Magic Tree House, Dolphins at Daybreak, Chapter 5

Jack and Annie are now in the Mini Sub.  Why does Annie always have to make these mistakes?  Do they always turn out well?  Read Chapter 5 and see!

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Questions:

What do they learn from the Ship's log? 
Why did the scientists have to return the sub to the junkyard? 
What does the word "Defective" mean? 
What will Jack and Annie have to do now? 
What happened when they pressed the "waves" button? 
Which sea animal tried to hold onto the mini-sub? 
What happened then? 




Homework: Researchg your favorite sea animal.  Write 4 facts about it in a chart. 

Where is lives:
What does it eat:
What size is it:
Do people use this animal for food?









Annie loves animals:  I think that she would love to watch this video!  You will too!

Mr. Klutz is Nuts, Chapter 5

Mr. Klutz is Nuts Chapter 5.

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Questions:
Why is A.J. ashamed of his big mouth?
Why do A.J. friends want to get sent to the prinicpal's office?
How does A.J. manage to get Ryan in trouble?
How did things turn out?  Did Miss Daisy get upset?
How does Andrea ruin the fun?
Why did Ryan immediately speak up that he did it?
Who else wants to go to the principal's office?
Did Ryan get a candy bar?  What happened?



Homework:
Write a response essay about this chapter.  Write what these events remind you of.  You can use more space to write your answers.

: Fill in the blanks:
The chapter My Big Mouth is about ___________________________

My favorite part is ________________________________________

I think that the author wrote this chapter because _________________

________________________________________________________





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Magic Tree House Night of the Ninjas Chapter 5

Magic Tree House

Night of the Ninjas

Chapter 5

Before Reading: What happened in in the book so far? Would you have run back to the tree house?

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

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Vocabulary

mist – noun water vapor that stays in the air.

Example: Near the beach in the winter I sometimes like to walk in the mist, it is so mysterious!

Rattled – verb – to make a sound like small rocks hitting one another.

Example: The wind rattled the window panes during the storm.

Froze – verb past tense of freeze – to be very cold or go hold still

Example: The rabbit froze when she saw the fox.

Pronunciation:

slope - sl blend

squishy – y is an I sound

Questions

Why wasn’t Jack afraid of the ninjas anymore?

What time of day is it? Why is this important to the story?

Where were the ninjas taking Jack and Annie?

What do you think that the ninjas were planning to do?

Why was one ninja tall and one short?

What type of skills do the ninjas?

What can the ninjas do? 

What do they see in the valley? 

Guess who is in the valley ?

What does Jack learn from the book?

Why did the ninjas that Jack and Annie came with disappear?

Homework: What was the function of the Ninjas in ancient Japan? What did they do and how did they accomplish their missions?

Alternative Homework; Draw a picture of a ninja learning one of the important ninja skills. Label the parts of the picture   

Magic Tree House Afternoon on the Amazon Chapter 5 Student Assignment Sheet

Magic Tree House

Afternoon on the Amazon

Chapter 5

Canoe on the Amazon by Pixaby

Student Assignment Sheet

What happened in Chapter 4? What is exciting? How do Jack and Annie cope with their problem?

While Reading Make a chart of the events that happen in this chapter

Background Reading
Piranhas	http://www.petsfoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Piranha-Fish2.jpg
Dangerous fish	http://www.petsfoto.com/top-10-diabolical-fish-earth/
Alligators and crocodiles	https://findfunfacts.appspot.com/animals_plants/croc.html
Green anacondas, 2nd animal listed	http://ipfactly.com/top-15-dangerous-animals-amazon-rainforest/
Spider monkey, 1st one listed	http://www.enkivillage.com/amazon-rainforest-animals.html
Political Map of South America	https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/2d/57/90/2d57907e2859052ba6fa647795db2aba.jpg
Four thousand miles =6437 km	http://thinkjungle.com/amazon-rainforest-life/amazon-rainforest-snakes/

Vocabulary

Peru

Brazil

Two countries in South America

scaly – Adjective the body covering of a snake

The snake is not slimy, but scaly.

Wiggle - Verb to move from side to side

The boy wiggled when his mother tried to put the hat on his head.

Jerk – Verb to move in a quick movement

He jerked the box from side to side to figure out what was in it.

Pronunciation

scaly ska li

Questions

Why didn’t Jack get to write some notes?

How did Jack and Annie get the canoe to move?
What information did he learn from the book?

Which animals did Annie and Jack meet on the river?
What did each of them do?
What would you do in this situation?
What was the last animal that Jack and Annie found?

Homework:

What is your favorite animal?    Is it a domestic animal or a wild animal?  Would it make a good pet, why or why not?   What is the animal’s natural habitat?

Example: I would love to have a miniature horse. These small horses are usually found in zoos, but some are being trained to help blind people. I think that it would be a good pet, but you would have to have a large yard to keep the horse at night, and for its exercise.

English 4 U 

Many ESL Learners need help with the word "supply" so here is how to say it! 

Day of the Dragon King, Chapter 5

The Day of the Dragon King brings Jack and Annie to Ancient China.  The have to save a bamboo book from getting burnt.

For more history about books in Ancient China go to this link: http://www.chinaheritagequarterly.org/tien-hsia.php?searchterm=020_chinese_book.inc&issue=020

It is written at a very high level, but it is the only link that I can find that talks about how ancient Chinese books were made.

Key Terms
 shimmered  - the sunlight shows brightly from the object i
honor  - h is almost silent
scholar - someone who studies books, and writes about them

Pronunciation
 citizens  si ti zens

Questions
Why is the Dragon King afraid of the scholars?
What is the Dragon King going to do?
Do you think that this will help the Dragon King?
How will it help the Dragon King to burn the books?
Why do Jack and Annie show their library cards?
How does the scholar reacts to them now?
How will the scholar help Annie and Jack?
How does he feel about Frog Creek?


Homework: How did the Chinese book develop from tortoise shells to bamboo strips?

Because of Winn-Dixie, Chapter 5

Winn-Dixie is just a lovable, ugly dog, but with Opal's loving care, he is getting more beautiful, but that is not the reason that she loves him. Have you ever had a pet that others didn't like but you just couldn't stop thinking about the pet?  Well that is Winn-Dixie all right.

Ugly dog finds a home

Key Terms

couldn't stand 

made his heart feel empty

Questions

How does Opal know that Winn-Dixie doesn't like to be left alone? 

What does the church look like? 

Why do the people bring their own chairs? 

What is written on the floor? 

What did the preacher try to do to make it more presentable? 

What happened when they tied up Winn-Dixie outside the church? 

What happened when Opal brought the dog inside the church?

Who did the preacher say for everyone to pray for? 

What did Opal pray for? 

What finally happened to the mouse?

Homework: 

Sometimes talking to other people just doesn't help that much even if the person is a trained therapist. 

If you were to talk to God in your own words what would you say?  What is the most urgent problem that you have on your mind right now?  Tell God.  He will listen to you and maybe there will be a sign somewhere somehow that your problem will have a solution.  

Pirates Past Noon - Chapter 5 Magic Tree House Lesson Plan

Pirates Past Noon by Mary Pope Osborne, is a fast, fun book where kids can learn a bit about Pirates. When reading this book, be sure to check out these extra links to learn even more!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/143717.Pirates_Past_Noon

Background reading

http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/did-pirates-really-bury-their-treasure

 http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2728/did-pirates-bury-their-treasure

Key Terms

back slowly away - to walk backwards in a slow manner

When I saw the porcupine, I backed slowly away, I didn't want the frightened animal to throw any quills at me. 

lubbers slang term for people who live on land

Hey, you land lubbers!  If you are going to be sick, throw up over the side!

thy-Old English word for "you"

Thy eyes are the color of the sky! 

doom - to die 

I thought I was doomed, the oncoming car was coming too fast, but I turned away at the last moment! 

Cap’n - abbreviation for the word Captain

Cap"n, Kidd hid his treasure on an island. 

Aye - Slang term for "yes" 

Aye Aye, Captain, I will bring you a glass of wine. 

Questions

What are the events that happened in Chapter 5?

What do the pirates want from Annie and Jack? 

What do they do with the gold medallion? 

Why can't the pirates find the treasure, even though they had a map?

How has Annie's attitude changed toward the pirates? 

Where did they take Jack and Annie? 

Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach