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Summary and Vocabulary Playlist
Activity 1: Vocabulary Videos
Students watch the videos (link leads to the vocabulary page on our website with links to the videos) and make a list of signs they didn't know before watching.
Using Flipgrid, students create a video to teach other students at least three of the vocabulary words they learned. (The teacher may want to assign the words, so there is no repetition.)
Vocabulary Activity 2: Quizlet
Students go to quizlet.com to practice vocabulary words from the videos. Teachers who have an account can copy the quiz to their classroom set. To sign up for a free account, visit the Quizlet website.
Vocabulary Activity 3: Puzzles
Download and distribute Crossword.
Book Study
Class Discussion
Have you ever heard of the "Guinness Book of World Records”? What are some examples of what might be in it? Greg and Rowley want to get in it. How do you think they might do that?
Reading Guide
Activities
Activity 1: Summarizing
Using the Summarizing worksheet, summarize how Greg got in trouble for destroying Manny's snowman.
Download the summarizing worksheet.
Activity 2: Expressions
Students work with a partner to research chapter expressions and explain their meanings.
Download the expressions worksheet.
Activity 3: Timeline
Put the events in order. Events Key
Download the timeline worksheet.
Activity 4: Foreshadowing Video
Use the following video to review foreshadowing.
Discussion: Foreshadowing is a literary device used by authors to provide clues for their readers so that they are able to predict what might occur later in the story. How might the concluding cartoon in this chapter prove to be an example of foreshadowing?
Activity 5: Compound Sentences
Students practice creating compound sentences using lines from the chapter.
Review compound sentences: Use the EdPuzzle video to review how to join simple sentences into compound sentences.
Compound Sentence Worksheet
Download the compound sentence worksheet. There is an answer key included in the worksheet.
Teacher Resource: What is a Compound Sentence?
