Were Going on a Picnic

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Were Going on a Picnic
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incident An incident is something unusual that
happens and it is often an accident.
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incident

• During the pancake incident, a pancake flew
  across the room and hit Henrys head.
• If someone wore pajamas to school I might call it
  the pajama incident.
• Would it be an incident if someone rode to school
  on a bus or on an elephant?

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incident

• Is sleeping in your bed an incident?
• Is falling out of bed and hitting your head an
  incident? Explain your answer.
• Could you write a story about an incident that
  happened to you at school?
• If a funny incident happened to you at your
  house, would you try to forget about it or would
  you tell a friend about it? Explain.

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gradual

• If something happens in a gradual way, it
  happens slowly.

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gradual

• In Chewandswallow the food comes down in a
  gradual way so no one got hurt.
• My hair grows in very gradually.
• Which happens gradually building a house or
  eating lunch?

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gradual

• Which would you do gradually, tie your shoe or
  build a castle with blocks?
• Which of these is an example of something
  happening gradually an ice cube melting in a
  pot of boiling water or a caterpillar changing
  into a butterfly?
• I want to fill a bucket with water gradually.
  Should I use a hose or a tiny cup to put the
  water in the bucket? Explain.

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downpourA downpour is a large amount of rain
that falls in a short time.
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downpour

• A downpour of maple syrup fell from the sky and
  almost flooded the town.
• A downpour of rain would cover the playground
  with water. Would you rather be outside during a
  downpour of rain or during a rain shower? Why?

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downpour

• What would happen to your hair and clothes if you
  were outside during a downpour?
• Would you mind a downpour of flowers? Would you
  mind a downpour of pinecones?
• Would you see a downpour of rain? sunshine?
  flowers?

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seek

• When you seek something, you look for or try to
  find it.

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seek

• The birds seek a nice place for their picnic.
• During a game of hide-and-seek, players hide and
  one person seeks them.
• At school do you usually seek a pencil or a
  favorite toy?

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seek

• If I will name something that you would want to
  seek, you should place your hand over your
  eyebrows and look around.
• a cute dog a birthday gift a good friend
• a mean person trash dirt
• a theater yummy food a new toy

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oblivious

• If you are oblivious to something, you do not see
  it or realize it is happening.

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oblivious

• Goose, Duck and Hen were oblivious when the
  animals snuck into the basket and ate all the
  fruit.
• If someone took my keys from my pocket and I did
  not notice, I would be oblivious to what
  happened.
• Would you be oblivious if you did not see an ant
  on your shirt or a frog on your shirt?

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oblivious

• Say You are oblivious if I describe a situation
  in which someone is not paying attention.
• I said hello when the principal walked by.
• I read my book while a gorilla nibbled at the
  pages.
• I pushed the child on the swing when he asked me
  to.
• I jogged into a puddle and did not notice that I
  got wet.
• I kept teaching even after everyone went home.

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indecisiveWhen you are indecisive, you cannot
make up your mind about something.
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indecisive

• The birds were indecisive about where to stop.
• When I cannot decide what to eat for lunch, I am
  being indecisive.
• Would you be indecisive about what to choose at a
  restaurant or about which pencil to use?

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indecisive

• I will act out four situations that happened
  while you were shopping for a hat. If you are
  being indecisive, you should say Be more
  decisive!.
• Hmm, should I choose red or blue? I just dont
  know.
• I like the red hat. I will buy it.
• No, wait. Maybe I should get the blue one
  instead.
• Im not sure if I even want a hat. Let me see.

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Lets recapand review what we learned.
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Fill in the blanks with the correct
word.indecisive seek oblivious

• I lost my glasses and my friends said they will
  help me _______ them.
• Someone was calling my name but I was so
  ______________ I didnt hear them.

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downpour indecisive gradual

• A caterpillar goes through a ____________ change
  to become a butterfly.
• I have two books that I would like to buy but I
  am ____________ about which one I want.

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incident seek downpour

• We ran into the house as soon as it began to
  _______________.
• I saw a funny ___________ that I wanted to tell
  my family after school.