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By Cynthia Rylant
Vocabulary for
Meet the Author :
• Cynthia Rylant was born in Hopewell, Virginia, on June 6, 1954. She grew up with her mother and grandparents in Beaver, West Virginia.
• Growing up, she liked comic books, pets, pajama parties, and the Beatles.
• Now Cynthia Rylant lives in Oregon with her son and two cats.
• "Playing is the greatest training you can have for being a writer."
Meet the illustrator :
• Mark Teague and his family live in upstate New York. He worked in a bookstore after college. His job was to set up the books for display.
• The children's books made him remember his childhood. As a boy, he had written his own stories and drawn pictures for them.
• Working in the bookstore inspired Mark Teague. He soon began his grown-up career as a writer and illustrator of children's books.
• Today, he illustrates his own and other authors' books.
Genre – FictionSometimes characters in
fiction are funny.
Look for:•Things that a character does or says that are funny.•Other funny parts of the story.
Story Summary: Poppleton goes shopping for a bed and makes sure that he gets the perfect one.
Pop Quiz• What does the author do?• He or she writes the stories.
• What does the illustrator do?
• He or she draws takes the pictures.
1. Put your reading book on your desk.
2.Open your book to the glossary. (The glossary is on page 263 in the back of your reading book.)
3.When you see the word “Glossary,” get ready to find the word.
2
Brought
brought
brought - did bring
The little boy brought his mom a valentine.
1
read - understood words by looking
Milly likes to read books.
Read read
3
Mrs. Mutner likes to go over a few of her classroom rules.
few - not many
Few few
4
Boy boy
boy - a young man
The boy is taking his dog for a walk.
4
Head head - top
part of body
The legend says that Johnny Appleseed wore a pot on his head.
head
• Say the words.
• Read the sentences.
• Fill in the blank.
Sam wants to catch a _______
crickets so he can go fishing.
broughtfewboyheadread
Betsy likes to ______ to her bears.
fewreadbroughthead boy
The ostrich buries his ______ in the sand.
head readboybroughtfew
broughtboyhead readfew
Look what the tide ________ in.
The _____ is walking in the rain.
readfew broughtboy head
1.brought - did bring2.few - not many3.boy - a young man4.head - top part of body5.read - understood words by
looking
Match the words to its meaning.
A.- understood
words by
looking
B.– not many
C.- a young man
D.- did bring
E.- top part of
body
1.brought _
2.boy __
3.head __
4.read __
5.few __
A
B
D
E
C
Say the Sight Words
boy any werethink elephant
brought head few those talk
New words in the story: “Poppleton Everyday”
decidedbuyclosed
since
grown-up
storecertainlyrightaskedsaleslady
smilefollowedbiggestvastenormoussizeclimbededgebothbottom
airdifferenttwentypropped
pillows
crackerscrumbswatchedcheckedpardon
That pig is no longer a boy, but
he’s acting like one! I brought
him a book. He read a few
pages. I even brought him
crackers. Look at him now! He
is lying on his head. What is he
doing?
Word Power
Anne Miller
Web LinksYou should be able to click on these sites and go to them by pointing and clicking.
Word Endings -ED and -ING Practice #1
1st Grade Language skills (Nouns Person, Place Or Thing, More with Nouns and Pronouns , Contraction, ABC Order, Rhyming Words, Describing Words (Adjectives), Sentences (Capitalization and Punctuation), Antonyms and Synonyms) Describing Words That Compare Troublesome Words More Troublesome Words
Vocabulary Practice:Which word fits? 1 Which word fits? 2
Story Practice:Poppleton Every Day 1 Poppleton Every Day 2
Fun links for “Poppleton Everyday”
• Farms: Pigs • The Joy of Pigs – videos on pigs• Ziggy and Flower's Bedtime
(Popbelly pigs)• POT BELLY PIG PICTURES • Charlotte's Web website• Charlotte's Web abc teach