The Marble Champ Story Vocabulary contest athletic match energy players commotion http://www.opencourtresources.com Open Court 5th Grade Unit 1 Competition and Cooperation Lesson 2 Marble Champ Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

contest The two classes entered the tug-of-war contest. “use context clues” The two classes entered the tug-of-war contest. Lupe Medrano was the winner of the reading contest three summers in a row. contest- a competition Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

“use context clues” athletic Nikki ate dinner with her left hand to spare her marble shooting hand, and said nothing to her parents of her athletic glory. Lisa is very athletic. She skis, swims, and plays soccer. athletic- having skill and strength in sports and other physical activities Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

“use context clues” match She signed up and was assigned her first match on baseball diamond number three. In tennis, a match between two good athletes may last for hours. match- a sports contest Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

“use context clues” energy Lupe, one eye closed, her thumb quivering with energy, blasted two marbles out of the circle. It took all my energy to climb the big hill. energy- what makes someone active in work and at play Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

“use context clues” players Onlookers had gathered too tightly around the players. The chess players were caught up in their game. players – people who take part and play against each other in matches Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

“use context clues” commotion Lupe shook hands with everyone, including a dog who had come over to see what the commotion was all about. The crowd at the soccer game was so noisy that we could hear the commotion from my house. commotion - noisy activity, confusion Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

The Marble Champ - Story Vocabulary contest- a competition athletic- having skill and strength in sports and other physical activities match- a sports contest energy- what makes someone active in work and at play players – people who take part and play against each other in matches commotion - noisy activity, confusion Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

The Marble Champ - Story Vocabulary contest athletic match energy players commotion ___________ a competition __________- of or for athletics or athletes __________ -a type of business that makes and sells products ________-something that makes more money than the article or service costs _________ - noisy activity, confusion ______ -A type of business that provides useful work rather than products Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

Give a sentence for each word. These words are synonyms. Synonyms are words that have almost the same meaning. commotion - racket disturbance - hubbub Give a sentence for each word. Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

Identify the singular words? These words are regular plurals. Regular plurals are made by simply adding s to the end of a word. Identify the singular words? whispers marbles muscles thumbs whisper marble muscle thumb Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

knuckles knee knot know These words contain the /n/ sound spelled kn. Give other examples. Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

treasure bedspread chess strengthen shelf The words contain the /e/ sound spelled e and ea. treasure bedspread chess strengthen shelf Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

The cheering fans created a racket and a hubbub. Read the sentence aloud. The cheering fans created a racket and a hubbub. Identify the synonyms in the sentence. Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

Playing marbles can strengthen muscles in the hands. Read the sentence aloud. Playing marbles can strengthen muscles in the hands. Identify the regular plurals in the sentence. Give the singular form for each plural. Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

Identify words in the sentence that contain the /n/ sound spelled kn. Read the sentence aloud. When I scraped my knees and knuckles, my mom made a fuss. Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

Identify words in the sentence that have the /e/ sound spelled e and ea. Isabel will treasure the bedspread quilted for her by her grandmother. Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary