1. Vocabulary Poster Talk The family is enjoying a day outdoors. They rode their bicycles to this spot and made sure to wear their helmets. They brought a picnic with healthy food. The father has just slung a ball for the little dog to chase. The dog is lunging for the ball. You can tell the dog is happy because the nub that is his tail is wagging. The two girls are playing with a flying disk, and the speckled, or spotted, dog is romping between them. He is trying to catch the disk. The family enjoys a chance to be rowdy and play outside. The dogs help them have a good time. The parents make sure the children eat right and get plenty of exercise. And the whole family makes sure the dogs eat right and get plenty of exercise. This is one way to take care of those we care about. The family is enjoying a day outdoors. They rode their bicycles to this spot and made sure to wear their helmets. They brought a picnic with healthy food. The father has just slung a ball for the little dog to chase. The dog is lunging for the ball. You can tell the dog is happy because the nub that is his tail is wagging. The two girls are playing with a flying disk, and the speckled, or spotted, dog is romping between them. He is trying to catch the disk. The family enjoys a chance to be rowdy and play outside. The dogs help them have a good time. The parents make sure the children eat right and get plenty of exercise. And the whole family makes sure the dogs eat right and get plenty of exercise. This is one way to take care of those we care about.

2. lunging moving forward suddenly moving forward suddenly

3. nub a lump or a small piece a lump or a small piece

4. romping playing in a rough, boisterous way playing in a rough, boisterous way

5. rowdy rough, disorderly, quarrelsome rough, disorderly, quarrelsome

6. slung thrown, cast, or hurled thrown, cast, or hurled

7. speckled speckled marked with many small spots marked with many small spots

8. Comprehension Skill Setting Setting-The time and place in which a story occurs. Sometimes the author tells you the setting, but sometimes you have to figure it out from the clues in the story. The setting can determine what happens in a story. The setting can determine what happens in a story. It can also affect how the characters feel and what they do. It can also affect how the characters feel and what they do.