Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Page 3

 Greg is telling us about his first day of school. Would you like to go to his school? 

Vocabulary: 

 for the record  you should remember this fact

growth spurt - start growing fast

gorillas - a big animal from Africa which grow even bigger than people

runt  - the smallest cub in a litter of dogs

bullying - hitting smaller children

height - how tall you are 

age- how old you are

that would mean - that explains  

Spelling

  

Put the first letter into the correct word:  Letter Box  b   p   g  a   u  r  t  h 

 There are more letters than you need 

__ ecord     __ rowth  _____ ge    __ hat   ___  ullying   __ eight 

Vocabulary 

Match the meaning to the word:  There are more words than you need

gorillas -                            how tall you are 

growth spurt                       you should remember this fact  

age

                                         a big animal from Africa which grow even bigger than people

 height                                how old you are

 

 for the record                    start growing fast

runt

Put the right word into the sentence: 

first grade,  height   bullying  age.  runts   growth spurt ,   for the record 

There are more words than you need. 

Let me just say _________  ________   _______ that I think middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. You got kids like me who haven’t hit their ____  ______ yet mixed in with these gorillas who need to shave twice a day. And then they wonder why ________is such a big problem in middle school.

If it was up to me, grade levels would be based on , not age. Outta my way,! 

Questions

What is a dumb idea? 

How does Greg feel about his fellow students in middle school? 

What happened between him and the big kid? 

What is the problem with Chirag Gupta? 

Homework: 

Draw how Greg or you feel about his first day of school.  Write a speech balloon about it. 

Rachael Alice Orbach - Online teacher https://teach.italki.com/teacher/1581946