1. Author: George Selden Author: Michael O. Tunnel

2. Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride

3. a feeling related to one or more of the five senses
sensation
He felt that kind of spinning sensation inside his head that had made him dizzy on the way up.
Synonyms:
feeling

4. violently shaken or stirred
turbulent
Flying just below the level of turbulent air
___ good pilot that she was __ Lulu headed south.
Synonyms:
rowdy
boisterous

5. precious having a very great value Synonyms: priceless rare valuable
She told him a little bit about the lady___ a gift from the country of France, and it was very precious to America.
Synonyms:
priceless
rare
valuable

6. perch a resting place, especially one that is high up
Lulu found a perch on the north side of it, so the wind from the south wouldn’t bother them.

7. hindrance Synonyms: barrier deterrent
something or someone that gets in the way; obstacle
hindrance
The wind, which had been a hindrance before, was a help now. Lulu coasted almost all the way back to Manhattan.
Synonyms:
barrier
deterrent

8. going along with accompanying
Accompanying him was his five-year-old cousin, Charlotte May Pierstorff.

9. Author : George Selden

10. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!
sensation
turbulent
precious
perch
hindrance
flabbergasted
Draw! Draw! Draw!

11. Free Association 1. sensation 2. turbulent 3. precious 4. perch
Write as many words as you can think of that go with each of the vocabulary words.
For example:
The word is school:
learning
Science
pencils
Reading
Math
teachers
P.E.
education
And on and on and on
1. sensation
2. turbulent
3. precious
4. perch
5. hindrance
6. flabbergasted

12. The Parcel Post Kid By
Michael O. Tunnell

13. Description: This city letter carrier posed for a humorous photograph with a young boy in his mailbag. After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples.

14. flabbergasted extremely surprised or amazed, astonished Synonyms:
Grandma Mary was flabbergasted when May
appeared on her doorstep.
Synonyms:
stunned
shocked
astounded

15. postmaster a person in charge of a local post office
When the postmaster saw May and her small traveling bag, he thought Leonard was going to buy her a train ticket.

16. fare Synonyms: fee cost charge
the money it costs to travel, such as on a bus, plane, or train
fare
May’s train fare would have cost $1.55, a lot of money in those days.
Synonyms:
fee
cost
charge

17. parcel post a package delivery service offered by the post office
Live animals were also forbidden, but the postmaster found that it was all right to send baby chicks by parcel post.

18. classified sorted, categorized, or grouped
So he classified May as a baby chick, weighed her in at 48 pounds and attached 53 cents in postage to her bag.

19. Author : Michael O. Tunnell

20. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!
accompanying
postmaster
fare
parcel post
classified
flabbergasted
Draw! Draw! Draw!

21. Free Association 1. accompanying 2. postmaster 3. fare 4. parcel post
Write as many words as you can think of that go with each of the vocabulary words.
For example:
The word is school:
learning
Science
pencils
Reading
Math
teachers
P.E.
education
And on and on and on
1. accompanying
2. postmaster
3. fare
4. parcel post
5. classified
6. flabbergasted

22. Classifying Place the following words in categories:
sensation hindrance accompanying
turbulent fluttered postmaster
precious fare parcel post
perch classified flabbergasted
Decide the names of the categories.
Determine how many categories.
Determine which words go in which categories.
After classifying the words, write a paragraph explaining each of the categories and why certain words go in a particular category.

23. Can You Find the Context Clues?
The ________ made sure all of the mail carriers had the right packages and letters.
_____________ the students on their field trip were several parents and teachers.
The birds __________ on the branches of the tree outside our window.
Grandpa Joe was _________ that Charlie had found a golden wrapper.
Snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles and alligators are all ________ as reptiles.
Fooling around and being loud in class is a _________ to other students’ learning.
The cold weather gave me a _______ of numbness in my fingers and toes.
The __________ for the bus is two dollars for an all day pass.
The flag snapped and ________ in the brisk wind.
It is not safe to send live animals by __________.
The plane went through ___________ motion because of the storm.
Katy’s new baby brother is so _______ and cute.
sensation; turbulent; precious; perch; hindrance; fluttered; accompanying; postmaster; fare; parcel post; classified; flabbergasted

24. Synonym Search
Match the vocabulary words on the left to the correct synonyms on the right. Some vocabulary words have more than one synonym. Ready, set, go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
companion
a. accompanying
f. perch
k. flabbergasted
b. sensation
g. postmaster
l. parcel post
c. fare
h. turbulent
d. precious
i. fluttered
e. classified
hindrance
arrange
hover
shipment
dearest
astonished
choppy
charge
balance
mail
awareness
barrier

25. Word Association Game Word Bank
1. Which word goes with sitting on a sofa and watching television?
2. Which word goes with going to the fair, movie, or the circus?
3. Which word goes with envelopes and boxes?
4. Which word goes with seeing an alligator in your backyard?
5. Which word goes with giving your mother flowers?
6. Which word goes with helicopter? Why?
7. Which word goes with walking your dog in the neighborhood?
8. Which word goes with not studying?
9. Which word goes with riding a roller coaster?
10. Which word goes with a spider crawling on your leg?
11. Which word goes with collecting coins?
12. Which word goes with carrying something?
Some words can be used more than once. Can you figure out which ones?
Word Bank
accompanying perch flabbergasted sensation
postmaster fare turbulent precious
fluttered classified hindrance parcel post

26. Describe the sensation of stumping your toe.
List situations when a fare is charged.
Explain a turbulent time in your life.
Describe a time when your words were precious.
5. Turbulent and hindrance are similar because____________________
_______________________________________________________.
6. Identify objects and living things that flutter.
Describe situations when you were flabbergasted.
How do you classify concepts in science?
Explain different ways people accompany one another.