Turtle’s Race with Beaveras told by Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac

Vocabulary Words

Words To Know

• Challenge• Word• Dam• Halfway• Above• Toward

• Whole• Buried• Enough• Ago• Embarrassed• Lodge

To invite someone to take part in a game or an argument, a

dare

I wanted to ____________ my friend to a running race.

challenge

Group of letters with meaning

I read every ______ in my favorite book.

word

Where beavers make a lodge, something that blocks the flow

of water

The beavers built their home near the ____ made of sticks.

dam

In the middle

She was _________ up the rock wall.

halfway

Over, on top of

The fireworks are __________ the Washington Monument in Washington D.C.

above

Going to

The turtle was swimming __________ me.toward

Complete, all

I couldn’t believe that the baby ate the _________ cake.

whole

Under the ground, covered

My dog _________ his bone under the tree in our backyard.

buried

No more needed

I couldn’t swim fast _________ to get away from the shark.

enough

A long time before now

Long, long ______, in a land far, far away lived a princess who needed to find a prince.

ago

Uncomfortable or ashamed

Andrew gets very ________________ when his mother kisses him in public.

embarrassed

My favorite author wrote this book!

A beaver’s den

The beavers built a _______ near the dam on the creek.

lodge

Review

• No more needed • enough• Something that blocks the flow of water

• To invite someone to take part in a game or an argument

• A long time before now

• In the middle

• Group of letters with meaning

• Uncomfortable or ashamed• A beaver’s den• Complete, all

• Under the ground, covered • buried

• ago

• dam

• whole

• halfway

• word

• embarrassed• lodge

• challenge

• Over, on top of • above

• Going to • toward