the story of a blue bird

The Story of a Blue Bird

Vocabulary LessonBy Mrs. Moody

ELA1R5 The student acquires and uses grade-

level words to communicate effectively. • The student

• a. Reads and listens to a variety of texts and uses new

• words in oral and written language.• b. Recognizes grade-level words with multiple • meanings.• c. Identifies words that are opposites (antonyms)

or • have similar meanings (synonyms).

Essential Questions

• How do we communicate?• Why do I learn new words?• Can words mean more than one

thing?

Word List

• afraid• flew• join• learn• wonder• nothing• thought

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• Sara used to be _____ of roller coasters!

• a. join• b. wonder• c. afraid

c. afraid

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• Sara used to be afraid of roller coasters!

c. afraid

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• Zack _____ his shoes were missing.

• a. learn• b. thought• c. afraid

b. thought

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• Zack thought his shoes were missing.

b. thought

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• Alli will _____ how to read in first grade.

• a. learn• b. join• c. afraid

a. learn

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• Alli will learn how to read in first grade.

a. learn

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• The little bird _____ out of the nest.

• a. join• b. flew• c. nothing

b. flew

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• The little bird flew out of the nest.

b. flew

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• Will you _____ me for dinner tonight?

• a. join• b. wonder• c. afraid

a. join

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• Will you join me for dinner tonight?

a. join

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• Sometimes I _____ if fairies are real or not.

• a. learn• b. wonder• c. afraid

b. wonder

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• Sometimes I wonder if fairies are real or not.

b. wonder

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• I looked in the bag, but I saw _____.

• a. afraid• b. wonder• c. nothing

c. nothing

afraid, flew, join, learn, wonder, nothing, thought

• I looked in the bag, but I saw nothing.

c. nothing

Practice!

• flew• learn• nothing• wonder• afraid• join• thought

• afraid• thought• join• flew• wonder• learn• nothing