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Showing posts with label Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Show all posts
Spelling put in the missing letter from the vocabulary list:
hur_y c_art car_eful do_n
Put in the correct words from the vocabulary list:
Today is the first day of school, and right now
we’re just ______ for the teacher to_____ and finish the_______ . So I figured I
might as well write in this book to pass the time.
By the way, let me give you some good advice. On
the first day of school, you ________ where you sit. You walk into the classroom and just _________ on any old desk and the
next thing you know the teacher is saying I hope you like your seats!
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.
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!
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He wants to fit in and be accepted, this seems harder than ever in his life.
Watch this post as it gets longer with more material as I teach my students this cute book.
I am starting a new post as pages 13-23 was getting a bit long. So here is the continuation, starting on the top of page 24. I will keep working on this post until page 44 and then start a new post.
This method is to teach age appropriate material to false readers, and help them to recognize spelling, sentence construction and grammar points as they come in in the reading.
I will a lesson based on a half a page 5 times a week, just as I did in the first post of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Now on to Page 24!
Words to know:
mentioned - said
before - at an earlier time
super - the best
I'll bet - said to indicate the listener's
total agreement with a statement
beat anyone - win against anyone
head-to-head- face to face
Unfortunately - unlucky
appreciate - to value - to like
getting on - asking me in a nagging manner
active - doing something with the body
Spelling:
Word bank: There are more words than you need: activebeatgettingsuper mention
m_nt__n a_t_ve s_pe_ b_a_
Put the right word in the sentence:
Word Bank:Unfortunately super active. head-to-head mention
I didn't _______ this before.
I
am __________good at video games.
I could
beat anyone in my grade ____________.
_____________, Dad does not exactly appreciate
my skills.
He's always getting on me about going
out and doing something _________.
Make sentences:
know, don't, I, if , mentioned, before, this, I
_____________________________
bet,head to head, could, I, in, grade, my, I'll
_____________________________
Dad, not, Unfortunately, skills, appreciate, my, does
______________________________
Make up your own sentences with these words:
before
super
I'll bet
beat anyone
head-to-head
Unfortunately
appreciate
getting on
active
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Page 24 bottom
Words to know
hasseling - nagging
dinner - the evening meal
explain how - to tell how
hot - the temperature is over 27C
sweaty- the way you feel after playing sports
logic - correct reasoning
Spelling:
Word Bank
logic, sweaty, hot, explain
h_t l_gi_ e_pla_n
Times to eat Match the time with the meal:
Breakfast 6:00pm
Lunch 2:00pm
Snack 7:00am
Dinner 12:00noon
12:00 midnight
Sports:
football, basketball, soccer, pingpong, badmitton,swimming. Add two more sports to this list.
Which sports does Greg like to play?
Why?
Which sports do you like to play? When do you play them?
Spelling : Word Bank, there are more words than you need.common, wonder smart, pretty, guy, sense
g_y, s_art, s_ns_ pr_t_y, w_nd_r
Prefixes
There are many words in English that have the prefix - a syllable that comes at the beginning of a word. There are prefixes that come from Latin, and some that come from Greek.
Today we will work on a prefix from Latin, that mean not:dis-
discover = uncover
dismantle = take apart
Write a sentence using one of these words.
_________________________________
True or False Game
Mom and Dad punished Manny for drawing on the door. T/F
Greg got lots of birthday presents. T/F
Greg is inside the house. T/F
Dad can't take apart the game system. T/F
Your score: ______________
Make sentences:
guy pretty is a Dad smart
___________________________
wonder I him about
__________________________
wants Dad to game dismantle my system.
__ ___________________________
They them parent-proof make
_They make them parent proof. _____________________________
Write sentences with these words from our vocabulary list:
headphones - speakers you put on your head to listen to music.
problem - a somthing that is unwelcome
“Parental Warning - something not rated for kids
Spelling
Word box: problem drove headphones bugged
Sometimes you don't need to add a letter.
b_g_ed dr_ve h_ _dph_nes pr_obl_m
Match the person with the sentence.
Roderick _____ likes to dance
Mom _____ likes to play video games
Greg _____ plays heavy metal music
Rowley _____doesn't like it when Mom dances
Put in the missing words: Word Box: headphones drove , problem bugged , came
That really______Roderick, so he ______off to
the store and _______ back fifteen minutes later
with some ________ And that pretty much
took care of the ________.
snuck- past tense of sneek, to walk so no on sees you
batteries- small power source to put in electronic goods
worthless - not usable
shake - move from side to side
forgot - didn't remember
Matching
Greg____ keeps his room messy
Roderick____ bring his CD player to school
Rowley ____ no batteries inside
CD player ____ thought of a great game
The teachers
Put it in the correct word in the sentence: Word Bank:game, CD player, shake ,forgot, put, batteries
But Rowley ______ to put batteries in his _______It was pretty much worthless.
Then I came up with this great idea for a____.
The object was to ____ the headphones on your
head and then try to ______ them off without
using your hands.
Play Tic Tac Toe Each personmakes a sentence using the chosen word in the correct form. If the sentence is correct, place anXorOin the square depending on the team. If the sentence is wrong the square stays in play.
The winner is the team which manages to connect three Xs or Os in a row – either horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
Tic Tac Toe
Greg
Rowley
Roderick
Manny
Mom
Dad
Rowley's Dad
Fregley
Mrs Craig
Words to Know:
announced- tell people about a subject
organization - a group of people who do things together
government - an organization that is supposed to help each person.
elections - a way to choose leaders
coming up- soon
honest - someone who doesn't tell lies
interest - want to do something
Treasurer - a person who deals with money and budgets
totally - entirely
cheerleaders - girls and boys to help the crowd cheer the team so that they will win
nerds - peoples who are too serious about technology
the band - they play musical instruments
Put in the correct word: Treasurer government electon, band
Student
government __________ are coming up.
I've never had any interest in student __________.
I realized getting elected _________could totally change my situation at school.
True/ False
According to our story:
_____ Greg is not going to run for Treasurer.
_____The cheerleaders like riding the bus with the band.
