WHAT ABOUT ME? BY: ED YOUNG

Grade 3.1Reading Street Student Edition pgs. 64-77

Before reading…preview the title and illustrations to predict what

the story’s about.

With your elbow buddy…share and discuss your prediction.

Team Talk

With your elbow buddy…discuss what you know about fables.

Team Talk

A fable is…a very short and often very old story that teaches a moral or lesson at the

end.

Vocabulary Book Sample

My Vocab.

Book

Back

Inside

Discovering Vocabulary For each vocabulary word, complete your own

circle map.

chorus

Page number from the text, on

where you found the

word.

Definition

Illustration

Using the word in your

own sentence.

Discovering Vocabulary

chorus

Pg. #

Singers or speakers who perform as a group.

The chorus performed at

the school assembly.

EXAMPLE:

Selection Vocabulary:

carpenter carpetmaker

knowledge marketplace

merchant plenty

straying threadClick PLAY when you’re ready for a review!

CARPENTER (NOUN)

Someone who builds with wood.

CARPETMAKER(NOUN)A rug weaver.

KNOWLEDGE (NOUN)

Having information, facts, and ideas.

MARKETPLACE (NOUN)

A place where people buy and sell.

MERCHANT (NOUN)

Someone who buys and sells goods.

PLENTY (ADJECTIVE)

More than enough.

STRAYING (ADJECTIVE)

Wandering away.

THREAD (NOUN)

A fine twisted cord.

Now, try a vocabulary review!

What words did you discover?

Fill in the Blank

While walking through town, we decided to stop by the __________ to buy some goods.

carpenter

carpetmaker knowledge marketplace merchant

Vocabulary Words

What words did you discover?

Fill in the Blank

We donated bags of candy to the school, because we had __________ to share.

carpetmaker

knowledge marketplace merchant plenty

Vocabulary Words

What words did you discover?

Fill in the Blank

It’s always nice to share new ___________ with others, especially when learning new things.

carpenter

carpetmaker knowledge merchant straying

Vocabulary Words

What words did you discover?

Fill in the Blank

The ____________ began building a tree house for the neighborhood kids.

carpenter

carpetmaker plenty straying thread

Vocabulary Words

What words did you discover?

Fill in the Blank

After the flood damage, the carpetmaker repaired our favorite living room rug using special _________.

carpenter

carpetmaker knowledge merchant thread

Vocabulary Words

marketplace While walking through town, we

decided to stop by the marketplace to buy some goods.

plenty We donated bags of candy to the

school, because we had plenty to share.

knowledge It’s always nice to share new

knowledge with others, especially when learning new things.

carpenter The carpenter began building a

tree house for the neighborhood kids.

thread After the flood damage, the

carpetmaker repaired our favorite living room rug using special thread.

I hope you enjoy reading…