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Comprehension Questions:
When does Thomas 's Grandfather tell stories? (He told them at night after his work was done.)
How do you think Thomas feels about his Grandfather? (He loves and respects him because he spends time talking with him every night.)
Thomas gasped when he walked into the Library. What does "gasped" mean? (to be surprised and excited.)
Why does Grandpa tell Thomas that reading books will help him think of stories? (Grandpa wanted Thomas to see how many different ways stories can be told and written.)
What job did Thomas get when he was grown up? (He became a teacher.)
On what building can people find his name? (A Library.)
WRITING:
Write about something special that happened to you. You can tell where you were, who was there, what happened first, what happened next, and what happened last.
Make sure you use your three important thigs in your sentence (Capital letter at beginning of the sentence, finger spaces between words, and an ending mark at the end of each sentence.)
done, paper, were, great, soon, work, laugh, talk
Suggested Activity: Memory
Create pairs of sight words and play memory.
Geraldine the Giraffe Learns "ow"
Geraldine the Giraffe learns "oa"
Long a "ai & ay" Words
1.) show 4.) snow 7.) boat 10.) toad
2.) blow 5.) grow 8.) coat
3.) row 6.) low 9.) road