite vehicle?
Which happened first?The boys had a snack.Sam went home. Jim invited Sam over.
Which word would definitely not
describe Jim and Sam:enemies, classmates, friends,neighbors?
Where did the boys pretend
they were working?
Where was Jims dad whenhe called the boys to come
and have a snack?
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in the garage
a dump truck
a yellow bulldozer
Jim invited Sam over.
enemies
at a construction site
in the kitchen
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Whats your favoritegame to play with afriend?
Find another word for place: sit, site, suit.
Find the two nouns inthis sentence: Most vehicles have wheels.
Are vehicles usedfor education or trans-
portation?
Rearrange the letters in
the word own to spelltwo other three-letter words.
Which g in the wordgarage is pronouncedlike a j?
Choose another title for this story: Time for aSnack, Cars and Trucks,Its Mine, Not Yours.
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Is there a game that you play at home with your family?
site
vehicles, wheels
transportation
now, won
the second g
Cars and Trucks
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o h ! s ay , C an y ou s EE?
The War of 1812 was two
years old, and British war-ships were lined upto attack Fort McHenry
on the Baltimore harbor.Inside the fort, Americansoldiers got ready to fightthe enemy. The flag of theUnited States flew proudly
atop the fort. Soon bombswere bursting in the air.Francis Scott Key was
watching the battle. Whowill win? he wondered.Dawn finally came, and inthe daylight he saw thatthe flag still flew atop the
fort. The British had beenturned away!Key wrote a poem about
that night. His poem wasset to musicand became
The Star-SpangledBanner, the
Americannational anthem.
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What is the name of the American national anthem?
How did Key know thatthe Americans had won?
Where was the American flagduring the battle?
This story takes place duringthe War of 1812. What enemy
were the Americans fighting?
Name the poet who was watch-ing the battle.
Was it dawn or evening when it became clear thatthe Americans had won?
Is a national anthem meantto be sung or recited like a
poem?
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The Star-Spangled Banner
The American flag was stillflying over the fort.
atop Fort McHenry
the British
Francis Scott Key
dawn
sung
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Read about the famous
Battle of New Orleanson the Internet or atthe library.
Does dawn come be-tween night and morn-ing or between after-noon and night?
Which two words need ahyphen between them:day light, star spangled,
war ship?
Choose the right word:Francis Scott Key saw bombs (busting,bursting) in air.
Spell the plural of enemy.
Which word has asilent b: bomb or bom-bardment?
Which word comes firstin a dictionary: fort, flew,
flag, fight.
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Compare the date of the
battle to the dateof the treaty that endedthe War of 1812.
between night andmorning
star-spangled(Daylight and war-ship are written
as one word.)
bursting
enemies(enemies)
bomb
fight
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There OughT TO
Be a L aw Dear Congresswoman Kelly:I think too many people aremean to kids. Heres my idea:
Congress is where laws are
written. So writethe always-be-nice-to-kids
law and getCongressto vote
on it!Aftereveryone
votes yes, send it to thePresident. If the President saysyes, its a done deal! If theanswer is no, Congress canvote yes again and make ita law anyway!
If some meanie doesnt likethe law and asks the Supreme
Court to overturn it, I knowthe court will say, No, its thegreatest law ever!
Yours respectfully,Tanya Baker
P.S. My parentsvoted for you!
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Did she sign her full nameor just her first name?
Congress can vote to make anew law even if the Presidentsays no. True or false?
In our government, a singleperson can make a new law.True or false?
Did Tanya write to a manor a woman?
What did Tanya call her law?
According to Tanya, what kindof person might ask the Su-
preme Court to overturnthe law?
Did Tanya write a formalletter or an informal note?
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She signed her full name.
true
false (Laws have to be ap-proved by Congress.)
a woman (CongresswomanKelly)
the always-be-nice-to-kidslaw
a meanie
a formal letter
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What law would you write if you were incharge of our country?
Finish this series:great, greater, . . .
How do you punctuateRespectfully yoursat the end of a letter?
Find two synonyms:great, idea, deal,
thought.
Spell the four-letter
word that begins withm and means the op-posite of yours.
Which word doesnOT have the i sound inwrite: hide, shine, gift?
Rearrange the letters inkids to make a word
that means to slide.
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Get a grown-up to help
you and send your ideato your representativein Congress!
greatest
with a commaafter yours
idea, thought
mine (mine)
gift
skid
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FLying a way Mario is about to take atrip. He and hisparents areflying to Canadafor a vacation.
At the airport, Mariowaits in line at the airlineticket counter. When itshis turn, the ticket agenttakes his suitcase and putsit on a moving belt. Airportworkers at the other endof the belt will load his
suitcase onto the plane.
When their tickets havebeen checked, Marioand his parents go to theplanes departure gate.Through the window, they
can see another plane getready to take off.Mario is thrilled.
This will be his firstride on a jet plane!
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Why is Mario thrilled?
Where do Mario and his par-ents wait to board the plane?
Where does Mario wait in line?
Where are Mario andhis parents going for
a vacation?
How are they getting there?
What will happen to Mariossuitcase when it gets to theend of the moving belt?
What do they see throughthe window?
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This will be his first ride ona jet plane.
at the departure gate
at the airline ticket counter
Canada
by airplane
Airport workers will load it
onto the plane.
another plane getting ready to take off
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Tell about a trip youvealready taken or wantto take in the future.
Is a person who checksairplane tickets calleda ticket counter or aticket agent?
Fill in the missing word:I fly, you fly, he . . .
When you boarda plane, are yougetting on the planeor off the plane?
Is the word that comesbefore second spelledfurst or first?
Which words rhyme witheach other: you, go, to,through?
Which should be written as two words:airport, airforce,airline, aircraft?
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Do you have a favorite
way of traveling (car, bus,train or plane)? Whats your least favorite?
a ticket agent
flies
on the plane
first (first)
you, to, through
air force(Genius Point!)
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BeauTiFuL BuTTerFLiesTo make your very ownbutterfly, all you needis a piece of paper,a paintbrush andsome paint.
1. Fold the paper in halfto make a crease downthe center. Open up thepaper and lay it flat.
2. Fill in the wings withcolor. Let dry. On one
side of the creaseput two spots of a
different color, one abovethe other. Refold the pa-per and press down.
3. Open up the paper.There will be four spotsof color on the wings. Useyour paintbrush to add abody down the crease and
two antennae on the head.Hang up your print orsend it to someone as a
card. Be sure to sign it!
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Name two things you can do with your butterfly print.
Where do you paint the but-terflys body?
Which do you do first:fold the paper or fill inthe wings with color?
What does this project teach you to make?
What three things do you needfor this project?
Are the wings at the sidesof the paper or on the topand bottom?
Where do the antennae go?
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hang it up; send it as a card
on the crease
fold the paper
a butterfly
a piece of paper, a paintbrushand some paint
at the sides
on the head
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Try painting other designs using foldedpaper.
Does a butterfly have two antennasor two antennae?
Fix the verb: I draweda beautiful butterfly.
Which word means thesame as fold: print,
crease, center, flat?
Spell the word that be-
gins with c and meansthe oppositeof open.
Everything you need for the project on the story
card starts with the sameletter. Say the letter.
What two letters can you put in front of foldto make a word thatmeans fold again?
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Valentines are a goodexample of designsmade with folded paper.
two antennae
I drew a beautiful but-terfly.
crease
close (close)
p (paper, paintbrush,
paint)
re (refold)
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s nacks
Josh had a great treat for
snacktime. His motherhad packed two big raisincookies in his lunch box.
Michael was feeling sadabout snacktime. He gotup late that morning andforgot his lunch box whenhe rushed off to school.
When snacktime came,Josh was lookingforward to eating his
cookies. Then he saw thatMichael had no snack at all.
Josh sat down next toMichael and offered himone of his cookies.
Oh, wow! Thank you,said Michael. I forgotmy lunch box today.
Dont worry, saidJosh. My mother packeda huge lunch for meenough forboth of us!
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Is this story about baking,sharing or selfishness?
What did Josh do whenhe saw that Michael hadno snack at all?
In the story, did snacktimecome before lunch or after lunch?
What treat did Joshs mother pack in his lunch box?
Why didnt Michael havea treat for snacktime?
How did Michael feel when
snacktime came?
What will Josh do when lunch-time comes?
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sharing
He offered Michael oneof his cookies.
before lunch
two big raisin cookies
He forgot his lunch box whenhe left home in the morning.
sad
Hell share his lunch with Michael.
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Tell about a time when
you shared somethingof yours with another person.
Find the definitionof raisin: bakedapple, dried grape,shredded wheat.
Find the verbs: Joshsaw that Michael hadno food.
Is sad the oppositeof happy, late or
great?
Spell the opposite of backward.
In which words are theletters ch pronounced
like a k: lunch, school,Michael, cherry?
Josh is a nicknamefor Joshua. Whatsa common nicknamefor Michael?
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What about a time when someone sharedsomething with you?
dried grape
saw, had
happy
forward (for- ward)
school, Michael
Mike or Mickey
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FOssiLs
Splat!
Splat! Splat! A dinosaur stompsthrough the swamp,leaving footprints in themud. Days pass. The mudhardens into clay. Weekspass. Sand covers thetrack. Millions of years
pass. The swamp is now adesert.Chip! Chip! Chip!
A scientist gentlytaps a rockwith hishammer.Suddenly, he whoops for
joy. A dinosaur footprint!The scientist has uncov-ered a fossil.
There are many kindsof fossils: tracks, bones,leaves, nests, even eggs.And each one tells ussomething about
life in prehistorictimes.
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Is there only one kindof fossil or are there many dif-ferent kinds?
What do fossils tell us about?
What kind of tool did thescientist use?
Was the scientist who discov-ered the dinosaur
track happy or angry?
Over millions of years, what did the swamp become?
What did the dinosaur
leave behind in the swamp?
Are fossils made when thingsturn to water or to stone?
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There are many differentkinds.
life in ancient times
a hammer
happy (He whooped for joy.)
a desert
footprints (a track)
to stone
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What fossils have been
discovered in your state? Check your locallibrary or the Internet.
Which word meansthe same as gently:slowly, softly, suddenly?
Find the verb in thissentence: The scientistgently taps a stone with
his hammer.
Which word can you add to printto make a new word:arm, finger, hair?
Which can you eat: dessertor desert?
Which word doesnOT have the o sound
in fossil: rock, hot,bone, bottle?
Which letters in the word dinosaur spellthe word for something we breathe?
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See if your state hasan official fossil or prehistoric animal!
softly
taps
finger (fingerprint)
dessert(dessert)
bone
air
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T wO h eads a re BeTTer !Sometimes it takes twopeople to solve a problem.For example, Ginny want-ed to make a tent out of ablanket in the living room.
First she tuckedthe blanket between thecouch and the wall. Thenshe draped the other endover a tall chair. But thatend kept coming loose.
Her sister Grace camein and saw the problem.
Why not put a heavybook on the loose end?she suggested. Thatshould hold it in place.
The two girls anchoredthe blanket with theheaviest book they couldfind.
Good idea, said Ginny.I guess two heads arebetter than one!
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Did the two girls work together or separately tosolve the problem?
In what part of the house didthe problem occur?
Which girl first realized there was a problem?
Explain the saying Two headsare better than one.
In this story, who are thetwo heads?
What problem was she having?
How was the problem solved?
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together
the living room
Ginny
If you cant solve a problem yourself, a second person
might be able to help you.
Ginny and her sister Grace
One end of the blanket kept
coming loose.
Grace said they should usea heavy book to hold the blan-
ket in place.
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Make a list of well-known sayings.
Turn the word lovesinto a verb meaningfind the answer to.
Which sentence isa statement?1) Can you help me?
2) I need help.
Find another word for couch: tuck, tent,
sofa, anchor.
Spell the word that be-
gins with l and meansthe oppositeof heavy.
Which name begins with the same sound
as the word game:Ginny or Grace?
Two heads is better thanone. Whats wrong with
this saying?
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Check with family andfriends to see what say-ings they like.
solve
2) I need help.
sofa
light (light)
Grace
Two heads are better than one.
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s Our g rapes
Once a hungry fox sawsome delicious-lookinggrapes hanging from
a vine not too far abovehis head. He leaped andsnapped at the grapes, butthey were still too high.He tried again and again,
but the grapes remainedout of reach.The fox leaped and
snapped until finally hewore himself out. Slink-ing away, he grumbled tohimself: Well, I bet thosegrapes were sour anyway.
They werent even goodenough to eat.The moral: People
sometimes criticizethings just because theycant have them.
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Its easy to decide you didntreally want something if youfind you cant have it.
no
yes (They were delicious-looking.)
because he was hungry
a vine
by leaping and snapping
that they were sour and notgood enough to eat
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Tell about a time you couldnt have some-thing you wanted.
Which word doesnt be-long in this list: grape,orange, bean, plum?
Fix the verb: The foxseen some grapeshanging from a vine.
When youre hungry,do you need food, water
or sleep?
Spell the four-letter wordthat means the oppositeof sweet.
What two letters are nOTpronounced in the wordspelled high?
How many syllablesare in the word
criticize?
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How did it make you feel?
bean (not a fruit)
The fox saw somegrapes . . .
food
sour (sour)
gh
three (cri ticize)
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B ill s s kills
Skills are things thatpeople do well. Bill hasgood computer skills. Thismeans he can control amouse, type accurately
on the keys, surf the Weband play lots of differentgames.
One of Bills favoritecomputer activities issending and receivinge-mail. Instead of writing aletter on paper and mail-
ing it at the post office, Billuses his computer to sendmessages. He can type a
note on his computer andsend it to someone elsescomputer in just a fewseconds. The message trav-els electronically between
computers. Thats why itscalled electronic mail, ore-mail for short.
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What does the e in e-mailstand for?
How long does it takefor e-mail to reach itsdestination?
Name at least two things Billdoes on his computer.
What does it mean to havea skill?
Is the mouse in thisstory an animal or partof a computer?
Is exploring the Webcalled surfing, swimmingor sledding?
How do e-mail messagestravel?
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electronic
a few seconds
He types, surfs the Web,plays computer games andsends e-mail.
to be able to do something well
part of a computer
surfing
electronically
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Make a list of all thethings you do well.
Rearrange the lettersin the verb mail toname a kind of bean.
Choose the right word:Bill types (good, well)on his computer.
Find another word forskill: control, talent,
game, letter.
Spell the plural ofactivity.
Put these words in ABC order: message,second, paper.
I have sent her ane-mail message. Whats a shorter wayto say I have?
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Are you skilled in
sports? A hobby? A particular chore? A school subject?
lima
well
talent
activities(activities)
message, paper, second
Ive sent her an e-mailmessage.
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The P lanT DocTor George WashingtonCarver was an Americanscientist whobecame famousas the Plant
Doctor. ButDr. Carvernever caredabout fame. He foundhappiness in doingexperiments that wouldhelp the whole world.
When farmers
grew morepeanutsthan peoplecould eat,
Dr. Carver invented 325practical uses for them,including ink and soap.He also invented uses for
sweet potatoes and forpecans, which could evenbe used to pave highways!
Dr. Carver receivedmany honors. Duringhis lifetime, 18schools werenamed for him.
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Which word doesnot describeDr. Carver: scientist, athlete,inventor?
Did his experiments benefitthe whole world or just hisneighborhood?
What was Dr. Carversmiddle name?
Dr. Carver had a nickname. What was it?
Farmers couldnt grow pea-
nuts, so Dr. Carvershowed them how.True or false?
Dr. Carver was happybecause he was famous.True or false?
Dr. Carver invented 325 usesfor something that grows.
What was it?
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athlete
the whole world
Washington
the Plant Doctor
false (Farmers grewmore peanuts thanpeople could eat.)
false (He never cared
about fame.)
the peanut
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If you could invent
something to make the world a better place, what would it be?
What is the base wordin famous?
Fix the mistake:There was more pecanpie than we could ate.
Which part of the wordhelpful is the suffix?
Spell the word for morethan one potato.
Which word doesnothave the ar sound
in Carver: charge,farmer, scare, scar?
What four-letter verbdo you see in the name
Washington?
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Draw a picture of your
invention and writea description of whatit could do.
fame
There was more pecanpie than we could eat.
-ful
potatoes (po-tatoes)
scare
wash
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s ounD s cienceQuestion: Can soundtravel through a pencil?Lets see:
1. Tie one end of astring to a fork. Tie the
other end around a pencil.2. Using a spoon, hit the
fork so it vibrates. Listento the sound: its volume(loud or soft) and pitch
(high or low).3. Now place the eraserend of the pencil gently
against the outside of yourear. Hit the fork, and youhave the answer.
Answer: Yes! The soundwaves from the vibrating
fork went up the string intothe pencil. The wavestraveled directly to yourear, and you heard thesound.
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Does the text of this experi-ment start with a question or astatement?
How is sound like waterin the ocean?
What was the first thing you were asked to do in thisexperiment?
Does sound travel throughstring?
What four objects are usedin this experiment?
In the experiment, which ob- ject vibrated and madea sound?
Sound can be loud or soft.Is this called volume or pitch?
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a question
They both travel in waves.(Genius Point!)
Tie one end of a stringto a fork.
yes (Sound waves traveledthrough the string to the
pencil.)
string, a fork, a penciland a spoon
the fork
volume
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Blow up a balloon, then
squeeze the air out ofit. How many differentsounds can you make?
Find the opposites:high, low; loud, noisy;soft, quiet.
Fix the verb in thissentence: I hittedthe fork.
What two-syllable wordstarts with an s andmeans the opposite ofsound?
Which is the
correct spelling:sceinceor science?
Which word doesnothave the same vowel
sound as shout: out,sound, spoon, around?
How many syllablesare in the word
conclusion?
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Can you create a
high-pitched sound? A low-pitched sound?Loud and quiet sounds?
high, low
I hit the fork.
silence
science(science)
spoon
three (conclusion)
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Dear Katy,
We did it! My family
and I camped fromsea to shining sea!We started in Maine
on the Atlantic Ocean. Then wedrove west. We paddled canoeswhere the St. Lawrence Riverflows into Lake Ontario. It wasthe first Great Lake I ever saw.
I took a picture of a moose atLake Superior, rode an innertube on the Mississippi River,
and watched antelope andbuffalo on an island in Great SaltLake. Finally, we reachedCalifornia on thePacific Ocean.
I saw a whale jump all the wayout of the water.
It was the best camping
adventure in history!Your friend,Becky
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Becky camped on the shoresof two different oceans.Name them.
Where did Becky ride inan inner tube?
Name the first Great Lakethat Becky ever saw.
Is Becky writing to a friendor a cousin?
Name the state where Beckybegan her camping trip.
Did Becky watch antelopeand buffalo at Great Salt Lakeor Lake Superior?
Did Becky travel from westto east or east to west?
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the Pacific and AtlanticOceans
on the Mississippi River
Lake Ontario
a friend
Maine
Great Salt Lake
east to west
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Find a map of the
United States and puta mark on the state where you live.
Which word meansthe same as ocean:river, lake, sea?
Fix the mistake:I catched a fish.
Today, we drive. Yester-day, we . . .
what?
Which spelling is correct:Missippi orMississippi?
Which word doesnothave a silent letter: is-land, history, picture?
What letters in campspell the word for some-thing that helps you find your way?
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Trace the route from your
state to a place youd likto visit. What bodies of water would you see?
sea
I caught a fish.
drove
Mississippi(Mississippi)
history (The s in is-land and the ein picture are silent.)
map (map)
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H ola !
Most people who live inMexico speak Spanish.They say hola when they
greet each other, andadis or hasta maana when they say good-bye.
Mexico lies just south ofthe United States. Ithas long beaches,forests, mountainsand even volcanoes.
More people live in itscapital, Mexico City, thanin any other city in theworld.
Mexico City was builton top of the ancientcapital of the Aztecs, whocreated a powerful empire
in Mexico 800 years ago.The ruins of their greatstone buildings andpyramids can stillbe seen today.
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What ruins can still be seenin Mexico today?
Mexico has volcanoes.True or false?
How would you say good-byeto a friend in Mexico?
What language is spoken bymost people in Mexico?
What does hola
mean inEnglish?
Name the capital of Mexico.
Who built a powerful empirein Mexico 800 years ago?
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the ruins of the Aztecs stonebuildings and pyramids
true
adis or hasta maana
Spanish
hello
Mexico City
the Aztecs
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Make a list of allthe foreign words you know.
Which words are closein meaning: synonymsor antonyms?
Are foreign words inEnglish sentencesalways italicized or
capitalized?
What two smaller wordsmake up the word an-
other?
Spell the plural of city.
Is the a in the wordsay pronounced as
a short vowel or long vowel?
Rearrange the lettersin live to make a word
that means wicked.
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Do you know
the word for yesin French ( oui ) andin Spanish ( s )?
synonyms(Antonyms have op-posite meanings.)
italicized(Genius Point!)
an, other
cities (cities)
a long vowel
evil (evil)
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Downhill r acer Amy pushes off. Whoosh! Down the hill she flies! Sheloves the feel of the windin her hair and the stingof cold air on her face.
Shes in a world of herown as she races past thehouses that line the hill.All too soon, she reachesthe bottom and slows to astop. But theres time forone more ride and maybeanother . . .
Trudging back up thehill is tiring. Amy cansee her breath in the airwith every step. Shedoesnt want to rest,though. She keepsgoing and going.
By the end of the day,
Amy is ready for a cupof hot chocolate and acomfortable chair!
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What hot drink does she lookforward to?
Amy goes home aftertwo rides down the hill.True or false?
Is she glad to get to thebottom?
Where is Amy when the storybegins?
What does she feel inher hair as she races down-hill?
What can Amy see in the air
as she climbs to the top?
Why is she ready for a com-fortable chair at the end of the
day?
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hot chocolate
false (She keeps going andgoing.)
no (She gets there alltoo soon.)
at the top of the hill
the wind
her breath
Shes tired.
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Make a list of yourfavorite winter sports.
Find the antonyms:Amy starts at the topof the hill and races allthe way to the bottom.
Which kind of wordis used to describea noun: an adjective
or a verb?
Is dusk another wordfor the beginning ofthe day or the end ofthe day?
Put a letter in front of
love to make a wordfor something to wearon your hand.
Which word has the most
vowels: own, air, end?
Put these wordsin ABC order: stop,
slow, sting, step.
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Is it more fun to watchthem or to do them yourself?
top, bottom
an adjective
the end of the day
glove
air (a and i)
slow, step, sting, stop
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a soka The k ing
Two thousand yearsago, India was ruled by ayoung king named Asoka.One day, after leading his
army in a battle wheremany people were hurt,Asoka decided to stop
making war. Instead, hebegan to study the lessonsof Buddha, whotaught that it waswrong to hurt
living things.As a follower ofBuddha, Asoka built
hospitals for the peopleand animals of India.He also planted trees anddug wells for water.
And he made India
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Asoka didnt care at all aboutanimals. True or false?
Whose lessons did Asoka be-gin to study?
Was Asoka old or young whenhe led his army in battle?
Where did King Asoka live?
How long ago did he rule?
Why did Asoka decide to stop
making war?
Name at least two things Asoka did for India.
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false (He built hospitals foranimals.)
Buddhas lessons
young
India
2,000 years ago
because so many people
were hurt
He built hospitals, plantedtrees, dug wells and made
India a peaceful place to live.
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Read all about India
in an almanac orencyclopedia or onthe Internet.
Does the u in Buddhasound like the oo inbook or pool?
Fix the verb in this sen-tence: Asoka buildedhospitals.
Is ruler another namefor a teacher or a king?
Spell the word that be-
gins with y and meansthe oppositeof old.
Turn the word stopinto a word for things
you can use for cookingor planting.
The names of countriesand people always begin with small letters. Trueor false?
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Learn about Indias
ancient history as well as its place inthe modern world.
pool(Genius Point!)
Asoka built hospitals.
a king
young (young)
pots
false (Proper nouns be-gin with capital letters.)
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T ime for a Change
Imagine that youre acaterpillar and youve justhatched from your egg.In this stage of your life,youre called a larva. You
crawl around for weeks,munching on leaves andgrowing strong. Then you
find a twig or a leafand build a hard casearound yourself.While youre insidethis case, youre called
a pupa and you changefrom a caterpillar to abutterfly.
Finally, its timeto push free. At
first youre weak, butsoon youre ready tofly. Food! you say to
yourself as you land on aflower. The nectar fills youup, and off you go on your
first butterfly adventure.
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Where do they find their food?
What happens insidethe cocoon?
Do caterpillars swim, crawlor fly?
Caterpillars hatch from eggs.True or false?
What is a caterpillar calledin its earliest stage of life?
Does each caterpillar find a
cocoon or make one itself?
What food do butterflies like?
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in flowers
The caterpillar changesinto a butterfly.
They crawl.
true
a larva
Each caterpillar makes
its own cocoon.
nectar
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Imagine that yourean insect. Can you fly? What do you eat?
When a caterpillarmunches, is itfeeding or flying?
Whats a shorter wayto say you are?
Find the word thatdoesnt belong in thisgroup: egg, leaf, larva,pupa.
Is the opposite
of strong spelled week or weak?
The words color, caseand caterpillar all begin
with a k sound. True orfalse?
Which words rhyme:hatch, special, catch,
nectar?
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You could be an antor a bee. (Remember,insects have six legs.)
feeding
youre
leaf (not a stageof life)
weak (weak)
true
hatch, catch
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m illie s n ew h ome
Millie Ryan was sad. She wasmoving to a new city and
leaving her friends.Dont worry, her dadsaid. Youll make new
friends right away.No, I wont, answered
Millie, trying not to cry.But when the Ryans got
to their new home, the
neighbors were there togreet them. Millie met Danand Fran, who were twins.
She also met Judy, Joey andJune. Before she could evenunpack, her new friendswhisked her off to Judysbirthday party.
Millie waved good-byeto her parents and shouted,Im going to love it here!
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Where was Millie going when she waved good-byeto her parents?
How many new friendsdid Millie meet?
What was Millie trying notto do?
Why was Millie Ryan feelingsad?
What did her dad say tocomfort her?
What did the Ryans see when they arrived at theirnew home?
Which new friendhad the same name as
a month of the year?
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to a birthday party
five
She was trying not to cry.
She was moving to a new cityand leaving her friends.
He told her that she wouldmake new friends right away.
the neighbors (They were
there to greet them.)
June
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Think of all the ways you could make newneighbors feel at home.
Find a synonym oftry: fly, whisk, attempt, worry.
What word was usedto make all threeof these contractions:
wont, dont, cant?
Youve just greetedsomeone. Did you say
hello or good-bye?
Which spelling iscorrect: friendor freind?
Find the rhyming words:
met, meet, greet, shout.
Which word comesfirst in a dictionary:
pack or parent?
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What would you wantpeople to do if you werea new neighbor?
attempt
not (will not,do not, cannot)(Genius Point!)
hello
friend (friend)
meet, greet
pack
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w haT i s w heaT ?
Huge fields of wheatstretch across theAmerican Midwest.Wheat is a grain thatlooks like ordinary
green grass when itsyoung and then turnsgolden brown as it ripens
in the sun.By harvest time, it maystand five feet tall!
Wheat provides us withmany foods. The seeds
of the wheat plant areground up to make flour,which is the basic ingredient
in bread, pastry and pasta.Wheat is also used to makebreakfast cereal.
And when wheat is driedinto hay, it feeds
many farm animals.
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hay
the seeds
a golden brown color
Midwest
ordinary green grass
five feet tall
bread, pastry, pasta
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Pasta can be made from wheat. How many kindsof pasta can you name?
Find a synonym ofhuge: basic, golden,enormous, young.
In grammar, pluralmeans more than one.Find the plural nouns:
feet, wheat, fields, hay.
When farmers harvest wheat, do they plant it
or gather it?
Do the seeds of wheatgive us flouror flower?
How many syllablesare in the word ordi-nary?
Put these words in ABC order: pasta,
grass, golden, cereal.
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What is your favoritepasta? How do you likeit served?
enormous
feet, fields
They gather it.
flour (flour)
four (or dinar y)
cereal, golden, grass,pasta
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Who will they learn abouton the island?
What are New York Citystall buildings called?
Who will get to choosethe restaurant?
Is New York City nicknamedthe Big Apple or the Big
Grape?
What will Margie see in the windows of New York Citysstores?
What monument will Margie
and Dan climb?
What island will Margieand Dan visit when they
go sightseeing?
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the immigrants who came to America over 100 years ago
skyscrapers
Dan
the Big Apple
the latest fashions
the Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
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What city would youlike to visit?
Which word meansthe same as newest:later, lately, latest?
Which words shouldstart with a capital letter:margie visited new york
city?
Find the words thatmean the opposite:
tall, busy, high, short.
Spell the day of the weekthat comes after Friday.
Does the first letterin the word city soundlike an s or a k?
Dan is to Daniel as Margie is to . . .
what?
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Include all the places youd like to see there.
latest
Margie, New York City(Proper nouns arealways capitalized.)
tall, short
Saturday (Sat-urday)(Genius Point!)
an s
Marjorie or Margaret (Dan and Margie are
nicknames.)
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e aTing r ighT
One of the best ways to stayhealthy is to eat all the rightfoods. Some of the mostimportant ones are listed
below: Fruits and vegetables.
Vitamins and minerals inthese foods areimportant to goodhealth, especially whenyoure still growing.
Breads and cereals, or
grains. Nutrients from thisgroup give you quickenergy and help youdigest other foods.
Milk and cheese. Youget protein and fats fromthese foods. Your bodystores fats for extra energy.
Fish, meat and soy. Protein in these foodsbuilds and repairs the cellsin your body.
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Which group is also calledgrains?
Do breads and cereals give youquick energy or help you getto sleep?
What do proteins buildand repair?
Why is it important to eatthe right foods?
Each food group provides thesame nutrients. True or false?
Which food group has both
proteins and fats?
Finish this sentence:Fruits and vegetables are
full of vitamins and . . .
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breads and cereals
They give you quick energy.
the cells in your body
to stay healthy
false (The food groupsprovide different nutrients.)
milk and cheese
minerals
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Keep a record of what you eat in a day.
Does the word repairmean to mix orto fix?
Find all the adjectives:Our delicious lunch was served on big blue
plates.
Find another word forquick: extra, fast, sick,
healthy.Spell the word that be-
gins with d and meansthe oppositeof same.
How many syllablesare in the wordcereal?
Turn the word eatinto something you
can drink.
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Are you eating
healthfully? If not, what changes should you make?
to fix
delicious, big, blue
fast
different (dif-ferent)(Genius Point!)
three (cereal)
tea
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Burrowing i n
I have stripes around myeyes, along my sides andon my tail. In the summer,you can hear me chatter-ing loudly in the woods.
In the fall, you can watchme fill the pouches inmy cheeks with nuts and
seeds. Who am I?Im a chipmunk!
When the cold weathercomes, I settle down in myburrow, where Ive stored
the nuts and seeds. I sleepfor weeks at a time, andevery once in
a while I poke my head outfor a breath of fresh air. Ispend the whole winter thisway, warm and cozy in myburrow, waiting for spring.
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Why does a chipmunk pokeits head out?
In what season do they takea long nap?
What does a chipmunk put inits cheeks?
Is this story told by a persona chipmunk?
What does a chipmunk havearound its eyes?
In cold weather, where do
chipmunks settle down?
In what season can you hearthem chattering in the woods?
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to get a breath of fresh air
winter
nuts and seeds
a chipmunk
stripes
in their burrows
summer
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Look up information onother animals that sleepduring the winter.
Does the phraseonce in a whilemean always, neveror sometimes?
What punctuationmark ends a tellingsentence?
Find another wordfor snooze: play,
run, nap, eat. Which word describes
what its like outside: whether or weather?
Name the consonants in
the word chipmunk.
Put these words in ABC order: nuts, berries,
seeds, acorns.
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Dont forget ground-hogsand bears.
sometimes
a period
nap
weather(weather)
c, h, p, m, n, k
acorns, berries,nuts, seeds
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Sitting Bull belonged tothe Lakota nation, alsoknown as the Sioux. As aboy, he was called Slowbecause he alwaysthought before heacted. Then,when he became a great
leader, he was given thename Sitting Bull becausehe was like a powerful bullbuffalo who couldnt bemoved against his will.
When his people werepushed off their land,Sitting Bull encouraged
them to fight back. In 1876,at Little Bighorn River inMontana, his warriors defeated
General George Custerand his army.
Today, Sitting Bull isremembered as aNative American
hero who bravelydefended therights of his
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How is he remembered today?
Where did the battletake place?
What did the nameSitting Bull mean?
Sitting Bull belongedto an Indian nation.
What was it called?
Was the name Slow an insult oa compliment?
Did Lakota warriors defeatan army led by George Custeror George Washington?
Did Sitting Bull live inthe 19th century or the
20th century?
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as a Native American hero who bravely defended therights of his people
at Little Bighorn Riverin Montana
a powerful bull buffalothat couldnt be movedagainst his will
the Lakota nation(also known as the Sioux)
a compliment (Sitting Bullalways thought before heacted.)
George Custer
the 19th century
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If your name was
changed so it toldpeople about you, what would you be called?
Which word meansthe same as warrior: writer, leader, fighter?
Which is correct:He thought before heacted or He thinked
before he acted?
Is a native someone who is born in a certaincountry or someone who moves there?
How do you spell the word
that means forever:allways oralways?
Find the word with thesame ie sound aschief: pie, belief, tied.
What is the base wordin powerful?
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Make up new names for your friends and family.
fighter
He thought before heacted.
someone who is bornin a country
always (always)
belief
power
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A S cAry NightThe scouts were listeningto ghost stories aroundthe campfire. All of asudden, a twig snapped,and then another, as if
someone was sneakingbehind the cabins. Along moment of silence,then a soft grunt andscratching sounds . . .There! Over by the dininghall! A dark shape in theshadows. Was it a ghost?
Or a hungry monster?Clang! A garbage canrolled onto thestone walk. Inthe shadows, the scoutscould see a raccoon run-ning off with a pieceof lettuce in its mouth!
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What did the animal havein its mouth?
What was the next thingthey heard?
What sudden sound did they hear?
Where were the scouts sitting?
What stories were they listening to?
What did the scouts think
the sound might be?
What animal did they see?
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Write your scary story.
Is a grunt a kindof noise or a kindof movement?
Would you expect tofind a comma at thebeginning, middle or
end of a sentence?
Find two pairs of oppo-sites: The long silence was followed by a short,loud noise.
Spell the name of the
food group that begins with v and includeslettuce, peas and carrots.
Which word has the mostconsonants: strange,silence, shadow, shape?
Rearrange the lettersin the word sneakto make the name of a slithery reptile.
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Read it to friends to seeif it frightens them!
a kind of noise
middle
long, short;silence, noise
vegetables(vegetables)(Genius Point!)
strange (s, t, r, n, g)
snake
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B igger thAN Life
The hardworking settlersof early America madeup stories about men
who could do impossiblethings. One of the mostfamous of these talltales was about PaulBunyan, a lumberjack
whose helper was a giantblue ox named Babe.Paul Bunyan was a giant
himself. He could chopdown 500 trees before heeven had breakfast. Heand Babe worked theirway all across the north,
leaving huge footprintsin the ground. And whenthey traveled through
Minnesota,their footprintsfilled up withwater and formed10,000 lakes!
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Where were 10,000 lakesformed?
Were Paul and Babe very smallor very large?
Who was his helper?
Was Paul Bunyan realor make-believe?
What was his occupation?
It took Paul Bunyan all day to chop down 500 trees.True or false?
What marks did they leave inthe ground as they traveled
from place to place?
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Minnesota
very large(They were giants.)
an ox named Babe
make-believe
He was a lumberjack.
false (He could chop down 500
trees before breakfast.)
footprints
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In your own story,
be sure to makethe people or animalsbigger than life.
breakfast
Paul and Babe werefriends. (The wordthey is not needed.)
tiny
oxen (oxen)
two (giant and jam)
left (left)
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A N ew NeighBor Jake woke up early. Astrange noise was comingfrom his bedroom window.Opening the curtains, hesaw a bird in the bush
just a few feet away.The bird was pullingat a twig with her beak.She pulled and twistedthe twig until finally itbroke off the bush.
Then the bird flew offwith the twig in her beak
and landed on a branchof a nearbytree. To Jakessurprise, there wereother twigs neatly woventogether on the branch.The bird was buildinga nest.
Looks like I have anew neighbor! said Jake.
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What did Jake mean when hesaid he had a new neighbor?
Where did the bird land whenshe left the bush?
What did he have to do beforehe could look out the window?
Did Jake wake up early or late?
Did he hear a strange noiseor a familiar noise?
What was the first thing
he saw?
What was the bird building?
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The bird would be livingright next to his house.
on a branch of a nearby tree
He had to open the curtains.
early
a strange noise
a bird pulling at a twig
a nest
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Write or tell about
a time you were sur-prised by something you saw.
Feather is to bird as branch is to . . . what?
To Jakes surprise, anest was being built. Which word needs an
apostrophe?
Find the word for a small branch: tree,
bush, twig, beak.
Spell the past tenseof break.
Put these words in ABC order: bird, bush,beak, branch.
What word for a number can you find in nest?
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Was it serious or funny?Did it make you sador happy?
tree
Jakes
twig
broke(broke)
beak, bird, branch, bush
ten (10)
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t he S oggy S wAmp
In a smelly, soggy swampThere lived a little frogWho surveyed his domainFrom his seat on a log.
His dull and dreary days
Passed by very slowlyUntil a dapper, dandy dudeEntered the swamp so
lowly.This bright and brainy boy
Had something in his hand:A big, blue, bouncy bucketThat seemed so
very grand.But quietly and quicklyThe frog was put in jail!Oh, oh! No doubt about it,His home was now a pail!
With one big crazy croakFor he must always roamHe gave a long, leggy leapBack to his own
murky home.
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How did the frog get back home?
What was big, blue andbouncy?
The days went by very quickly for him.True or false?
Where did the frog live?
Did he sit on a rock, a logor a lily pad?
Was the boy dull and dreary
or bright and brainy?
Was the frog happy to bein a pail?
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He leaped out of the pail.
the bucket
false (The days went by very slowly.)
in a smelly, soggy swamp
a log
bright and brainy
no (He must be freeto roam.)
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What do you think hap-pened when the frog went back home?
Find the words thathave the same mean-ing: bucket, swamp,pail, home.
Fix the verb in this sen-tence: The frog sittedupon a log.
Find the oppositeof soggy: wet, dry,
deep, high.Spell the word that be-
gins with q and meansthe oppositeof loud.
Which two words be-gin with the same two
consonants: bright, blue,brainy, bouncy?
Put these words in ABCorder: murky, dandy,
smelly, crazy.
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What other animalsmight be living in thesame swamp?
bucket, pail
The frog sat upona log.
dry
quiet (quiet)
bright, brainy
crazy, dandy, murky,smelly
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t he f orty -N iNerSMore than 150 years ago,gold was discoveredin California. The newsspread quickly, and by1849 the Gold Rush was
under way. Travelingoverland in covered wag-ons or sailing fromother parts of the world,people arrived by thethousands to dig for gold.
The Forty-Ninersused pickaxes to dig in
the dirt and rocks. Theydug deep mines in theground. Some searchedthe rivers, scooping mudand water into pans,then swirling the mixtureto see if any gold wouldsettle in the bottom.
Most Forty-Ninersfound very little gold, butothers struck it rich!
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All the Forty-Niners founda lot of gold. True or false?
To dig in the dirt, didthe Forty-Niners usehammers or pickaxes?
Is gold a worthless metalor a valuable metal?
According to the story, where was gold discovered
more than 150 years ago?
Why is the story calledThe Forty-Niners?
How did the people travel
overland to California?
Why are people who lookedfor gold in rivers sometimes
called panners?
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