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Word Power Reproducible Workbook plus Teacher’s Guide Grades 2–3 by Eleanor J. Wier and Susan K. Whiting Artist: Carol Tiernon Copyeditor: Cindy Barden Cover and Inside Design: Good Neighbor Press, Inc. Each book in the Word Power series provides 22 activities which introduce more than 60 challenging new words chosen from popular literature at the designated level. This mode of selection expands the conventional basal vocabularies and ensures the usefulness of words learned. Three, two-page reviews reinforce learning. Activity pages introduce new words in context. Reinforcement is provided in student activities match- ing words with their meanings, alphabetizing words, matching words with their antonyms, and com- pleting puzzles. All lessons are teacher-created. The teaching guide includes a list of source books for each level. MP3433 Copyright © 2001 Milliken Publishing Company St. Louis, Missouri All rights reserved Permission to reproduce pages extends to the teacher-purchaser for individual classroom use, not to exceed in any event more than one copy per student in a course. The reproduction of any part for an entire school or school system or for commercial use is strictly prohibited.
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Teaching Guide This book is designed to increase students' reading and writing Pages 8–9 All key words from pages 1–7 are listed and used in the vocabulary. It can be used effectively with second, third, or fourth activities. Students may need help to begin the large crossword puz- grade students. Teacher/parent direction is important. Have students zle. read the context paragraphs aloud, especially for the first few pages. Page 11 The reading is in dialogue and can provide for a dramatic Work through the activities with students, expanding on recognition of oral reading. Let several sets of students present the little play to the words that are alike and different. class. The key words were selected from popular children's literature (see Page 12 The story and some of the activities use common sayings the Book List). Words were chosen that would be useful for under- related to the attributes of animals. Discuss other stories, such as standing books widely read in the early grades. The words were also Aesop fables, in which animals have human traits: i.e. wise owl, evaluated for high utility in typical speaking, reading, and writing clever cat or fox, sly fox or weasel, quiet mouse, fat pig, hungry bear, vocabularies. stubborn mule, meek lamb. Discuss expressions in which people are The chosen words were then divided into activities in which the key compared to animals: waddled like a duck, worked as hard as a word was grouped with other words with common or related mean- horse, strong as an ox, etc. ing. Often the set will be two synonyms and an antonym. Vocabulary Page 14 Pretend was introduced in the earlier book. activities include finding synonyms, antonyms, related words, rhyming, alphabetizing, and categorizing. Page 15 Discussion for Part C might cover elves, gnomes, lep- Each activity provides for reading the new words in context and then rechauns, fairies, trolls, etc. Your young writers could make-believe using the words in several ways. Most important is the writing of the they were anyone who could make magic. words in sentence stories. The authors suggest that the pages be Page 16 For Part B exercise 3, note that all 3 words will fit in the used in the order presented. Once words have been introduced they context. When the word list is as closely connected as this one, are used in later pages to reinforce meaning and comprehension. words are almost synonyms for each other. The lesson provides an This provides continued practice and will be helpful in adding these opportunity to teach about the subtle differences between closely words to students' everyday vocabulary. related words. You could help students to realize that astonish is Teachers and parents are encouraged to make the books on the list more than amaze and amaze more than surprise. available for recreational reading. The following suggestions will Pages 17–18 Review pages. Check these pages as soon as possible extend activities. to correct any problems. Page 1 Demonstrate how to fill in a puzzle. Page 21 For Part C discuss the idea of needs vs. wants. Page 2 Before the writing assignment, provide time to discuss the Page 22 Before doing this page, you may want to have the class feel of a windy day. Make a list of other wind words. Point out that make a list of words that sound like their meanings. Part B requires adding -y endings makes wind and breeze into modifiers windy and alphabetizing dependent on the final letter. breezy. Page 24 This lesson presents only one key word and works with mul- Page 3 In order to alphabetize, students must go to third letter. If this tiple meanings. A similar activity could be prepared with other words procedure has not been previously taught, introduce the practice such as bank (earlier book), bark, strike, and run. For older students, now. Provide time to share the original stories students write. this can be a good introduction to dictionary use of numbered entries. Page 4 The word common was introduced in the earlier book. Page 25 If necessary, introduce piano and weigh as new sight words. Making out a simple family tree going back one generation can be Page 28 Amelia Bedelia books will be helpful for this lesson on the fun. In presenting the project, provide the opportunity to do a fantasy multiple meanings of words. The lesson titles distinguish homographs tree instead of an actual one for children who may, for any reason, and homophones (same spelling of different words versus same prefer not to give family facts. sound for different spellings). The general word homonym is sufficient Page 5 Review -ed as a past tense ending. Note that the key words for most student use. Begin a class list of such words. all have the t sound. If necessary, review the concept of base words and the changes that suffixes make. Page 6 Share stories aloud and on the bulletin board. Page 7 Some students may need help in writing the words that go with the symbols. In oral checking, have capable students give the names of ?, question mark, !, exclamation mark, etc. Part D can be a creative activity. Encourage students to bring in examples of emblems, flags, etc. Let the group prepare a sample class emblem. Then help students create their own emblems. Suggest they use favorite colors, things, ideas. Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved. i MP3433 Word Power 2–3
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Book List 1. Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans 2. Madeline and the Bad Hat, Ludwig Bemelmans 3. Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower, Peggy Parish 4. Amelia Bedelia Helps Out, Peggy Parish 5. Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia, Peggy Parish 6. Curious George, Margaret Rey 7. Curious George Rides a Bike, Margaret Rey 8. Curious George Takes a Job, Margaret Rey 9. Loveable Lyle, Bernard Waber 10. Lyle and the Birthday Party, Bernard Waber 11. Worse Than Willy, James Stevenson 12. The Amazing Bone, William Steig Page Key Word Source Page Key Word Source Page Key Word Source 1 brook 10 curious (6) 19 launch (7) stream snoopy admiral river (7) nosy (12) fleet 2 gust (6) 11 dreadful (1) 20 loyal (1) breeze frightening faithful gale (11) horrible true 3 jolt (7) 12 clever (1) 21 crave (1) jostle wise desire jiggle sly require 4 folks (4) 13 gazed (9) 22 squawk (9) kin glimpsed squeal forebear peered squeak 5 embraced (1 & 12) 14 fret (4) 23 ailing (10) clasped worry (12) ill grasped complain (12) healthy 6 boast (2) 15 mischief (8) 24 shed (1) brag trick praise prank 7 mascot (1) 16 astonishment 25 scale (4) symbol amaze (12) emblem surprise 8-9 Review Pages 17-18 Review Pages 26-27 Review Pages 28 homophones steak – stake hare – hair mail – male waste – waist son – sun MP3433 Word Power 2–3 ii Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ brook stream river Once a little fish swam in a little brook. He splashed in the cool water. One day he wiggled his tail and swam away. As he swam, his path in the water grew wider. Soon it became a stream. The little fish began to grow bigger. On and on he swam. The water became wider and deeper until, at last, it was a river. The fish was big now. He found other fish that lived in the deep water. He was happy in his new home. A. Read the story. Then fill in the missing words. 1. A little fish swam in a little ________________________ . 2. The brook grew into a ________________________ . 3. Water that is wide and deep is called a ______________________ . B. Write the missing words or letters. 1. Write the word that rhymes with dream ___________________________________________________________________ took _____________________________________________________________________ 2. Write the two syllable word. _____________ /_____________ 3. Fill in the missing vowels. 2. br ____ ____ k str ____ ____ m r ____ ____ r 1. C. Fill in the puzzle using the key words. 3. 1. Where the bigger fish swam. 2. Where the little fish swam. 3. Where the biggest fish swam. D. On another paper, write your own story about a river or a stream. Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved. 1 MP3433 Word Power 2–3
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ gust breeze gale The Wind saw Bo flying a new fish kite. “I think I’ll have fun with Bo’s kite,” said the Wind. It blew a soft puff of wind. The little breeze lifted the kite higher and higher. Then the Wind blew harder. This gust of wind made the kite fly up and down. It danced in, out, around and around. Suddenly, the Wind blew very hard. This gale almost pulled the kite out of Bo’s hand. Bo did not want to lose the new kite. He held on very tightly. A. Read the story Then fill in the missing words. 1. A strong, hard wind is a ________________________________. 2. A puff of wind is a ________________________________. 3. A ________________________________ of wind made the kite fly up and down. B. Write the missing words. 1. Write the words that rhyme. must ________________________ freeze ______________________ sale _________________________ 2. Write the word with the long e sound. ______________________ 3. Write the word with the long a sound. ______________________ 4. Write the word with the short u sound. ______________________ C. On another paper, write a story about a windy day. Use as many “wind” words as you can. MP3433 Word Power 2–3 2 Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ jolt jostle jiggle Bo did not want to lose the fish kite. The Wind still wanted to play. A quick gust made the kite string jiggle in Bo’s hand. Then, the kite bumped roughly as the wind began to jostle it. Suddenly, the Wind stopped blowing. The kite hit the ground with a jolt. Bo ran to check. The Wind blew softly. It had not hurt the beautiful new kite. A. Read the story. Then fill in the missing words. 1. If you bump something roughly, you ___________________________ it. 2. The string began to ___________________________ in Bo’s hand. 3. The kite hit the ground with a ___________________________ . B. Write the missing words. 1. Put the key words in alphabetical order. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 2. Write the words that rhyme. bolt ______________________ giggle ______________________ 3. Write the words with two syllables. ___________/___________ ___________/___________ C. Pretend you are a kite on a windy day. On another paper, write a story about being jostled, jiggled, and jolted. Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved. 3 MP3433 Word Power 2–3
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ folks kin forebear Big Jim Bean stood in the doorway. “Howdy folks”, he called. “I’m your Cousin Jim. I’ve come to visit.” “Are you really part of our family?” asked Sandy. “Yes, I am kin like your uncle Joe,” answered Big Jim. “All of us share Great Grandpa Hill. He was our common forebear. You mean you children haven’t learned about kinfolks? Well! We have to have a long, long talk.” A. Read the story. Then fill in the missing words. 1. Members of a family have a common _____. 2. Cousin Jim said he was _____ just like an uncle. 3. Families are sometimes called _____. B. Write the missing words. 1. Your great grandparent is your _____. 2. Write the words that rhyme. tin ____________________ jokes ____________________ 3. Use two of the key words to make a compound word. ___________________ / ___________________ C. On another paper, list the folks in your family who live in your house. List the names of people who are your forebears. MP3433 Word Power 2–3 4 Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ Mother and Dad came to the door. embraced “Hello, Cousin Jim. What a nice surprise!” clasped said Mother as she embraced him. grasped “Come inside,” Dad said as he clasped Big Jim’s hand in welcome. Big Jim Bean leaned down and grasped his suitcase. Then he stepped inside. A. Read the story. Then fill in the missing words. 1. Dad ________________________ Cousin Jim’s hand. 2. Mother ________________________ Cousin Jim. 3. Big Jim ________________________ his suitcase B. Write the answers. 1. Write the base word for each key word. _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ 2. Write the two key words that rhyme. _______________________ _______________________ 3. Write the word that means hugged. _________________________________ 4. Write the word that means grabbed. ________________________________ 5. Write the word that means to join hands. ___________________________ C. Use the base word for each key word to fill in the puzzle. 1. to grab 1. 2. to hug 2. 3. to hold D. On another paper, write a story 3. about greeting a friend or relative. Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved. 5 MP3433 Word Power 2–3
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ boast brag praise The second graders were playing kickball. The Tiger Team was ahead. The score was 3 to 2. Pablo began to brag, “The Tigers are winning because I’m the best player.” “Don’t boast too soon. It’s the team that plays together that wins,” said the coach. “That team will get my praise.” A. Read the story. Then fill in the missing words. 1. The coach will ____________________ the winners. 2. Pablo began to ____________________ . 3. The coach said not to ____________________ too soon. B. Write the key words. 1. Write the words that rhyme. raise ____________________ tag ____________________ toast ____________________ 2. For a job well done, you may get ____________________ . 3. If you boast too often, others may say you ____________________ . C. On another paper, write a story of a time when you got special praise. MP3433 Word Power 2–3 6 Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ Baker School has a tiger for a mascot. The tiger is mascot a good luck symbol for their school team. A student in symbol a tiger suit leads school cheers at the games. Team emblem members wear a picture of a tiger on their shirts. The tiger emblem is on many things around Baker School. A. Read the story. Then fill in the missing words. 1. The ___________________ is a picture of a tiger. 2. The school ___________________ is a tiger. 3. A mascot is a good luck ___________________. B. Write the keywords. Meg is going to make an e___________________ for her school. Their m ___________________ is a bluebird. Meg will use musical notes as s___________________s on the e ___________________ for the band. C. A symbol is a sign that stands for something else. Write the symbols in the group where they belong. Tell what each one means. $ + ! = ? , 3 ¢ numbers money punctuation ____ ___________________ ____ ___________________ ____ ___________________ ____ ___________________ ____ ___________________ ____ ___________________ ____ ___________________ ____ ___________________ ____ ___________________ D. On another paper, draw an emblem for your school or club using a favorite thing for a symbol. Tell about it. Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved. 7 MP3433 Word Power 2–3
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Review Name ___________________________________________________________ brook gust jolt folks embraced boast mascot stream breeze jostle kin grasped brag emblem river gale jiggle clasped praise symbol forebear A. Use words from the box to fill in the blanks. 1. Little fish swam in a little __________________________. 2. A puff of wind is a __________________________. 3. The kite hit the ground with a __________________________. 4. Your great great grandparents are your __________________________s. 5. The coach said not to ____________________________. 6. The team had a tiger for a __________________________. 7. A job well done deserves __________________________. 8. A __________________________ is bigger than a stream. 9. Mother hugged and __________________________ her. 10. If you bump something roughly, you __________________________ it. 11. A sign that stands for something else is a __________________________. 12. Dad __________________________ Cousin Jim’s hand. B. Write the word from the word box that rhymes with each word below. 1. dream _________________________ 5. clasped _______________________ 2. sneeze _________________________ 6. tag ___________________________ 3. wiggle _________________________ 7. sale ___________________________ 4. tin ___________________________ 8. raise __________________________ MP3433 Word Power 2–3 8 Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
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Review Name ___________________________________________________________ C. Put each group of words in alphabetical order. 1. brook, brag, breeze 3. symbol, river, stream 2. gust, emblem, folks 4. forebear, clasped, boast 1. ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. ___________________________________________________________________________ D. Use words from the box on page 8 to complete the puzzle. 1. Across 2. 3. 4. special thanks 4. 5. hit hard 5. 6. hard wind 6. 8. a place to fish 7. 12. hugged 13. a sign Down 8. 9. 10. 1. a puff of wind 11. 2. soft wind 3. folks 12. 5. bump 6. grabbed 7. brag 9. big stream 13. 10. good luck animal 11. picture of an idea Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved. 9 MP3433 Word Power 2–3
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ Mother Mouse said to Matt Mouse, curious “Don’t go into the kitchen tonight.” snoopy “Why?” asked Matt, but nosy Mother didn’t answer. This made Matt more curious. As soon as he could, Matt slipped into the kitchen. He was a nosy mouse, and he looked in every nook and cranny. Poking around a corner, snoopy Matt saw two huge, yellow, shiny things. Now, the little mouse was scared. He turned and ran back into his home. A. Read the story. Then fill in the missing words 1. “Why?” asked Matt. He was __________________________. 2. The __________________________ little mouse saw two yellow things. 3. The __________________________ mouse looked in every nook and cranny. B. Write the key words. 1. Write the words that rhyme cozy __________________________ furious __________________________ droopy __________________________ 2. When you wonder about something, you are ________________________. 3. To be snoopy is to be __________________________. 4. Put the key words in alphabetical order. Then write them in the puzzle. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 1. _____________________________________ 2. C. On another paper, write a story of your own using the key words. 3. MP3433 Word Power 2–3 10 Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ “Mother, Mother!” cried Matt dreadful Mouse. “I just saw the most horrible frightening thing! It was frightening!” “Where?” horrible asked Mother. “In the kitchen,” said Matt. “Didn’t I say not to go into the kitchen?” asked Mother. “Yes, but I am a curious mouse. I was being nosy,” replied Matt. “Tell me what you saw,” said Mother as she embraced Matt. “In a corner, I saw two huge, yellow, shiny things. I was scared,” Matt said. “How dreadful for you! You saw the eyes of the new house cat, Zips. Cats can be dangerous for little mice,” said Mother. A. Read the story. Then fill in the missing words. 1. Mother said, “How _____________________________ for you.” 2. The two yellow, shiny things were _____________________________. 3. Curious Matt saw a most _____________________________ thing. B. Write the answers. 1. Put the key words in alphabetical order. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 2. Match each key word with its base word. horror frightening dread horrible fright dreadful C. On another paper, write a scary story using the key words. Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved. 11 MP3433 Word Power 2–3
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ clever wise One morning, Mr. White said, “I think there is a sly mouse in our house. We must get a cat. It must be a wise cat and a clever one. The cat we need should be sneaky. It takes a sly cat to catch a mouse.” Zips heard Mr. White talking. Zips knew he could sneak up on mice. He was looking for a new home. So Zips came to live with Mr. White. A. Read the story. Then fill in the missing words. 1. Mr. White wanted a ___________________________ cat. 2. He said, “It must be a wise cat and a __________________________ one.” 3. To catch mice, Zips had to be ___________________________. B. Write the key words. 1. Write the words that rhyme fly ___________________________ size ___________________________ never ___________________________ 2. Write a key word to finish each common saying. ___________________________ as an owl ___________________________ as a cat ___________________________ as a fox 3. Put the key words in alphabetical order. Then write them in the puzzle. 1. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 2. _____________________________________ 3. C. On another paper, write a story about a clever pet. Use all key words. MP3433 Word Power 2–3 12 Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ gazed glimpsed peered Zips, the clever cat, set out to catch the mice. He began to sneak around the kitchen looking for the mouse house. At last, he spotted the little hole. “Ah, ha!” he cried. “I have found it.” Zips sat down and looked at the hole. He did not move. He gazed into the darkness. Suddenly, he glimpsed something move. “What was that?” he asked himself. Zips peered deeper into the hole. There, staring back at him was the snoopy nose of curious Matt. A. Read the story. Then fill in the missing words. 1. Zips ___________________________ deeper into the hole. 2. Zips sat and ___________________________ at the hole. 3. Zips ___________________________ something move. B. Write the base word for each key word. 1. A quick look is a ___________________________. 1. 2. 2. To stare a long time is to ___________________________. 3. To watch or to peer is to ___________________________. C. Use the base words to fill in the puzzle. D. On another paper, write a story about something you have seen. Use all key words. 3. Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved. 13 MP3433 Word Power 2–3
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ fret worry complain Zips began to worry Mother Mouse. “I do wish he would go away,” she sighed. “So do I,” said Matt. “I can’t snoop in the kitchen.” “You stay out of the kitchen. I don’t want to have to fret about you,” Mother warned. Matt began to complain. “But it’s no fun in here.” Mother said, “Remember how frightening it was the first time you met that horrible Zips. Be wise. Stay out of the cat’s way!” A. Read the story. Then fill in the missing words. 1. Matt began to ________________________ that it was no fun. 2. Mother began to ________________________ about Zips at the door. 3. Mother warned, “I don’t want to ________________________.” B. Write the key words. 1. You might ________________________ about something if you didn’t like it. 2. To worry is to ________________________. 3. If something bothers you, you often ________________________ about it. C. Pretend you are Mother Mouse. On another paper, write about other things that might worry you. Use all key words. MP3433 Word Power 2–3 14 Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ mischief trick prank “It may be wise to stay out of Zips’ way,” thought Matt. “But I want to be clever. I will play a trick on that cat. I will get Molly Mouse to help. She likes to play pranks, too.” So Matt and Molly met to plan their mischief. Matt went to the back door of the mouse house. Molly stayed at the front door where Zips sat. Matt put out his tail. He jiggled it. Zips jumped and turned. Then Molly thumped her tail. Zips ran back and forth between the two little mice. Zips began to worry. He could not catch Matt or Molly. Their game was working. A. Read the story. Then fill in the missing words. 1. Matt and Molly planned their ________________. 2. Matt wanted to play a ________________ on Zips. 3. Molly liked to play ________________s too. B. Write the key words. 1. ________________ can lead to trouble. 2. A magician does a magic ________________. 3. A mean trick is called a ________________. C. Pretend you are an elf planning mischief. On another paper, write a story about playing a trick or prank on someone. Use all key words. Draw a picture to go with your story. Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved. 15 MP3433 Word Power 2–3
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Key Words Name ___________________________________________________________ astonishment amaze surprise The next day came a big surprise. Matt peered out of the mouse house. Zips was not gazing back! “Where is he?” asked Matt curiously. “Don’t worry. He will be back,” said Molly. “Our clever trick worked,” boasted Matt. “Don’t brag too soon. Zips might be hiding.” “Let’s go see,” said Matt bravely. The two little mice strolled into the kitchen. To their astonishment, Zips just sat and looked at them. “I give up. Let’s be friends and amaze everyone,” said Zips. “Cats and mice be friends? That will be a wonder!” laughed Matt. A. Read the story. Then fill in the missing words. 1. It was a ________________________ not to see Zips. 2. Cats and mice as friends will ________________________ everyone. 3. To their ________________________ Zips just gazed at them. B. Fill in the missing words. 1. Write the base word for astonishment. ________________________ 2. A magic trick will ________________________ you. 3. A ________________________ party can be fun! C. On another paper, write a story about a surprising time. Use all key words. MP3433 Word Power 2–3 16 Copyright © 2001—Milliken Publishing Co. All rights reserved.
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