“Amazing Animals

deserve

If you deserve something, you have worked hard to get it.

deserveStrong male chimpanzees think they

deserve to lead the rest of the chimps.

If I don’t do my work, I don’t deserve a good grade.

Do you deserve an allowance if you do your chores, or if you never help

out around the house?

deserveWhat might you deserve if you

cleaned you bedroom?

When do you think you deserve a reward?

What does a dog deserve if it does a trick?

usually

If something usually happens, it almost always happens. It is usually sunny in Florida.

usuallyJane saw that chimps usually live in

groups.

I usually eat cereal for breakfast.

Do you usually eat hamburgers or waffles for breakfast?

usuallyWhat do you usually do after school?

What do you usually eat for lunch?

What is something that does not usually happen at school?

peacefulWhen something is peaceful, it is calm and quiet.

peacefulCompared to other animals, chimps

have a more peaceful way of deciding who should be the leader.

It is very peaceful here in the classroom when I read you a story.

Is a room peaceful when everyone is shouting, or when everyone is

whispering?

peacefulDescribe a peaceful picture. What

would it look like?

What is a peaceful solution to the problem of two children arguing?

Name some places that are NOT very peaceful to be.

varietyIf there is a variety of something,

there are many different kinds.

varietyAnimals have a variety of things that

help them to live.

The bake sale had a variety of cookies.

Would you rather have a variety of books to read, or just one that you

have to read over and over?

varietyIf I say something for which a great variety

exists, you should say, “There’s a great variety of _________!”

food clothes rocks dinosaurs still living

colors scissors books pet lions

incredibleIf something is incredible, it is so amazing that it’s

hard to believe.

incredibleCamels are incredible animals. They have fat inside their humps that they

can use for food.

It is incredible how fast a cheetah can run.

Would it be more incredible for me to fly a plane or water a plant?

incredibleI will say something incredible and you should

say “Wow, that’s incredible!”

a dog barking a baby lifting a car

an erupting volcano a piece of cheese

a talking dog a person chewing gum

typical

If something is typical, it usually happens this way.

typicalA typical meal for ducks is plants.

A typical lunch for me is a sandwich and a bottle of water.

Would it be more typical to wear sunscreen or a heavy coat at the

beach?

typicalIf I say something that typically happens on a school day, you should shrug your shoulders

and “Oh, that’s so typical!”

eat lunch read a story

go swimming go on a field trip

do math bake a cake

sit down talk

Let’s recap…and review what we learned.

Fill in the blanks with the correct word.deserve usually peaceful

We __________ praise because we helped clean the neighborhood park.

The family enjoyed a _______________ day at the beach.

usually incredible typical

Do you __________ eat breakfast or do you skip it?

The children thought it was ____________ to see a hot air balloon land on the roof of the school.

typical variety deserve

I like to eat a __________ of fruit and vegetables.

The ____________ way I get to school is to drive my car.