Week 8

Tuesday May 12th, 2020

Speech Sound Lesson

L Sound

Goblin in a Blizzard

The movie was about a blue goblin. He was in trouble because he got caught in a blizzard. The blizzard was so bad, it was like the goblin had a blindfold on over his eyes.

This was a problem for the goblin because he was not used to cold weather. After stumbling around in the blizzard, the goblin saw a cabin.

Inside he found a blanket, made a fire, and cooked some scrambled eggs. He had a blister on his shoulder blade from the back pack he was carrying, but he was glad that he found the cabin. After nibbling on his scrambled eggs, he fell asleep.

TH Sound

Mother's Day Gifts

It was Mother's day. I did not have a gift for my mother. Neither did my brother. So we went to my father and asked him if he would take us to the store to look for a gift. He said he hadn't bothered to get one yet either so we all went in the car together.

The weather was bad and the smog in the city made it hard to breathe. But in the end our trip was worth it because we found the most perfect gifts for mother.

There were some salts to help you bathe, some lotion for smooth skin, and some feather pillows to help you relax. All of those sounded very soothing to me.

My brother found some rubber, squishy toys. I told him they were for babies who are teething.

My father found a lathe and a leather belt for mother. I told him that she would absolutely loathe them. They trusted me and put their gifts back. They helped me buy the soothing gifts I found and we drove home together.

I was happy because my mother was going to love them much better than the gifts my father and brother had chosen. And I learned something. People often pick out what they want for themselves instead of thinking of what the other person would want. Don't you think that's silly?

R Sound

Lucky Bride

My brother is getting married on Friday. He wants the wedding day to be perfect for his bride. He is planning to visit her house early and make her breakfast in bed. Two of her favorite things to eat are brownies and cornbread, so he is actually going to make her brownie oatmeal and cornbread muffins.

She loves zebras and he bought her a picture of a baby zebra from a store, just east of the Brooklyn Bridge. He bought her a beautiful bracelet to wear at the wedding.

He has other gifts that he wants to bring her, but I told him to wait until after the wedding for some of them. She is really smart so he is getting her a squishy foam brain that she can put on her desk at work. He also wants to give her a new set of paintbrushes for her studio.

If he treats her this good all of the time, I'm sure she won't break his heart.

Expressive & Receptive Language Lesson

Analogies: Complete the analogy with the correct word. Think about the relationship in the first phrase to help you. Email me your responses to manuellal@norwalktruckers.net

1. Neigh is to horse as roar is to ________________.

2. Handcuffs are to police officers as chalk is to ________________.

3. Teacher is to school as Firefighter is to __________________.

4. Calculator is to numbers as dictionary is to ________________.

Irrelevant Information: Read each group of sentences below. For each group of sentences, there is 1 sentence that is irrelevant, meaning it does not belong. Find the sentence below that is irrelevant (not needed). Email me your responses to manuellal@norwalktruckers.net

1. Today, I start middle school. I am nervous because it is a new school and I don’t know any of my teachers. My teacher last year was Mr. Smith.

2. Bobby works at Walmart. He stocks the shelves and helps customers. Sometimes he is late to work. He enjoys helping people so he is great at his job.

3. My mom bought me a dog for my birthday. The dog was a sheltie and she was 6 months old. I turned 16 on my birthday.

4. Today, I take the 8^th grade reading test. Math was boring today. I am really nervous because I didn’t study.

5. The thunderstorm is becoming severe. The wind is blowing so much that the power line was knocked over. I like listening to the rain. We had to light candles so we can see.

Context Clues: Read each sentence below and determine what the underlined word means using context clues. Remember, email me your responses in COMPLETE sentences to manuellal@norwalktruckers.net

1. He refused to apologize for his behavior. He was not penitent at all.

2. Anne is my friend, I would never say something derogatory about her.

3. He slid the letter behind the book, trying to conceal it.

Thursday May 14, 2020