Tell Me a Story

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

• because• cook• front• listen• most• picture• why• young

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• A puppy is a _____ dog.

• a. why• b. young• c. because

b. young

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• A puppy is a young dog.

b. young

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• I help my mom _____ dinner every Friday night.

• a. because• b. front• c. cook

c. cook

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• I help my mom cook dinner every Friday night.

c. cook

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• _____ didn’t you come over yesterday?

• a. why• b. young• c. because

a. why

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• Why didn’t you come over yesterday?

a. why

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• Sara sits at the _____ of the classroom.

• a. picture• b. front• c. most

b. front

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• Sara sits at the front of the classroom.

b. front

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• Zack drew a _____ for his teacher.

• a. picture• b. young• c. cook

a. picture

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• Zack drew a picture for his teacher.

a. picture

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• Becca likes to _____ to the radio.

• a. most• b. young• c. listen

c. listen

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• Becca likes to listen to the radio.

c. listen

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• Megan didn’t come to school _____ she was sick.

• a. listen• b. front• c. because

c. because

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• Megan didn’t come to school because she was sick.

c. because

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• Alli found the _____ eggs on our Easter egg hunt.

• a. most• b. picture• c. because

a. most

because, cook, front, listen, most, picture, why, young

• Alli found the most eggs on our Easter egg hunt.

a. most

Practice!

• young• because• picture• cook• front• listen• most• why

• most• cook• why• young• front• because• picture• listen