Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Page 2- Lesson Plan

 Greg is in his first day of Middle School, or Junior High for us people from California. 

Why did he agree to keep a journal? Read page 2 and do these exercises: 

Vocabulary: 

I figure - I think

later on - in the future

gonna - slang for going to 

childhood - when a person was a child

handsome -  a nice looking boy or man

journal - writing about your life everyday or so 

shoo - go away 

Like I said, - repeating what was mentioned before

morons - stupid people 

Spelling practice: 

Word bank:   figure, later, handsome , journal, morons

Put in the first letter and the last letter

_ oron_    _ate_     _igur_    _andsom_

Put in the right phrase in the sentence: 

Bank: I figure later ,  I'm stuck, I agreed to, I'll have better things, 

______________ to do than answer people's stupid questions all day long.

_____________ take out the garbage.

 ___________________in middle school with a bunch of morons. 

____________ I will be rich and famous! 

Make your own sentences, using the vocabulary words. 

Homework: 

Write a journal entry for your second day of the school year. 

Example: 

Dear Diary, 

Yeah, I know that sounds stupid, Dear Diary, but who can I write to? My mom?  Don't be stupid, I would never do that!!  So, today was the second day of school, and well, since we are back from quarentine, it is kinda strange because we have to wear masks, and well, it hurts behind my ears after wearing it all day. The teachers wear them too.  But since I'm a bit deaf, and I lip read, so I don't know what most people are saying. The mask covers the mouth, so I'm at a disadvantage. By the way, don't tell people that I am a bit deaf! It's a secret!!  The only class that it doesn't bother me is in gym. So I LOVE gym.  That's what I liked about today. We had gym, I love climbing the rope!

Bye for now! 

Sharon 

The Worst Witch Lesson Plan Page 2

 The Worst Witch is Mildred Hubble!! 

What does the castle look like?  

Would you like to go there? 

What do the girls do during recess? 

|Read the last line of Page 1 and go on to Page 2

Vocabulary 

corridors - hallways

winding- stairs turning around

staircases - stairs 

 gymslip 

 
hobnailed boots - boots with nails on the sole 

black and white checked dress: 

sash 

Image by Pixaby

School badge of Miss Cackles school: http://costumeholic.blogspot.com/2009/09/back-to-school.html

told off - being yelled at 

 back-to-front - backwards

bootlaces - shoelaces

writing lines - a type of punishment where you write the same thing many times. 

Tell the meaning of these phrases: 

told off,  bootlaces, writing lines,  

How many words can you find in this phrase? 

back-to-front 

_______   _______ ________ ________ 

Make sentences 

were, There,  narrow, long, corridors 

   ____________________________________

 

summer , Their , dresses , checked , black-and-grey,  were

_____________________________________

there seemed to be tests and exams every week.

week, seemed, every, to, exams, be, There, be, tests, and 

_____________________________________

Questions 

What color was the school uniform? 

What clothes did the girls wear? 

What color was the school badge? 

What animal was on the school badge? 

Why did the girls wear sashes? 

Homework: 

Draw your own school badge for Miss Cackle's school. 

More activites: 

Put in the correct word in the sentence: 

Mildred is a ______ (dragon, witch, muggle) 

The school uniform is ______ (green, white, black)

Mildred can ride a ________ (broomstick,  chair,  unicorn)

Tell what makes a witch: 

  1 _______     2 ________ 3 _______   4 ________ 

What witches do you know about? 

1______________    2 ________________  3____________ 

Homework : 

Warm UP  

See how many words you can find and put them in the crossword puzzle! 

2nd half of page 2 

Vocabulary: 

Halfway - about 7 weeks into the school year 

term - a semester of schooling

 presented with - given

trained to - taught to 

practical purpose - a good reason

tradition - a way of doing things that was done in the past

just a matter of taste - personal preference = how a person likes it 

new-fangled nonsense - modern ideas 

in her young day - her youth 

paperback editions - a soft cover book

Spelling : Word bank:  term   halfway   trained  purpose  paperback

p_rp_ se         _erm       ha_ _ w _y       p _p_r_b_ck    

Make sentences: 

 

pupil   given  Each    a  broomstick   was  

____________________________________

schools  Some  instead owls  present 

____________________________________

   

Pupil  Each  copy a  recieved  Spells   The Book  Popular  Spells of 

____________________________________

Grammar 

Present Tense Match with Past Tense        

train                                    took

teach                                  trained

is                                        taught

take                                    was    

                      

Choose the correct word for the sentence

Pupils were given ______ (dragon,  black kitten,  grey dog)

Students were taught to ride _____ (a motorcycle, a bike, a broomstick )

Miss Cackle was a __________  (modern, funny, traditional)  headmistress

At the end of the first year the pupils were given ______ (The Tales of Beadle the Bard,  The Popular Book of Spells,  Oxford Encylopedia )