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The Mixed Up Chameleon

hide

slide

ride

wide

pride

bid

kid

eyelid

inside

hid

big

brown

eat

people

· Dull – not bright or clear.

· Exciting – lively and interesting

· Handsome – good-looking

· Sideways – from side to side

· Sparkling – shiny, bright

· Spotted - saw

Get Up and Go!

games

take

make

name

flame

same

became

brake

snake

mistake eyelid

slide

line

more

together

· Always – all the time

· Homework – schoolwork that is done at home

· Minutes – units of time; sixty minutes make one hour

· Snuggle – hug and cuddle

· Treat – a special gift

Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon

barked

licked

backed

thanked

painted

opened

mailed

remarked

checked

finished mistake

became

about

few

same

· Chipmunks – small striped members of the squirrel family that live underground.

· Picked – gathered with the hands or fingers.

· Sniffing – smelling by taking short breaths through the nose.

· South – in the direction opposite of north; one of the four directions on the compass.

· Woods – forest.

Days with Frog and Toad

cried

hurried

replied

fried

tried

worried

carried

copied

married

studied

remarked

finished

alone

river

think

· Alone- not with anyone

· Cheer – make glad

· Fine – very good

· Meadow – grassy land

· Reason – cause

· Spoiled – ruined

Wilson Sat Alone

sat

ate

acrobat

flat

that

fat

gate

appreciate

create

state

worried

studied

children

each

girl

· Amazing – surprising

· Clustered – formed a group

· Gathered – came together

· Raced – ran quickly

· Wandered – went from place to place without a plan

The Enormous Turnip

black

pack

crack

snack

horseback

lock

rocket

flock

shock

clock

appreciate

acrobat

grow

last

mouse

· Enormous – very large

· Granddaughter – a daughter of one’s son or daughter

· Grew – became larger

· Planted – put in the ground to grow

· Strong – powerful

· Turnip – a kind of root vegetable

Helping Out

learn

earnest

earth

heard

pearl

search

rehearse

earn

yearn

research

horseback

rocket

early

pretty

someone

· Alongside – by the side of

· Chores – jobs that have to be done regularly.

· Engine – motor

· Simple – not difficult, fancy or complicated

· Sprout – begin to grow

· Tool – an object that makes a job easier

Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane

Mr.

Mrs.

Dr.

Jan.

Aug.

Dec.

Tues.

Wed.

Sun.

St.

Rehearse

search

Before

Blue

Room

· Cranes – machines with long, moveable arms used to lift things.

· Directions – instructions on how to do something.

· Promise – statement made by a person telling that he or she will do something.

· Twitch – to move with a sharp, quick movement

· Worry – to think that bad things may happen

Hedgehog Bakes a Cake

four

poured

yours course

court

fourteen

mourn

source

fourth

resource

Dr.

St.

smell

thank

open

· Batter – thick liquid mixture used in cooking

· Buttery – full of or covered with butter

· Perfect – as good as something can be

· Recipe – set of instructions, or steps, used when cooking or baking

· Smeared – spread something sticky or greasy

· Yellow Cake – cake that is yellow because it contains egg yolks

Lemonade for Sale

bar

jar

star

farm

harm

charm

dark

remark

sparkle

alarm

fourteen

source

between

enough

idea

· Announced – made something known to many people

· Arrived – came to a place

· Glum – gloomy; sad

· Members – those who belong to a group

· Rebuild – make something again; build again

Johnny Appleseed

pioneers

cheers

clearing

hear

nearby

year

beard

reindeer

steer

peer

remark

alarm

sleep

country

rain

· Frontier – the part of the country at the edge of a settled area

· Nearby – not far away

· Orchards – areas of land where fruit trees are grown

· Survive – stay alive

· Tame – to bring under control or make more gentle

· Wild – in a natural state; not controlled by humans

From Seed to Plant

sprout

streams

through

strong

strap

springtime

spray

throat

three

ostrich

pioneers

clearing

air

different

light

· Beautiful – very pretty

· Nutrition – food part that is needed for life and growth

· Protects – keeps safe from harm

· Ripens – matures and becomes ready to eat

· Streams – small rivers; brooks

The Secret Life of Trees

smooth

roots

food

scooter

boot

broom

moon

cartoon

roof

spoon

springtime

ostrich

answer

paper

page

· Discover – find out; learn for the first time

· Energy – the power to do things

· Forecast – predict

· Shed – throw off

· Source – a place from which something comes

Watermelon Day

knock

knew

knight

wrong

write

sign

gnat

wrist

unknown

writer

scooter

cartoon

dark

front

past

· Beneath – under

· Knelt – got down on knees

· Relay Race – a running contest in which team members take turns running

· Shimmered – shone

· Snug – tight or cozy

· Wrinkled – had many small folds

Pumpkin Fiesta

beauties

babies

cities

duties

bodies

skies

copies

cries

pennies

hobbies

sign

unknown

drink

hill

road

· Boasted – bragged

· Crept – moved slowly

· Crown – a pretty head covering, often with points

· Village – a group of houses that is not as large as a town

· Vines – plants with long stems that need to be held up

BANNER DAYS

The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash

how

mouth

out

house

without

found

around

sound

now

brow

beauties

skies

started

mean

cow

· Boring – not interesting or exciting

· Ducked – bent down suddenly

· Sense – meaning (as in “make sense”)

· Suppose – think or imagine

· Tractor – a farm machine

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

voices

cowboys

toy

enjoyment

oil

point

join

soil

joy

coin

around

without

fire

train

wait

· Capture – took control lover

· Imagination – the ability to think of things that aren’t real

· Manners – polite ways to behave

· Matador – bullfighter

· Plains – flat open areas of land

· Relax – have fun doing very little

· Vacation – time off from work or school

Dear Mr. Blueberry

blue

too

glue

zoo

room

clue

due

rooftop

true

noontime

cowboys

voices

letter

sea

won’t

· Details – small bits of information

· Disappoint – to make someone sad because something expected did not happen

· Forcibly – strongly; by force

· Information – facts about a person, place or thing

· Oceans – large bodies of salt water where whales and other animals live

· Stroke – to rub something gently

Cool Ali

wife

wives

leaf

leaves

elf

elves

shelf

shelves

life

lives

rooftop

true

bone

draw

whose

· Admired- noticed something and liked it

· Fussed – showed unhappiness; complained

· Haze – misty, smoky, or dusty air

· Mimicked – copied

· Notice - be ware of

· Pale – light in color

The Emperor’s Egg

completely

actually

doing

taking

swimming

eating

slowly

starting

standing

freezing

leaf

leaves

important

nothing

dinner

· Flippers – small fins used like hands and feet

· Hatch – to break out of an egg

· Miserable – very unhappy

· Slippery – not sticky, causing sliding

· Waddled – moved in a funny way, like a duck

· Horizon – where the sky seems to meet the earth

The Pine Park Mystery

remove

return

recycle

replace

recall

preheat

prepay

preschool

preview

prefix

swimming

doing

maybe

near

park

· Caused – made something happen

· Clasp – a small hook that holds parts together

· Confused – to be uncertain or unclear about something

· Cornered – to get a person or an animal into a situation or position that is a trap

· Objects – things that you can see and touch but are not alive

· Removes – takes away

· Typical – normal or unusual for a kind of thing

Good-bye, Curtis

we’ll

I’ll

you’ll

they’ll

don’t

can’t

isn’t

it’s

that’s

shouldn’t

preheat

recycle

shop

surprise

kittens

· Addresses – the street names, street numbers, cities, and states where businesses or homes can be found

· Clerk – a salesperson in a store

· Grown – to increase in size or age

· Honor – show of respect and love

· Pour – to move somewhere quickly and in large numbers

· Route – a series of places or customers visited regularly by a person who delivers or sells something

Max Found Two Sticks

new

crew

stew

grew

threw

bruise

fruit

pursuit

juice

recruit

you’ll

shouldn’t

church

windows

sisters

· Appeared – came into view

· Conductor – someone who is in charge of a train

· Created – made or designed something

· Imitated – copied something or someone

· Rhythm – a regular beat in music, poetry, or dance

· Startled – surprised someone and made the person jump

Anthony Reynoso: Born to Rope

paragraph

petroglyphs

photo

telephone

graph

laugh

cough

rough

enough

tough

pursuit

recruit

birthday

buy

dance

· Dappled – marked with spots or patches of light and dark

· Exhibition – a show for the public

· Landscape Business – a company that makes money by designing, shaping, and planting gardens for customers

· Ranch – a large farm for raising horses, beef cattle, or sheep

· Thousands – whole numbers written 1,000, 2.000, 3,000 and so on that are equal to 10 times 100, 200, 300 and so on

Chinatown

taller

tallest

fresher

freshest

smaller

smallest

smarter

smartest

happier

happiest

paragraph

telephone

lion

oil

men

· Celebrations – joyous gatherings usually to mark important events

· Develop – to make something better; improve

· Furious – very angry

· Graceful – lovely way of moving

· Grocery Store – a shop that sells food and household goods

· Students – people who go to school

Abuela

airport

airplanes

chair

careful

dare

share

rare

scare

hair

pair

tallest

happier

boat

city

morning

· Flock – group of birds.

· Glide – fly smoothly without effort.

· Harbor – place where ships dock.

· Soared – flew high

· Swooping – flying downward fast

Beginner’s World Atlas

look

could

would

cook

book

boyhood

foot

childhood

stood

should

careful

chair

mountain

state

America

· Connects – brings together

· Distance – how far it is from one place to another

· Features – traits or characteristics.

· Mapmaker – a person who makes maps.

· Peel – pull off

Dinosaurs Travel

routine

through

you

soup

group

wound

coupon

youth

throughway

throughout

childhood

should

able

board

seat

· Cassette – case with tape inside used to record music.

· Companions – people who come along with someone.

· Luggage – suitcases or boxes used by travelers.

· Relatives – people of the same family.

· Sturdy – strong and made to last.

Montigue on the High Seas

crawled

saw

caught

seesaw

draw

lawn

naughty

taught

daughter

yawn

throughout

coupon

hole

night

story

· Cozy – snug, comfortable

· Drifted – pushed along by moving water

· Fleet – group of ships or boats

· Launched – caused to slide into the water

· Looming – appearing large and scary

· Realized – understood, figured out

Ruth Law Thrills a Nation

overdue

overnight

overboard

overflow

overhead

unfriendly

unsure

uneven

unfair

unfold

daughter

yawn

hungry

group

above

· Feat – an amazing deed

· Heroine – a woman who has done something very brave or helpful

· Hospitality – friendly treatment of guests or strangers

· Refused – would not do

· Spectators – people who watch

· Stood – was unchallenged