1. Unit 1 – Friendship Vocabulary/Spelling/ Word Knowledge Submitted by Chele Hatfield A presentation of Open Court Resources.com

2. Lesson 1 “Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend”

3. teased (v.) annoyed continuously My friend teased me on the playground.

4. lonely (adj.) sad from being alone The lonely puppy laid in his bed.

5. seriously (adv.) thoughtfully, sincerely She seriously thought about her decision.

6. collection (n.) similar things gathered together to study or to show to others His friend had a collection of gold coins.

7. stiff (adj.) not easily bent; not flexible The stiff surfboard was stuck in the sand.

8. probably (adv.) most likely They will probably skate to the park.

9. Spelling Words (short a) path lamp damp crash math trash stamp hatbox have grass rags back black that

10. Word Knowledge – Words Unit 1 - Lesson 1 Line 1:kitefiveminetime Line 2:highmightrighttight Line 3:flycrywhy Line 4:likelikedlikingtrytriedtrying Line 5:happenhappenedhappening Line 6:visitvisitedvisiting Line 7:grassragsbackblackthat

11. Word Knowledge – Sentences Unit 1 – Lesson 1 Sentence 1: I might try to fly a kite. Sentence 2: Why do you try not to cry? Sentence 3: I don’t like to fight. Sentence 4: You can study the clouds if you lie on your back in the grass.

12. Unit 1, Lesson 2 “Angel Child, Dragon Child”

13. jangled (v.) made a loud ringing noise Many bells jangled up high in the building.

14. twittered (v.) chattered noisily, sounding like chirping birds The baby birds twittered for their mother to feed them.

15. gleamed (v.) was bright and shiny His eyes gleamed at the sight of the brownie on the table.

16. darted (v.) moved or ran quickly from one place to another place The cowboy darted around the barrel on his horse.

17. scrawled (v.) wrote quickly, but not carefully The D-2 Kids’ teacher scrawled notes across the paper.

18. margins (n.) empty spaces at the edge of the page, above, below, to the left If you write outside the margins, your paper will look sloppy.

19. Spelling Words (short e) deck tent spent fence edge bell next send them head dead bread thread sweater

20. Word Knowledge – Words Unit 1 - Lesson 2 Line 1:noseshandslessonscrayons Line 2:hooksseedsbookswords Line 3:tilttiltedtiltingwaitwaitedwaiting Line 4:bowbowedbowing Line 5:curvecurvedcurvingtackletackledtackling Line 6:smallsmallersmallesttalltallertallest Line 7:themsendnextbelledge

21. Word Knowledge – Sentences Unit 1 – Lesson 2 Sentence 1: The American children tilted back their long noses, laughing. Sentence 2: I stood and bowed. Sentence 3: Her hands curved over my shoulders. Sentence 4: Friends like for you to send them letters in the mail.

22. Unit 1, Lesson 3 “The Tree House”

23. magnificent (adj.) great, wonderful The friends built a magnificent tree house.

24. marvelous (adj.) outstanding Her marvelous students behaved politely at the assembly.

25. beautiful (adj.) lovely, pleasing to look at His beautiful painting hung on the wall.

26. peered (v.) looked The little boy peered through the window to see down below.

27. height (n.) how tall someone or something is Do you know your height?

28. Spelling Words (short i) pick risk film grip brick stitch lift trick window with into give live visit finish

29. Word Knowledge – Words Unit 1 - Lesson 3 Line 1:outsideinsideshinydullbeautifulugly Line 2:openclosedownupwidenarrow Line 3:boardboredforfournoknow Line 4:holewhole Line 5:hungrehungtakeretakemakeremake Line 6:trunktreebrancheswood Line 7:intowithliftvisitwindow

30. Word Knowledge – Sentences Unit 1 – Lesson 3 Sentence 1: The boards were crooked, and the roof had holes where the pieces of wood didn’t quite meet. Sentence 2: Chrissy wondered what Leah had inside her tree house. Sentence 3: There was a little porch where you could sit with your legs dangling. Sentence 4: You can get fresh air if you lift open a window.

31. Unit 1, Lesson 4 “Rugby & Rosie”

32. commands (n.) short, firm instructions The dog trainer gave the dog many commands.

33. manners (n.) habits of behavior They used good manners at the graduation ceremony.

34. proud (adj.) feeling very pleased with something The teacher is proud of her students.

35. trainers (n.) teacher, coach Their dog trainers taught the dogs many tricks.

36. graduation (n.) ceremony to mark the completion of a full course of study After the graduation his family went out to dinner.

37. Spelling Words (short o) rot shot crop sock clock flock body spot stocking lobby stop got lots job pond

38. Word Knowledge – Words Unit 1 - Lesson 4 Line 1:eagerlytightlyfriendlywigglysquiggly Line 2:licked trotted wagged turned moped Line 3:chasingracingpleasingleavinghaving Line 4:knowknewmakemadethinkthought Line 5:wasn’the’ddidn’twouldn’tcouldn’tshe’s Line 6: chocolate restaurant tonguesespeciallypatient Line 7:pondjoblotsgotstop

39. Word Knowledge – Sentences Unit 1 – Lesson 4 Sentence 1: She leaned forward eagerly and licked Rugby right on the nose. Sentence 2: He made it very clear he wasn’t interested in being friends. Sentence 3: Day after day, Rugby just moped around and wouldn’t play with us. Sentence 4: A pond is a habitat for lots of animals.

40. Unit 1, Lesson 5 “Teammates”

41. exist (v.) to be around Do dinosaurs exist on Earth today?

42. extraordinary (adj.) remarkable, very special The girl has an extraordinary talent to sing.

43. apathetic (adj.) not interested, not caring Unfortunately, she was apathetic towards his friend’s desire to play a game.

44. experiment (n.) a test used to discover or prove something The children conducted an experiment to see which animal could do more tricks.

45. humiliations (n.) things that cause someone to be embarrassed The little girl suffered many humiliations from the bully.

46. Spelling Words (short u) dusk blush crust thump pump shut dump scrub buff buzz gruff just bus upon much

47. Word Knowledge – Words Unit 1 - Lesson 5 Line 1:dedicate dedication segregate segregation Line 2:intimidate intimidation humiliate humiliation Line 3:fairunfairunfairly Line 4:equallyunequalunequallyequal Line 5:leagueopponentracial Line 6: difficulties victories worries Line 7:muchuponbusjustbut

48. Word Knowledge – Sentences Unit 1 – Lesson 5 Sentence 1: He thought segregation was unfair and wanted to give everyone, regardless of race or creed, an opportunity to compete equally on ball fields across America. Sentence 2: Despite all the difficulties, Jackie Robinson didn’t give up. Sentence 3: Many Americans knew that racial prejudice was wrong, but few dared to challenge openly the way things were. Sentence 4: A bus fare does not cost much for just a short ride.

49. Unit 1, Lesson 6 “The Legend of Damon and Pythias”

50. tyrant (n.) a harsh, unjust ruler When the tyrant learned his people had wheat, he decided to take it all for the royal family.

51. rebel (v.) to resist a ruler’s power He will rebel against the king because of his unfair decisions.

52. appointed (v.) to name officially They appointed him to be in charge of the committee.

53. traitor (n.) someone who betrays another’s trust The man was a traitor to his country.

54. honorable (adj.) deserving of honor or respect Their judge made an honorable decision.

55. Spelling Words (review of short vowels) brand candy plan hobby best read us top jump sent tell prison last robbers struggle

56. Word Knowledge – Words Unit 1 - Lesson 6 Line 1:astonish astonished astonishment Line 2:punish punishingpunishment Line 3:appointappointed appointment Line 4:countrycoinscriedcouldcrowdcruel Line 5:tyrantchampionprisonertraitor Line 6: struggle robbers lastprisontell

57. Word Knowledge – Sentences Unit 1 – Lesson 6 Sentence 1: When Damon heard that his friend Pythias had been thrown into prison, and the severe punishment that was to follow, he was heartbroken. Sentence 2: I’ll tell him that if you do not return by the appointed day, he may kill me, in your place. Sentence 3: The King of that country was a cruel tyrant. Sentence 4: When robbers get caught stealing, they go to prison.