What does a soccer ball look like? How does it move? A soccer ball is ______________. It can _______________________.

When a poem is a riddle it has rhyming words and also rhythm. Let’s read the poem again and find the rhyming words. Let’s also use some rhythm when we read.

arms every feet head school use way your

Let’s Sing You will sing a song and say the sounds that make up each word. Sing to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” Say, say, say the sounds – Say the sounds in snap. We’ll have fun and when we’re done, We will smile and clap! /s/ /n/ /a/ /p/ can club bring thing bang stick fence sang cloud

Contractions are a shorter way to say or write two words. An apostrophe is used to show that a letter or letters are missing.

It is time to play. It’s time to play.

I will kick the ball. I’ll kick the ball.

Kent is at the net. He’ll ask Pam to kick the ball. He thinks she’ll kick the ball to the net. “Yes, I’ll kick the ball,” said Pam. “You’ll have to block the ball,” she said. Kent said, “We’ll have a good time!”

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The plot of the story is made up of the important things and events that happen in the story.

an athletic person is active, strong, and able to play sports well. athletic

If I say something that would be athletic raise both hands. If the activity is not athletic then sit still like a statue.

take a walk watch TV read a book swing swim run play on the computer play tag

awkward If you are awkward, you move in a clumsy, rough way.

I am going to name some activities. If you would feel awkward doing this activity then nod your head to signal yes. If you would not feel awkward then do nothing at all.

eating lunch walking a large dog riding a horse carrying a big chair walking blindfolded making a bed talking to the principal waving to a friend

If something is superb, it is the best it can be, or excellent. superb

I am going to say some things. If you think that it is superb, give me a thumbs up. If they are not superb do nothing.

pizza spinach picking up toys winning a race watching favorite cartoons a birthday party going shopping yard work

Nouns can name one thing or more than one thing. Remember to add an s to the end of the noun to make it more than one.

Dialogue The sentences have the exact words that people say to each other. Quotation marks (“ ) are used around the words. A comma (,) is often used after the exact words. The sentences have words like said and asked.