VocabularyVocabularyPoster TalkPoster Talk

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

lunginglungingmoving forward suddenlymoving forward suddenly

nubnuba lump or a small piece a lump or a small piece

rompingrompingplaying in a rough, boisterous wayplaying in a rough, boisterous way

rowdyrowdy rough, disorderly, quarrelsome rough, disorderly, quarrelsome

slungslung thrown, cast, or hurledthrown, cast, or hurled

speckledspeckledmarked with many small spotsmarked with many small spots

Comprehension SkillComprehension Skill SettingSetting

SettingSetting-The time and place in which a story -The time and place in which a story occurs. Sometimes the author tells you the occurs. Sometimes the author tells you the

setting, but sometimes you have to figure it out setting, but sometimes you have to figure it out from the clues in the story.from the clues in the story.

The setting can determine what happens in a The setting can determine what happens in a story.story.

It can also affect how the characters feel and It can also affect how the characters feel and what they do.what they do.