Floral City Bullfrogs by Megan Furniss

Kindergarten- Hen Hears Gossip

2024-04-05 12:53:41 UTC

K- What words describe the hen?

1st- What did the Goose say about the Bat? What does that mean?

2nd- On pg. 27, what did the other animals think they heard?

3rd- On pg 24-25, what is the hyperbole in the text? What does it mean?

4th- Find 2 examples of figurative language and explain what it means?

5th- Find 2 examples of figurative language on page 20-21. How do they help you understand the story?

4th grade text: The Game of Silence

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Kindergarten - What word describes how focused the kids are when picking their item that they wish to win?

First - What is being described in the phrase “the grown-ups need to absorb the facts”?

Second - Describe the idiom used in the sentence “He was torn by greed for the maple sugar and need for marbles”.

Third - How does the author use personification in the phrase “when she listened to the fire crackling and sighing”?

Fourth - Find two examples of figurative language on pages 490-91 to describe the intensity of the event.

Fifth - Cite specific examples of why the kids needed to win the game of silence. How does the author include figurative language to demonstrate the importance of winning the game?

3rd grade text: Athena and Arachne

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Kindergarten - What does Athena say that helps you understand how Archne’s words were “boastful”?

First - How does the phrase “at the empty looms and begin to weave furiously” help you understand how the characters feel about the competition?

Second - How does the idiom “make her pay for her boastful words” help you understand how Athena feels?

Third - What is personified in the sentence “You are boastful, and your cloth is mean and unkind”?

Fourth - On page 155 find the example of personification? How does that help you understand the story?

Fifth - In the story there are examples of figurative language. Cite an example. How did it impact your understanding of the story?

Fifth Grade “Why the Evergreen Trees Never Lose Their Leaves”

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K- What is a word that describes the bird in the text?

1- Explain what the author means by “she drew herself up proudly”.

2- In paragraph 3, what are two examples of alliteration?

3- Why does the author make the bird and trees talk like people?

4- In the story, the author uses alliteration. Find 2 examples and explain how they help the reader understand the text.

5- In the story, the author uses personification. Choose 2 examples and explain why the author chose to include them.

2nd Grade poem “Rain Poem

2024-04-05 13:30:14 UTC

Kindergarten - In the poem, Rain Poem” , listen to the teacher read the poem. Listen to descriptive words. Tell your elbow partner the words and how it helps you understand the poem.

1st - In the poem on the chart, “Rain Poem,” find and circle the descriptive words. Once your group has completed that, write on the chart next to the row with the circled, how the word helps you understand the text.

2nd - Read the poem, “Rain Poem”, with your partner. Locate the similes and the idioms and explain what they mean and how they help you understand the author’s purpose for putting them in the poem.

3rd - Find all the figurative language in the poem, “Rain Poem”, compare with your partner which types if figurative language you found and what they mean and help you understand.

4th - Find the personification in the poem, “Rain Poem.” Then work with your partner to come up with another. Think of a stanza you could add to the poem using figurative language.

5th - Find all the figurative language in the poem, “Rain Poem”. Identify all the figurative language you can find with your poem. What are some examples of some figurative language that are not in the poem and write your own stanza for the poem. Then trade with your partner and see if you can figure out which figurative language they used.

furnissm — 2024-04-05 14:03:45 UTC

1st Grade: Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type

K- Underline the descriptive word. How can you prove it?

1st- On page 283, find a descriptive word. How does that word help you understand?

2nd- How the idiom “Then, he couldn’t believe his eyes.”, add to the stories meaning?

3rd- What is meant by the phrase "he couldn't believe his eyes." How is this an example of an idiom?

4th- How does repeating "click, clack, moo" contribute to the meaning of the story?

5^th- Identify two ways the authors uses figurative language. How does the language add meaning to the story? What figurative language would you add to the story Click Clack Moo Cows That Type?