message information that is passed on to someone messageyou can leave a message for mrs. white in...

message

• information that is passed on to someone

• You can leave a messagemessage for Mrs. White in the file by her door.

litter

• trash left on the ground

• LitterLitter is ugly and harmful.

trained

• taught a person or animal how to do something

• Billy was trainedtrained to play the piano.

patiently• in a way that

shows a person is able to wait without complaining

• Mr. Chin waited patientlypatiently for his bus.

wise• able to

understand important things

• The Penn Forest symbol is the wisewise owl.

eager• full of energy

and desire to do something

• If you are energetic in your job, you might be called an eagereager beaver.

Seaweed

Rubbish/Litter/Trash

A family is eating supper together.

I see a school of dolphins.

Jairo San took his boat out of the shed.

I saw a pair of oars inside the boat.

We have company over tonight.

The whale flicked the tail.

The calf was next to his mother.

I take my boat to a cove by a little island.

I love to see swordfish swimming in the ocean.

Fish and other animals have a snout.

• message• litter• trained• patiently• wise • eager

Steve was _____ to finish his homework so he could

play.

• message• litter• trained• patiently• wise • eager

Matt waited _________ for a fish to bite.

You can email a _______ to your teacher.

• message• litter• trained• patiently• wise • eager

• message• litter• trained• patiently• wise • eager

This sign means do not ______.

• message• litter• trained• patiently• wise • eager

George Washington was a ____ leader.

• message• litter• trained• patiently• wise • eager

You will be _______ to type on the keyboard this year.

Questioning• Jiro-San teaches Taro to do things.  Have you ever had a wise friend like Jiro-San who taught you to do things?

• Make a prediction: Who do you think are Jiro-San's old friends who are coming?

• How would you feel if you had to pick up other people's garbage and litter? Do you think it is right to have to pick up after others? Why or why not?

• Which animals came before the turtles, that were not Jiro-San's old friends?  Can you name all three?

• Why did Jiro-San sweep the beach?

• What do you think that author Saviour Pirotta's purpose was in writing this story?

Turtle Bay Activities

http://www.westallegheny.k12.pa.us/mckee/reading_activities/grade%203/turtle_bay.html

Turtle Birthhttp://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/23927-reproduction-

green-turtles-video.htm

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/animal-planet/28286-caught-in-the-moment-the-arribada-video.htm

Vocabulary Game

http://www.quia.com/rr/121533.html