Vocabulary

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Vocabulary
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About the Book
The words and photographs are by George Ancona
The ____________ writes the stories.
author
The _____________ takes the pictures.
photographer
Young children feel important when they work with
adults. The photographs in this book show them at
work indoors and out.
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Author George Ancona

• George Ancona was born on
• December 4, 1929, in Coney
• Island to Mexican parents. As a
• child, he enjoyed drawing and
• role-playing imaginary scenes.
• He liked to pretend he was riding
• on an airplane around the world to faraway
  places.
• After finishing high school, he studied in Mexico
  for
• six months. George Ancona speaks more than five
• languages.
• "I enjoy meeting all kinds of people."
• "For me, a children's book is like taking a child
  for
• a walk and discovering something about our
  world."

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Genre
Nonfiction Photo Essay

• A photo essay tells about a topic using
  photographs and words.

Look for Photographs that give important ideas
about the topic. Sentences that help you think
about the photographs.
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Vocabulary for Helping Out

1. alongside
2. chores
3. engine
4. simple
5. sprout
6. tool

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• Put your reading book on your desk.
• Open your book to the glossary.
• When you see the word, find it in your glossary.

Glossary Time
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alongside
- by the side of

• The rabbit is hopping alongside of the path.

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chores
- jobs that have to be done regularly
Shoveling snow is one of my brothers chores.
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engine
- motor
This is a truck engine.
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simple
- not difficult, fancy, or complicated
This is a simple wooden top.
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sprout-
- began to grow

• My beans began to sprout one week after I planted
  them.

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tools
-an object that makes a job easier
Dad helps Todd use his tools safely.
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Word Review

1. alongside - by the side of
2. chores -jobs that have to be done regularly
3. engine - motor
4. simple - not difficult, fancy, or complicated
5. sprout - began to grow
6. tool - an object that makes a job easier

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Vocabulary Review

• Say the words.
• Read the sentences.
• Fill in the blank

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sprout tool
alongside chores
engine simple
The man and horse are riding ___________ of the
ocean.
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This is called a steam _______.

• chores
• tool
• alongside
• simple
• sprout
• engine

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simple tools
chores sprouts
alongside engines
Do you like bean _______ on your salad?
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Washing the car is one of Annas favorite
__________.

• simple
• alongside
• chores
• tool
• engine
• sprout

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He uses a special _______to make the totem pole.

• chores
• sprout

alongside tool
engine simple
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I like this ______ flower arrangement.

• alongside
• chores
• tool

engine simple sprout
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Match the Letters to the Words.

1. tool ___
2. engine ___
3. chores __
4. simple ___
5. sprout __
6. alongside - __

1. - by the side of
2. -jobs that have to be done regularly
3. - motor
4. - not difficult, fancy, or complicated
5. - began to grow
6. - an object that makes a job easier

F
C
B
D
E
A
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Read your words again!!!
sprout chores engine simple tool alongside
The End
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Links for Helping Out

• Vocabulary
• Definitions
• Matching
• In Context
• Main Idea
• Reading Skills Rocket- What's the Big Idea?  
• Test Tutor- Main Idea  
• Main Idea Lesson  
• Main Idea- Practice Games  
• Identifying the Main Idea
• R Controlled Words

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• The Internet Resources
• Author Information and Story Background
• Information About the Author- George Ancona  
• Background Information- chores olympics  
• Nouns
• Grammar Gold- Nouns  
• Grammar Gold- Plural Nouns  
• Grammar Gold- Proper Nouns  
• Noun Dunk- Common and Proper Nouns  
• Nouns- a Lesson  
• Nouns- Explanation and Online Activities  
• Singular and Plural Nouns- Quia Game  
• The Plural Girls- Nouns