Mrs. Hutchison

UNIT 1 WEEK 3

Spelling

  1. grass

  1. trips

  1. crack

  1. still

  1. west

  1. mask

  1. clap

  1. plans

  1. milk

  1. belt

Vocabulary

  1. actions- things someone or something does

  2. afraid- scared of something

  3. depend- need or count on someone

  4. nervously- act in a fearful or restless way

  5. peered- looked hard or looked closely at something

  6. perfectly- wonderful in the best possible way

  7. rescue- save something from danger

  8. secret- something that is private or not known by many people

Genre: Fantasy

  • Made-up story

  • has imaginary characters that could not be real

Comprehension Skill: Key Details

  • Key details are the important pieces of information that help readers understand a story

  • Readers can find key details in the text and illustrations

Vocabulary Strategy: Root words

  • A root word is a word to which other word parts are added to make a longer word

  • Example: jump, jumped ( The ending -ed is added to the root word jump to make the word jumped.)

Essential Question:

How do friends depend on each other?