Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Page 4, Lesson Plan

 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Page 4 

Vocabulary 

waiting around 

hurry up

seating chart

got to be real careful

plunk your stuff down

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! 

Make your own sentences with these words 

waiting around _______________

hurry up           ______________

seating chart    _______________

got to be real careful  _______________

plunk your stuff down  _______________

Questions 

How does greg feel about his seat mates? 

What is he doing while waiting for the teacher? 

The Worst Witch Page 4

 Mildred and Maud are excited about the presentation of the kittens: Let's go there and find out what they are doing! Read the first paragraph on page 4 today! 

Youtube The witches flying 

Vocabulary 

fond - like 

looking forward - want to happen 

ironing - making clothes without wrinkles

dent in the hat- a bend in the hat

excited - very nervous 

sneaked  - came in without anyone knowing

Unmix up the words:  There are more words than you need: fond, sneak   dent    iron 

d    o   n    f 

t    n   d    e 

k   s  n  a  e  k   e 

Make sentences: 

 

room  Mildred  her   had   in  bats  three 

__________________________________

fond  She animals  was of 

___________________________________

wanted  She  kitten  have  to own  of   a  

___________________________________

Match tenses: 

Present tense                               Past tense 

                                                       excited    

have                                                wanted 

want                                            had

excite 

Bottom half of page 4 

Warmup   Watch a kitten play with a chick 

Vocabulary 

 What are you going to call yours?  - What name are you going to give yours? 

midnight - 12:00am 

dramatic - like in a play 

confessed - admit that you are at fault 

plait - braid 

dreadful - not nice - make a mistake 

treading - stepping on something

Something’s bound to go wrong - something will go wrong

Find words with these letters:    m   i     d     n   i    g   h   t 

h  _  _t      t  _   n       m _   d     n _  g _  t

Match present tense to  past tense 

worry                            did 

confess                            took

take                              worried 

do                                confessed 

Present Progressive to present tense is easy!! 

tread                                  leaping 

chew                                 treading

worry                                chewing

leap                                  worrying 

Make sentences 

yours  What  call are going  you  to 

________________________________

dramatic    think I  it  sounds 

_______________________________

I'm   about  worried thing the  whole 

______________________________

bound  Something's wrong  go  to 

_____________________________

Reread our section again and then answer the questions. 

1, What are the girls worrying about? 

2. What is Maud going to name her kitten? 

3. What might happen to Maud's kitten? 

4. What is she chewing on? 

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