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MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING . DIFFICULTY

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INTRODUCTION

·The . move towards inclusive education has brought many ch.allenges to classroom teachers. Not least of these are students who have drfficulty with

written output. This phenomenon appears to play a major role in some children's failure to satisfactorily complete classroom assignments. Parents and teach ers have noted the following ways in which the consequences of this disorder may be manifested when writing assignments become due:

• loss of self-esteem • deterioration of social behaviours • • • •

disruptive attention-seeking truancy and reluctance to come to school stomach cramps nausea and dizziness

Teachers already deal with enormous preparation loads for their large classes. The adapted materials here presented, have been developed . by Learning Assistance, Resource Room, and Classroom teachers to help lessen the teacher's preparation load, while meeting the needs of students. The goal of the materia ls is to enable students to complete tasks in chunks they can handle, Ill an organized format. The materials have been used successfully with:

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slower leamers learning disabled students in resource rooms hyperactive students students with language disorders students for whom English is their second language students with organizational problems

NOTE: The answer booklets should be carefully explained and supervised by th e: c lassroom teacher, aide or assistant. The fact that they contain rr~odified/adapted versions of classroom material does not preclude the need for guidance and monitoring. Parents are a good source of support for doing this at home. l"'lany are relieved to see a format that the family can comfortably assist \\~U1 after a day's work, rather than lengthy, open-ended assignments that lead inevitably to tears and the morning-after letter of trusrration to the classroom teacher!

ANSWER KEY FOR 0\YLS IN THE FAMILY

Chapter Page Question no. and answer I Chapter Page Question no. and answer

1&2 I I. trees 3 2 4. an owlet

1&2 1 l. backpack 3 2 5. Billy, so the owl could get"'= and dry

1&2 I 3. pood/1 ak.e 3 2 6. be was bigger and stronger and he was able to wiggle un<kr the brush foc shelter

1&2 1 4. owls 3 3 7. owl. ,gophers

1&2 I 5. string trap 3 5 8. Christopher' ~ Robin's owl in Winnie -the-Pooh

1&2 I 6.fish 3 6 1&4. cold !" . •

[} 1&2 3 1. they wan~ to 5.nd some pet owls 3 6 2 &: 6. leaf

1&2 3 2. he could carry it dov.n out 3 6 3 & 8. dov.n of the tree safely

1&2 3 3. gophers, jack rabbits, crows 3 6 5 & 7. brush

1&2 3 4. when you see a btmcn of 4 I a. Wheri Wol tried. to.mak.e friends with

crows all yelling at somcthing the gopher ·-----tbae' s usually an owl nesrby

1&2 3 5. a ball of hair a:nd booe:s 4 I b. Billy tool:: W ol to his bedroom !ID<i left t:MI the owl burps up after him. ....... _.

eating

1&2 3 6 . want some pictures of 4 I c. Offy, the maid. scr=ed zed dropped the owls and never minded climbing trees the tray v.-h.en she met w 0 L.. ...

1&2 3 7. Billy already had some pets 4 I d. Billy's farher hel;:ed b.im .

1&2 3 8. the owls might cat the r.i!S, rabbits, end 4 I e. Gcogic Bar= ~ the beiJ:.' owl for

gop hen Billy's ... ...... .

1&2 3 9. the owl attacked Mr. 4 I ( Wol didn't feel lonely any men: when

Miller the baby 0\>.1 .....

--1&2 3 I 0. he could hide in the blind and then get the 4 2 I. W o I must have bee::1 fee ling looe! y. and

pictures he wanted so he decided to make friend s '-"lth the gop hen.

3 I I. Billy 4 2 2. Dad and I had breaJciast t ogelJer. but Mother wa~ . ' feeling "'"Uthat 6v so she decided :.0 ha'" hers in bed.

3 I 2.BiUy, BIUCl:, Murray 4 2 3. He and Otfy arrived :u the boo om of the

stairs together, all in one flapp~ lump.

;• ·, 3 · I 3. Bruce 4 2 4. As I came along [saw a couple of kids

standing beside a big oil~ and

dropping = into iL One of the kids ~ Georgie Barnes.

Chapter Page Question no. and answer

4 2 3. He and Offy arrived at the bottom of the stairs together, all in ooc: flapping lump.

4 2 4. The kids were dropping stones on it, and every time a stone hit it , it would scrunch down and make a we-:py noise, like a tin whistle with

a tremble in it

5 I Wol Diet -always hungry, was fussy about his food, dead gophers Appearance -wingspan almost 2 meters, big booked beak, pure white v.ith a few black markings Habits and Behavior- tried to jump from the lawn -cl!air onto Billy's shoulder, learned to fly, climbed trees Enemies - cats and dogs Weeps Diet -always hungry, would eat anything, dead gophers Appearance -big hooked beaks, spotty brown color, Habits and Behavior -sat on the lawn and cried in feu, never learned to fly, afraid of doing things Enemies -cats and dogs

5 4 Wol, rem=ber, unhappy, standing, branch., down., balance, wings, fly, rocket, ground, thud, angry, laughing, into

6&7 I l.express wagon : --. 2.Mutt

- - 3.Rex 4.Rex 5 Clydesdale horse

6&7 2 elephant, buffalo, bear, lion, whale, koloa bear, camel,

6&7 ~ I. Rabbits, ducks, cats, skunks, .)

goats, chickens, geese

2. Rattlesnake

Chapter Page

6&7 4

6&7 5

8&9 3

8&9 4

8&9 5

·Question no. and answer

l. Bruce's pets 2. Teased 3. Steal Mutt's dinner, take Mutt's bones away squeeze Mutt's tail 4. Skunk 5.wash in a gallon of tomato JWCe

saunter, amble, scuttling, ma:-d;, step, plod, hike, stroll, stalk, prance

Wol almost drowned when he tried to walk across the water. The baby prairie chickens thought Wol was their mother. Wolliked to ride on tLe handlebars of the bike. Weeps had to travel in a box because he couldn't keep his balance on the bike. The big bullies were trying to get the boys to tell the>n where the secret cave was. . Wol saved Bruce and Billy by ' g!ving his Owl Hunting Scream. . .. . . . The nasty boys thought Wol · • was the ghost of the dead Indian. -

min.istcr, mule, sofa, o.:pedi ti on, furious, rue ti oos, twine, pelting, pastime, occasion

I. he likes being with people 2. To talk abou t Billy skipping Sunday school 3.he landed on the minister' s shoulders 4.With ears as big as his and an ear nibbling owl aroWld he wasn't going to take any chane-..""S ::. He kicked him 6.had to walk 7.he had to take the owls back home when they followed him to school 8. Principal's , Wol came inside the school

Ch3pter Page Question no. and ans\ver

8 &9 5 9.feeding Wol and Weeps leftover bacon while Billy would sneak out to go to school

!0&11 I hoot , hiss; caw, whistle, quack, shout, hoot, honk

!0& ll 2 trailer, ship, canoe, goggles, Wol

!0& ll 4 ! .Billy was moving to Toronto 2. They had been members of a human family fo• so long they wouldn't know how to look after themselves 3.Bruce's family had a fann 4. Prairie chickens, ducks, red -tailed hawks, gophers, sloughs 5. He helped Bruce finish the cage

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OWLS IN THE FAMILY

CHAPTERS l & 2

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WORD PAGE DESCRJPTION Paste picture here

1. bluffs 4 groups of cottonwood trees that you see on the prairies.

2. haversack 7 a bag, or pack-sack for carrying food . --_. f and other things you need when you

go walking in the country.

3. slough 11 lakes or ponds of water on the pra1rie.

4. owlets 12 baby owls

5. snares 14 simple traps made of string (twine)

6. sardines 6 very small fish

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1. Bruce and Billy wanted to get into the prairie because (p.4)

2. Bruce put the crow's egg in his mouth so that (p .6) ______ _

3. Some of the animals the boys saw on the prairie that day were (pp.3,4) :

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4. The boys thought there would be an owl near the crows because (p. 9)

S. An owl pellet is (p .l2)

6. The boys got Mr.Miller to climb the tree instead o: r..bemselves because they knew he would (p.l3)

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7. Dad didn ' t want the Billy to bring home owls because (p.l4) ___ _

8. Dad changed his mind because he thought (p.l6)

9. Mr. Miller lost his hat when (p.l9)

10 . ~v1r . Miller built the blind so that (p .20)

Prediction: Will the boys catch the three young owls? Yes No (Draw a ci rcle around the answer you choose)

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1. In the box draw a picture of who is telling the story. Write their name underneath the picture.

Finish the sentences:

2. and

_________ went to Owl Bluff (p. 25)

3. _ ____________ dug a grave for the two dead

owls. (p. 26)

4. Draw a picture of what the boys found under the brush. (p. 26)

5. took off his shirt and put it over the owl

so that ------------------------------------------(p. 28)

6. The third baby owl didn 't die because __________ _

(p. 27)

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7. Cut out the pictures from the next page and paste them by the correct phrases:

Paste the pictures in this column

Billy and Murray comforted

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8. Wol got his name from _____________ _

9. . . If it was my owl I would name it __________ _

because ---------------------

Find a picture of an owl in an old magazine. Cut it out and paste it here:

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Part Two

down leaf brush cold

1. Dan sneezed because he had a --------

2. Sarah wrote on her loose _______ paper.

3. Billy climbed _________ the tree.

4. It was windy and _________ outside.

5. In the morning I my hair.

6. Look at the pretty on the tree.

7. The owl was under the ---------

8. Bruce, B illy an d Murray fe lt _______ about the dead owls.

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TEACHER:

CHAPTER4

In the boxes below, draw a picture to match each sentence. Then cut out each box and paste it in .the correct sequence on a new piece of paper. Check the pictures carefully beforf you paste them onto the paper!

Of!Y, the maid, screamed and dropped the tray when she Georgie Barnes traded the baby owl for Billy's scout met Wol on the stairs. knife.

When Wol tned to make friends with the gopher, it bit Billy's father helped him build q cage for Wol.

him on the leg

Wol didn't feel lonely any more when the baby owl got Billy took Wol to his bedroom and left him sitting on the

better and shared his cage. back of a chair.

From the book, copy carefully the sentences that tell about these things:

1. Wol was feeling lonely. (Page 35)

2. Mother wasn't feeling well. (Page 36)

3. Wol and Offy fell dowr: stairs. (Page 37)

Georgie Barnes was cruel to animals . (Page 38)

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Draw a picture ofWol taking care of Weeps.

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THE TWO OWLS Cut and paste the information about the two owls onto the chart below. The information is on page 3.

WOL WEEPS

DIET (fOOD)

APPEARANCE

HABITS AND

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INFORMATION TO CUT AND PASTE

afraid of doing things big hooked beaks

wingspan almost 2 meters pure white with a few black markings

big hooked beaks always hungry

cats and dogs learned to fly

tried to jump from lawn-chair never learned to fly onto Billy's shoulder

sat on the lawn and cried in fear would eat anything

climbed trees was fussy about his food

spotty brown colour climbed trees

dead gophers was always hungry

cats and dogs dead gophers

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Use the words in the box below, to finish the paragraph.

The day W __ leamed to fly was one I will always r ________ . You never

saw an owl look so un . He was st on· the end of a -------- ----------

br ___________ and wanted me to get him d ___________ . Finally, he lost his

b ______ and started to fall. Suddenly, he spread his w _____ and

He came swooshing down like a r ______ __ and then ---began to f __ _

hit the gr ____________ with an awful th He was a ______ _

with us for I at him, and stomped back i hi s cage.

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CHAPTERS 6 & 7

Complete the phrase from this chapter

Who ............ or What.. ......... .. ... .... . .

l. looked like a Answer:(p .54) ______ _

2. Answer:(p .54) ______ _

3. looked like a Answer:(p .54) ____ ~--

4. stopped acting like a Answer:(p.58) ________ _

5. was as big as an Answer:(p.58) ______ _

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Draw a circle around the animals that were not in the parade

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Finish the following sentences

1. Some of the animals that were in the parade were:

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2. The pet that won the award in the end was a _________ (p.62)

3. The pet I would have put in the parade would be a ________ _

because --------------------------

4. Drav. your own picture of the parade; then write 2 sentences about what you have drawn.

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Finish the sentences

1. Weeps and Mutt were (p.64)

2. Wol Mutt a lot. (p. 65)

3. Three tricks that W ol played on Mutt were: (pp. 65, 66)

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4. The one animal that Wol would attack was a (p.69)

5. To wash away the smell of a skunk, you must

(p .71)

6. .A good titl e fo r thi s chapter wo uld be:

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In this chapter, a lot of words that mean walk have been used. Circle the words that mean walk, listed below .

scuttling crawled amble

dart sprint stalk

saunter strutting jOg

march plod stroll

step hike prance

Ask someone to help you find a thesaurus, and see if you can fmd some other words that also mean walk. Print them on the lines below .

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Cut out the pictures on page 2, and paste them in the box below, to make a picture of the cave that is described on page 72. Then

· write a sentence about it underneath.

Pictures to cut and paste

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Wc..:ps Mutt

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1\tlatch the phrases at the left by drawing a line to the part that completes them on the right.

Wol almost drowned when he tried to (page 76)

The baby prairie chickens (p. 77)

Wolliked to ride (p.73)

Weeps had to travel in a box because (p. 73)

The big bull ies were trying to get the boys to

(p. 79)

Wol saved Bruce and Billy by (p. 81)

The nasty boys thought Wol was (p. 82)

he couldn't keep his balance on the bike.

tell them \Vhere the secret cave was.

the ghost ofthe dead Indian.

walk across the water.

on the handlebars of the bike.

thought Wol was their mother.

giving his Owl Hunting Scream.

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From the word box, choose words that match the descriptions in ! the chart. Print each word next to its description.

minister sofa expedition

mule twine ructions

furious occasion pelting

pastime

description meanmg

a leader of a church

an animal similar to a donkey

a piece of furniture we sit on

a trip or journey

to be very angry

loud noises

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hitt ing

a hobby ill ~joyab l e activity

a special event

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Match the sound made by the animal or person, to the picture. Print neatly.

shout honk caw whistle

quack hoot hiss

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Cut out the pictures on page 3 and paste them in the correct boxes.

Every summer, Billy and his family went ???

Last summer my family and I (Drmv your own picture) --------)-11

Billy's family caravan looked like a?????

???? overturned when a crow came too close to Wol

To stop his eyes getting sore from the dust, Mutt wore ?????

???? wouldn' t go in the canoe at first because he remembered what happened at the river near the cave

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Pictures to cut and paste

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Complete the sentences

1. Billy had to find a new home for Wol and Weeps because _________ _

_______________________ (p. 102)

2. Wol and Weeps couldn't be set free into the wild because _________ _

______________________ (p. 102)

3. Billy decided to give the owls to Bruce because---------~---

_______________________ (p.102-103)

4. Three things Billy saw on the way to visi t Bruce were:

5. Billy felt sad when ______________________ _

______________________ (p. 104-105)

G. Do you think Billy ever .,aw Wol and Weeps again? (Circle) YES No

7. Tell three feelings you had at the end of the story:

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