Rocks in His HeadRocks in His HeadBy Carol Otis HurstBy Carol Otis Hurst

Illustrated by James StevensonIllustrated by James StevensonUnit 4 Week 3Unit 4 Week 3

atticattic• Noun: the space in Noun: the space in a house just below the a house just below the roof and above the other roomsroof and above the other rooms

• The The atticattic is where we store many of our is where we store many of our belongings when we aren’t using them.belongings when we aren’t using them.

• What are some things you might find in an What are some things you might find in an atticattic??

boardboard• Noun: a group of Noun: a group of people who manage people who manage somethingsomething

• The homeowner’s The homeowner’s boardboard decided to allow us decided to allow us to remove the tree from our yard. to remove the tree from our yard.

• Why is a Why is a boardboard important to have in a important to have in a neighborhood?neighborhood?

choreschores• Noun: small tasks or Noun: small tasks or jobs that you have to do jobs that you have to do regularlyregularly

• Some of my weekly Some of my weekly choreschores are walking the are walking the dog, washing the dishes and cleaning my dog, washing the dishes and cleaning my room.room.

• What What choreschores would you rather not do? would you rather not do?

customercustomer• Noun: someone whoNoun: someone who buys goods or servicesbuys goods or services

• The The customercustomer had to stand in line for a had to stand in line for a long time.long time.

• At what store or place have you been a At what store or place have you been a customercustomer??

labeledlabeled• Verb: put or wrote aVerb: put or wrote a label on somethinglabel on something

• When we moved, we When we moved, we labeledlabeled all the all the boxes so we could easily find our items. boxes so we could easily find our items.

• When have you When have you labeledlabeled something? something?

sparespare• Noun: extraNoun: extra

• My dad keeps a My dad keeps a sparespare tire in his tire in his trunk in case his tire ever goes flat.trunk in case his tire ever goes flat.

• What is something you might have a What is something you might have a sparespare of? of?

stampsstamps• Noun: small pieces of Noun: small pieces of paper with glue on the backpaper with glue on the backfor mailing letters and for mailing letters and packagespackages

• We put We put stampsstamps on the envelope and mailed on the envelope and mailed the letter to my pen pal. the letter to my pen pal.

• When have you used When have you used stampsstamps to mail to mail something?something?