Sunday, December 27, 2020

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Lesson Exercises pages 56-66

 We are moving ahead in the book and now are on page 56, If you want to hurry up and see the movie, here is the link on Amazon, Make it a Watch Party!! 




Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Movie


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Page 56 

Warmup - Tell what you know about Greg: 
                    1 ___________________
                    2___________________
                    3 __________________



Words to know 
rolled around - started 
make a killing here- make a lot of money
two bucks - two dollars 
just a typo - error in writing 
cough up - paid the money 
admission - the amount of money to get into an event


Matching: 

Rowley                     ___ Hall of Screams


Greg                            ___  The price is written 50 cents


Shane Snella                ___    The two boys screamed at Shane Snela


Greg's Haunted House    ___   Paid $2 to get in



Odd one out  - Which word doesn't fit with the others according to our story? 

Halloween    Christmas     Sunday      New Year's Day


Greg      Mrs. Craig     Rowley   Shane Snella


Hall of Screams         Acid Lake      Lake of Blood    Chainsaw Alley   



True or False 

Rowley hates school   _____

Greg likes Halloween ______

Roderick likes ballet ______

Shane Snella has two dollars ______

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Warmup:  

Tell 3 words that begin with the letter H! 

Words to know 
basically - only 
halfway - in the middle
curled up in a ball- rolled up  


 budge - move
clogging up - stuck 
Eventually - after a while
cranking again - get it working again 

Matching

Greg                         stuck under the bed 

Rowley                     doing the Hall of Screams by screaming

Mr. Jefferson             came down to the basesment

Shane 


Put the right word in the sentence

cranking    budge    halfway  screaming 

Shane wouldn't    ________ from under the bed.

Greg and Rowley  were _______ at Shane.

"Please come out Shane." said Greg, "We have to get the haunted house ______ again."


True or False

Greg was happy to see Mr. Jefferson ______

Rowley didn't like the idea of the haunted house _____

Shane was happy in the Hall of Screams _____




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Page 58


Boxed Set of Diary of a Wimpy Kid 



Warmup  

What is a verb?  A verb is an action word.  Say three verbs that you like to do: 


________________________   _________________________ _____________________

Words to know

helpful  - a person who likes to help others 
paid - to give money in exchange for goods or services 
believe - to feel that something is right
baby pool - a pool used for toddlers to wade in 
ketchup - a sauce made of crushed tomatos 

Vowel awareness: 

Using the vocabulary words, find the words that have a short "e"

________  _________

Find two words that have a long "a"|

________   _________

Which word has the "oo" sound? 

________ 


Matching 

Mr. Jefferson                 ___  stuck under the bed 

Greg                               ___  Hall of screams and                                             Lake of blood

Rowley                         ____   Happy to see Mr.                                             Jefferson 

Shane Snella                   ____  didn't believe that there                             was a haunted house here 

haunted house 

Now do this exercise: 




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Warmup: Describe this photo: 

Name three things that you see:

___________________________

___________________________

___________________________

Words to know: 

original - the first plan
legitimate - legal 
convinced - to make someone believe 
to make a long story short - to say the story in a few words 
refund - give back money 
two bucks - two dollars 

Matching:  

Greg                     ___ finally came out from under the bed


Rowley's Dad         ___ tried to explain the plan to Rowley's dad. 


Rowley                 ___ was crying 


Shane Snella             ____  gained two bucks 

Make sentences: 

seem still he didn't  convinced 

 ____________

 

house  That  our was   end  the   of haunted 

_____________________________________

 
 
 
us  Rowley's  believe  dad  didn't 

______________________________________


Write sentences using these words: 

refund,   two bucks,   convince, 





Cool Down: 

How many words can you find in the title of this book, find at least five: 
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid? 

example: 
for 

_______    ________    _______     ________  ______

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Warmup "The Word Mess" 



Words to Know
mess - there are are lots of things on the floor, or things didn't go as planned. 
have me over at his house- let me come to visit
punishing - treat someone unfairly 
supposed to play my video games- how can I play my video games? 
to make it up to him - do something that will make him feel better. 
 play-by-play - said to him exactly what was happening. 


Matching 

Greg                   ___ He got punished because of the Haunted House

Rowley                ___ He wanted to make Rowley feel better

                       ___ Can't play Video games at Rowley's this week

                       

Make words from this phrase 

Rowley and Greg 

Example -   row 


_______            __________          _________


Make sentences: 



week   He's  a  not   for  allowed  watch  to  TV

____________________________________

 

fair   That  isn't   last really  part 

____________________________________

 

Rowley  I for felt   of  bad  kind 


____________________________________


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Warm up  What is your favorite video game?  Why do you like it? What happens in the game? How do you win?

Words to know: 
o keep up with - to say everything that was happening
full effect  - be at your best
grounding - being punished by not being able to do something that you like
costume - to dress up like something else
jealous - to want to have the same thing without paying for it 
knight costume - a costume like a fighter from the Middle Ages
cooler - in slang - better

Matching

Greg                              ____ Costume that Rowley wore last year

Rowley                         _____ Rowley's new costume 

Knight costume             _____ Telephoned Rowley and told the TV                                                shows

Superman costume         _____ Didn't really understand what was                                                      happening on TV 


Make sentences: 

Halloween favorite holiday Greg 

______________________________

Rowley's    costume  cooler is  way  

_______________________________

jealous  I'm   little  a 

_______________________________


Who would you like to have a friend? 

Greg, Rowley,  Fregley,  Mrs. Craig?   

Tell two things about your favorite person in the book. 

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Warmup 

Words to Know

outfit - a suit of clotes with accessories 
store-bought - came from a store
gonna - slang for going to 
Toilet Paper Mummy - wrap up with toliet paper 
supposed to - will probably 
smartest choice - the best choice 


Matching 

Rowley                        _____ costume that Greg did last year 


Greg                               ___  Rowley's new costume 


Knight costume             ____ His parents bought it                                          from a store 

Toliet Paper Mummy   ____  a costume that anyone can                                   do from home. 


Put in the correct word in the sentence.   Word Box  sword   costume cool    loves outfit 

Greg   ______ Halloween.

Rowley got a new ______.

The Superman costume is not _____

The Knight costume comes with a ________

Write sentences with these words: 

outfit - a suit of clotes with accessories 
store-bought - came from a store
gonna - slang for going to 
supposed to - will probably 
smartest choice - the best choice 


If there is time 
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Warmup 

Here is a sentence that has some mistakes.  How many can you find? Write what they are: 

greg and Rowley gEt redy for Halowen. 

Words to know: 
grown-ups - people who are over 18 years old
cranky - annoyed 
lame - stupid
in charge - be the boss
route- the way you want to go in a car or on a trip
we scored - we got 



Matching

Greg                                  ___ Halloween costume that Rowley wore                                            last year


Rowley                             ----- Halloween costume that Greg wore last                                              year 

"cowboy costume"            ----- likes to get candy on Halloween

Superman costume 


Put in the correct word in the sentence: 
Word list:   lame  scored   cranky  in charge 


Greg's costume last year was ______

Last year Rowley was not ___ ________

The grown-ups were _______ after seeing Greg's costume 




Write a sentence for each of these words: 
grown-ups - people who are over 18 years old
cranky - annoyed 
lame - stupid
 in charge - be the boss
route- the way you want to go in a car or on a trip
we scored - we got 


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Which costume do you like the most?  

Words to know 

trick-or-treating -going to ask candy from the neighbors
seriously - being very serious
second year in a row- to do the same thing for two years 
 pirate costume - to dress up like a pirate 
eye patch - covers the eye 
a hook - as if the person has lost the hand. 
 safety improvements -to make the thing more safe

Mathing 


 Greg                     ___  A new costume that Mom 
                              gave to Greg

Mom                     ____  Costume that Greg did last year 

Cowboy costume      ___ Brand new store bought costume

Pirate Costume      ___ Came to Greg's house to go out 
                            Trick or Treating 


Put in the Correct word
Word list:                        hook  seriously  pirate knight  costume safety improvements

I still didn't have a ________.

I was _________  thinking about going as a cowboy.

Mom handed me a ________ costume. 

Rowley showed up wearing his ______ costume 

Rowley's mom made all these________ .


Make up your own sentences with these phrases: 

trick-or-treating -going to ask candy from the neighbors
second year in a row- to do the same thing for two years 
safety improvements -to make the thing more safe


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Words to know
underneath- something is under something else
glow stick-

pillowcase - a sack that you put on your pillow and cover your pillow
pirate costume: 
head out - go out 
helmet - wear on the head to protect it. 


Matching 


Rowley                     ___ the boys need to take Manny                                     with them

Rowley's mom         ___  was wearing a new pirate                                             costume 

Greg                        __ couldn't see the knight                                             costume            
Greg's mom             ____ made "improvements to the                                     knight costume   

 
Put in the correct word in the blank
Word list:               covered,    head out,  helmet,  glow stick ,  wear 
 


She cut out a big hole in the front of the  _________

She________ him up in reflective tape.

She made him________ his winter coat.

She replaced his sword with a __________.

Write your own sentences with these words/ phrases: 

head out 
pillowcase
get out

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Warmup:  Teacher picks a number from one to twenty, then the student tries to guess the number. The golf ball goes into the hole if the student picked the correct number!  If not, then the ball goes somewhere else, the student keeps guessing until the ball goes in the hole! 




Phrases to know: 
phrase - a group of words that have a meaning
there was a catch- he other person has to do something in return 
no way - not possible 
way too dangerous - very dangerous
mentioned- said to her 
 he had to go along with us - to go with us 
didn't step foot - didn't walk 
our neighborhood - our area where we live 
to squirm out of it- try to get out of it 
makes up her mind - she decides


Matching : There are more than one choice for some of the people. 


Mom                 ____ tried not to go trick 
                            or treating

Greg                   ____ Greg's little brother 

Manny                ____ dressed up like a pirate

Dad                     ___  told Greg he had to take Manny

                            ____ didn't want to take Manny


Put in the missing phrase in the sentence

List: 
no way
 he had to go along with us
way too dangerous
didn't step foot 
there was a catch


 I should have known _________________________.

Mom there was ______ we were taking Manny with us.

We were going to be on Snake Road, which is___________  for a little kid like Manny.

 Mom was telling Dad_______________.

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