Little Tiger stayed up all night and went to find someone to play with. Cloud Questions Copyright 2003 Edwin Ellis Because Little Tiger kept saying “I don’t want to go to bed!” At night, since it was supposed to be bedtime. His mom got frustrated because he kept saying “I don’t want to go to bed,” so she let him stay up all night. Little Tiger Mommy Tiger Since tigers live in the jungle it probably happened in the jungle. What happened? Who was involved? Where did it happen? When did it happen? How did it happen? Why did it happen? Title I Don’t Want to go to Bed!

Shaped like cylinder or can A post on a porch Holds up a building Strong word Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young pillar Related wordsDraw a picture Title

Balloons Story Grammar Copyright 2003 Edwin Ellis Graphicorganizers.com A little old woman came and got Camilla to eat what she loved most …. Lima beans! Then Camilla was back to normal. A Bad Case of Stripes By David Shannon Camilla Her mom Other kids at school The doctor The kind old woman Camilla was getting ready for the first day of school. She looked in the mirror & was completely covered with stripes. Title Characters Beginning Ending At Camilla’s house and at Camilla’s school Setting Everyone tried to help Camilla get rid of her stripes. Then she got stars and polka dots, and turned into all kinds of things. Middle

Draw a picture of what happened My prediction ways mostly correct, but the story was slightly different in these ways … CHECK: Read some more to see if your prediction was correct. Ginger ran away from home. I think Ginger will push the kitten out of the basket and make it go away. PREDICT: Predict what you think will happen next My prediction was very different from what actually happened. What actually happened was … * Event Predict*Check Copyright 2003 Edwin Ellis m Title Ginger by Charlotte Voake Ginger got upset because the little kitten would not leave her alone. She even got in her basket! Describe something that has recently happened in the story

Character Predict *Check Copyright 2003 Edwin Ellis Draw a picture of what happened to the character Miguel learned about having turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. But he saved his turkey and they all had chicken instead. Miguel does not know that he will have to kill his turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. Miguel’s father sent him a present and it was a turkey. Describe something that has recently happened to a character in the story PREDICT: Predict what comes next? My prediction is about what will happen to the character My prediction is about what the character will do because of what has already happened X CHECK: Read some more to see if your prediction was correct. My prediction was mostly correct, but the story was slightly different in these ways … My prediction was very different from what actually happened. What actually happened was … X Titl e GRACIAS The Thanksgiving Turkey By Joy Cowley Character Miguel

Judy Jester Is about someone who... A first-grade teacher who tries to balance work, being a mother/grandmother, and fun time!! PERSON So what? What is important to understand about this? Judy Jester is a middle-aged woman who is pulled in LOTS of directions and has trouble deciding which way to go!!  Spend too much money on school ”stuff”  Love spending time with my grandchildren  Enjoy a nice, relaxing meal at a good restaurant  Like to work in my yard/garden  Cook  Get caught up on grading papers  Exercise/Walk  Spend time with my friends  Find a good bargain that makes me feel great  Drive too fast (because I’m late)  Change a flat tire  Like to clean house  Eat liver  Have enough time for myself  Smoke  Get enough sleep  Get to the beach as often as I would like  Get up when the alarm goes off (I hit the snooze at least once) ALWAYS Words that always describe this person OR this person’s actions SOMETIMES Words that sometimes describe this person OR this person’s actions NEVER Words that never describe this person OR this person’s actions

My Brother’s Bug By Jack Prelutsky Poem Juice dripped from the plump orange plump: round and full Use the word plump to describe an orange. Word The spilled grape juice soiled my dress. soiled: made dirty Use the word soiled to tell a time when you spilled juice. Word My bed is beneath the window. beneath: under Use the word beneath to describe your bed. Word

Spiders Charlotte Idea Reminds me of … Eight Legs Eyes Hairy Related ideas Spin Webs Draw a picture word Name

Helmet Breathing Apparatus Axe Rescue Idea Pre-school Lesson Fire Fighter Related ideasDraw a picture Name Breathing Gear

Related Words © 2004 Edwin Ellis Related word word Related words Item or Idea Winter Shorter DaysSnow SportsSpecial Holidays Less play time outsideSleds Snowman Ice Cream Super Bowl Skate RacesChristmas

The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka H. Noble Nobel Meaning # 2 Meaning # 4 Meaning # 1 Meaning # 3 Related sentence word dull Not sharp Not smart, learns slowly… Not exciting or lively… Not shiny… The plastic sword had a dull edge.School was hard for the dull child. The party was dull.The dull ring needed polishing. This example illustrates how the original prompts can be adapted