Prudy’s Problem and Prudy’s Problem and How She Solved ItHow She Solved It

By: By: Carey Armstrong-EllisCarey Armstrong-Ellis

Skill: Main IdeaSkill: Main Idea

Genre: FantasyGenre: Fantasy

Author’s Purpose: Author’s Purpose: EntertainEntertain

Words to Know

•collectioncollection

•enormousenormous

•realizerealize

•scatteredscattered

•shinyshiny

•strainstrain

More Words to KnowMore Words to Know

•clutterclutter•indescribablindescribabl

ee•inspirationinspiration

collectioncollectiona group of things gathered a group of things gathered

from many places and from many places and belonging togetherbelonging together

enormousenormousvery, very large; hugevery, very large; huge

realizerealizeto understand something clearlyto understand something clearly

scatteredscattered separated and going in different separated and going in different

directionsdirections

shinyshinygiving off or reflecting a giving off or reflecting a

bright light; brightbright light; bright

strainstrainto draw tightly; to stretch too to draw tightly; to stretch too

muchmuch

I was proud of my large I was proud of my large stamp collectionstamp collection.

I was proud of my I was proud of my large stamp large stamp collectioncollection.

The weightlifter had to The weightlifter had to strain to lift the heavy weightstrain to lift the heavy weight.

The weightlifter The weightlifter had to strain to had to strain to lift the heavy lift the heavy weight.weight.

Out of the corner of Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a my eye, I saw a shiny penny on the shiny penny on the street.street.

Out of the corner Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a of my eye, I saw a shiny penny on shiny penny on the street.the street.

Grandma scattered Grandma scattered the seeds in the the seeds in the garden for garden for vegetables to grow.vegetables to grow.

Grandma scattered Grandma scattered the seeds in the the seeds in the garden for garden for vegetables to grow.vegetables to grow.

In New York In New York City the City the buildings are buildings are enormous.enormous.

In New York City In New York City the buildings are the buildings are enormous.enormous.

I did not realize I did not realize that you were that you were standing behind standing behind that door.that door.

I did not realize I did not realize that you were that you were standing behind standing behind that door.that door.

Let’s review our words. Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because Watch carefully because they will flash on the they will flash on the screen for just a screen for just a moment. We will clap as moment. We will clap as we spell the word.we spell the word.

collectioncollection

enormousenormous

realizerealize

scatteredscattered

shinyshiny

strainstrain

Spelling Words

Review Questionsp. 204-209

1. How was Prudy unusual?2. What kinds of things did she

collect?3.What did her dad say her

problem was ?4.Where did her mother tell her

to take her stuff?5.How did Prudy notice that there

was a problem?

Review Questionsp 210-217

1.What item did she try to squeeze in her room?

2.Why did her room explode?3.How long did it take to gather all

of her stuff up? 4.Where did she look for ideas on

how to fix her problem?5.What was her solution to her

problem?6.What could Prudy never really

stop doing?

GREAT JOB!GREAT JOB!