Magic Tree House Sunset of the Sabertooth Chapter 2

Magic Tree House

Sunset of the Sabertooth Chapter 2

Student Assignment Sheet

Before Reading: What happened in Chapter 1? What activity were the children coming from?  How were they dressed?

While reading - Make a chart of the events that are happening

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Vocabulary

bare  Adjective - nothing is growing on the plant

Example: In the winter the trees are bare.

chattered Verb - the teeth involuntarily move up and down in a effort to get warm.

Example: When she got out of the pool, her teeth chattered.

slipped Verb - to put in a place quickly

Example: I slipped into the classroom at the last minute.

Cro- Magnons Noun - Early Modern Humans, they lived in Northern Europe adapted to cold weather.

Example: Cro Magnons lived in caves in Northern Europe.

they drove  Verb - to force animals to move in a certain direction

Example:  The Indians often drove buffalo over a cliff to kill them.

Idioms

 no sign of - Idiom that means you can’t find it.

Example: There was no sign of his wallet, it was lost!

No wonder Idiom that means, Now I understand!

Example: It was no wonder we couldn’t find my wallet, it was under the bed.

freeze to death Idiom that means it is very cold

Example: If you go out in the snow, put on the snowboots, or you’ll freeze to death.

Pronunciation

belonged  be longed

Grammar

plain vs plane

plain is a wide expanse of land

plane is an airplane

Questions

Who is Morgan Le Fay?

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What did the note say?

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Which items did they already find?

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What must Jack and Annie find?

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In which adventure did Jack and Annie find Peanut?

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Why doesn’t Jack want to go to the Tree House now?

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How does Annie convince him?

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How do they know which book they have to look in to find the next object?

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What does she do that he feels is dangerous?  

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Why does he want to leave the Tree House?

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What happens to the Tree House?   

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Homework: Imagine that you are going to meet a Cro-Magnon man, how do you communicate?  Describe him and how you can have a conversation
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