VOCABULARY WORDS

dear

Oh, dear! The sky is falling!

door

door- a moveable structure used to close off an entrance

Can you please hold the door?

hurry

hurry- to move or act with speedWe will be late unless we hurry.

mother

mother- a woman who gives birth to a child

My mother helps me with my homework.

should

I think we should go inside.

sky

sky- the air over any given point on the earth

There are clouds in the sky today.

fold

fold- to bend over or double up so that one part lies on another part

Will you help me fold the clothes?

sleep

Sleep- a state of rest where the eyes are closed and the body is not moving

What time do you go to sleep at night?

eating

eating- to take into the body by the mouth.

My friends were eating dessert.

peeks

peeks- to lookRabbit peeks into the window.

ROBUST WORDS

rapidilyIf you are moving rapidly, you are moving very fast.

rapidlyThe animals walked rapidly.

When there is a fire drill, we should leave our classroom safely

and rapidly.

If my mom calls me to help her, should I move slowly or rapidly?

Why?

rapidlyWhat happens rapidly in school?

What things do you wish happened more rapidly?

Name some animals that move rapidly?

devious

A devious person is not being truthful and may be trying to trick you.

deviousFoxy Loxy was very devious because he was planning to

gobble up the birds.

If I got you to do my work by pretending it was fun, would that

be kind or devious? Why?

deviousIf I give everyone a new pencil, am I

devious? Why?

Zach pretended to not see the mess because he hoped someone else

would clean up. Was Zach devious? Why?

Would you be devious if you cleaned out your desk? Why?

courteous

Someone who is courteous is very polite.

courteousFoxy Loxy was pretending to be nice so he spoke in a courteous

way.

I think it would be courteous to ask the new girl to sit with us at

lunch.

Do you think it would be courteous to ask the new girl to sit with you at lunch,

or to tell the new girl there is no room at the table?

courteousIf you always say please and

thank you, would you be courteous? Why?

What is a courteous thing you could do for a friend?

When could you be courteous, at a party or while you are sleeping?

gullibleIf you believe everything you hear, even silly things, you are

gullible.

gullibleGoose, Beaver and Turtle were

very gullible to believe the sky was falling.

Would you be gullible to believe that you have to go to school on Saturday and Sundays or if you believed that you have to get to

class on time?

gullibleIf you think you are very gullible to believe

something that is said, you should say “You are gullible!” If not say nothing.

The sun is in the sky.

My uncle has a pet dinosaur.

It might rain tomorrow.

My Grandma’s cat can talk.

hastily

If you do things hastily, you do them in a big hurry.

hastilyLittle Rabbit ran hastily to tell his

friends.

If you were told you would miss your bus, would you move hastily

or slowly? Why?

hastilyIf I describe a situation where you should

move quickly, you should run in place and say “Move hastily!”

A dog is chasing me.

I am picking some flowers.

I’m outside and it is starting to pour down rain.

Someone yells “Fire!”

unreasonableIf you are unreasonable, you would do things that don’t

make sense.

unreasonableLittle Rabbit was very

unreasonable to think the sky was falling just because an apple hit

him.

Would it be unreasonable for you to think it was night just because I

turned out the light, or because you saw the moon and stars in the

sky?

unreasonableIf I say something unreasonable, you should

shake your head and say “That is so unreasonable.”

I am going to build a house all by myself.

I am going to do my homework when I get home.

I am going to take my dog for a walk.

I am going to buy every toy in the toy store.

Let’s recap…

and review what we learned.

Fill in the blanks with the correct word.unreasonable hastily devious

The children moved _____________ to the car when the thunderstorm began.

It was _______________ for my Dad to give me 100 hours of chores.

devious gullible courteous

My friends were ____________ when they believed me when I said we were going to the moon on our vacation.

A _______________ person would try to sneak an extra snack into his lunch bag.

courteous rapidly gullible

The boy was very ______________ as he held the door for the ladies.

When we heard the bell ring we walked ______________ to school so we would not be late.

SPELLING WORDS

me

He helped me make apple pie.

see

see- to look at something with the eyesI see the rabbit running across the field.

feet

feet- a part of the body used for standing or walking

My feet were cold, so I put on socks.

seat

seat- something, such as a chair, that is used for people to sit on

Please sit down all the way in your seat.

meat

meat- a type of foodWhat type of meat do you like best?

team

team- a groupOur team won the ballgame.

slow

slow- not moving quicklyThe people were very slow.

road

road- an open passage for vehicles to travel on

You have to obey the speed limit while traveling on the road.

our

Our class is going on a field trip to the zoo.

over

over- opposite of underThe rabbit hopped over the hill.