 High-Frequency Words  Amazing Words  Vocabulary Words  Predicates  Parts of a Book  Character and Setting

 Characters are the people or animals in stories.  Authors describe their characters. They tell what the characters look like, how they act, and how they think. They also tell about the setting, or where the story takes place.  Knowing about characters and setting can help a reader better understand a story.

Predicates tell what the subject of the sentence did. Every sentence must have a predicate.  We hiked up a mountain.  The trail was hard.  It climbed up and up.

 My dad helped me a little.  The view at the top was great.  I enjoyed that hike.  My dad carried a backpack.  He gave me a snack.

Predicates tell what the subject of the sentence did. Every sentence must have a predicate.  Henry and Mudge went camping.  The girl  The girl rides her bike.  The two boys  The two boys play catch.

 One day I found a baby bird on the sidewalk.  I looked up and saw the bird’s nest in a tree.  The baby must have fallen out of the nest.

 Jim and Jen liked to ride their bikes.  They wanted to explore nature.  They rode their bikes to the park.

 Both of them looked for living things.  They found trees, insects, and birds.

A good speaker does several things as he or she is in a classroom discussion.  Speak slowly and carefully.  Stand or sit up straight.  Raise your hand and ask to speak.  Speak loudly enough to be heard.  Take turns.

If you need to locate information about something in a book, you can use parts of the book to help you.  Use the table of contents to find out what the book is about. It shows the chapters in the book and what page they start on.  The index lists topics in alphabetical order.  The glossary tells you the meanings of words in the book.

Part of a bookWhere is it in the book? How do we use it?

Part of a bookWhere is it in the book? How do we use it? table of contents

Part of a bookWhere is it in the book? How do we use it? table of contents the front

Part of a bookWhere is it in the book? How do we use it? table of contents the frontto find out the chapters and page numbers

Part of a bookWhere is it in the book? How do we use it? table of contents index the frontto find out the chapters and page numbers

Part of a bookWhere is it in the book? How do we use it? table of contents index the front the back to find out the chapters and page numbers

Part of a bookWhere is it in the book? How do we use it? table of contents index the front the back to find out the chapters and page numbers to find topics in the book

Part of a bookWhere is it in the book? How do we use it? table of contents index glossary the front the back to find out the chapters and page numbers to find topics in the book

Part of a bookWhere is it in the book? How do we use it? table of contents index glossary the front the back to find out the chapters and page numbers to find topics in the book

Part of a bookWhere is it in the book? How do we use it? table of contents index glossary the front the back to find out the chapters and page numbers to find topics in the book meaning of words

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