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Long Vowels o, u, e Diary of a Spider

Phonics: Long Vowels o, u, e

Read the words in the box. Cross out the

mole home stamp
words with short vowels. Use the words
Luke blond rust
that are left to complete the jokes.
hunt Ken mask
rose stone nose
What do you get if you toss a big nest broke

s into a little lake?

What smells best at

A wet stone!
Jen’s h ?

Jen’s n !

What did the m

say to the r ?
What did L say
Hi Bud!
when he b his leg
in two spots?

I will never go back

to those two spots!

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Nouns for People Diary of a Spider

Grammar: What Is a Noun?

and Animals
A noun is a word that names a person or
animal. A noun can name one or more than Thinking Question
one. Which word
names a person
A spider spins a web. or animal?

Read each sentence. Write the noun that names a

person or animal.

1. The bee plays on the swings.

2. The girls run away.

3. An ant walks on the picnic blanket.

4. The boy eats his lunch.

5. The butterfly has a birthday.

6. The leaf fell on two caterpillars.

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Long Vowels o, u, e Diary of a Spider

Phonics: Long Vowels o, u, e

Add e to finish each word.

Then use the words in the puzzle.

Word Bank

pol cub nos rul

rud tun ston smok

Across
1
2. what to do or not do
4. rock 2

5. a flag is on it
3
7. can be made of ice
4

Down
7
1. sing it
3. smell with it
4. made when paper burns
6. not very nice

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Cause and Effect Diary of a Spider

Introduce Comprehension:
Cause and Effect

I used to live alone on top of a huge hill. All day, all I did
was blow fire and smoke on the people who lived at the bottom
of the hill. So being a dragon was not much fun.
Then Ling came to visit. She walked up the huge hill.
She ran through the smoke and the fire. She asked me to come
to her birthday party!
Because I was so surprised, I started to cry. My tears
made a river. The people at the bottom of the hill used my
river to water the food they were growing.
I went to Ling’s birthday party, too. I used my fire to
light candles and keep people warm. The kids loved it!
Now I live with my friends at the bottom of the hill.
Being a dragon is lots of fun now!

Read the selection above. Complete the T-Map below to show

the causes and effects in the selection.

Cause Why did it happen? Effect What happened?

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

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Long Vowels o, u Diary of a Spider

Spelling: Long Vowels o, u

Sort the Spelling Words by the long vowel sounds o and u. Spelling Words
Long o Long u
Basic
1. 13. Words
1. doze
2. 14. 2. nose
3. use
3. 15. 4. rose
5. pole
4. 16.
6. close
5. 17. 7. cute
8. woke
6. 18. 9. mule
10. rode
7. 11. role
12. tune
8.
Review
9. Words
13. home
10. 14. joke
11.

12.

Add two words you know with the long o sound to the
list. Then add two words you know with the long u sound.

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Nouns for Places and Things Diary of a Spider

Grammar: What Is a Noun?

• Not all nouns name people

and animals.
• Nouns also name places and things. Thinking Question
Which word names
Spider went to a party. a place or thing?

Write the noun that names the place or thing.

1. Ladybug ate a cookie.

2. Beetle baked a pie.

3. Ant went to the store.

4. Butterfly writes a song.

5. The soup spilled on the bees.

6. Fly loves a party.

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Focus Trait: Ideas Diary of a Spider

Writing: Write to Narrate

Main Idea
All of the sentences in a paragraph should be about the main
idea. Below, the writer crossed out a sentence because it
was not about the main idea.

Main idea: I went to the park with my sister today.

I went to the park with my sister today. We

tried the seesaw. It didn’t work. Grampa says that in
his day, flies and spiders did not get along. We tried
the tire swing. It didn’t work, either.

Read the main idea and the details below it. Cross out the
detail sentence that does not tell more about the main idea.

1. Main idea: I’m sleeping over at my friend’s house.

After dinner, we will watch a movie.
We will stay up late.
I forgot my homework today.
We will tell scary stories.

2. Main idea: A big storm is coming this way.

The wind is blowing things around.
My friends like to swim in a pool.
The sky is getting dark.
Cold rain has already started.

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Hard and Soft Sounds for g Diary of a Spider

Phonics: Hard and Soft Sounds
for g

Complete the sentences. Use words from the box.

Word Bank

garden magic dig gave

gate huge giant

1. Today Granny me some

seeds.

2. Now we can start a .

3. We start work next to the .

4. We will before we plant the seeds.

5. Granny says seeds are like .

6. A little seed grows into a plant.

7. I hope our plants grow as big as a !

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Identify Cause and Effect Diary of a Spider

Deepen Comprehension:
Identify Cause and Effect

Read the story below.

I’m a big, hairy spider with many tiny eyes. I used to live
in the East, but I wanted to move. People there would scream
whenever they saw me!
So I came to the Southwest in a box of apples. The sun
is always hot here, and the sand is soft. I take long naps. I use
my long teeth to get things to eat.
I love to play with my friend Beetle. Sometimes we roll big
balls across the sand. Then we bury them. I always forget where
they are hidden, but Beetle finds them. When we play hide-and-
go-seek, she finds me right away, too. Her strong nose makes it
easy for her to smell things. She can use her nose to find them!

Answer the questions. Then complete a T-Map to

show other causes and effects from the story.

1. Why would people scream whenever they

saw this spider?

2. Beetle has a strong nose. What effect does

this have on her life?

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Long Vowels o, u Diary of a Spider

Spelling: Long Vowels o, u

Spelling Words

Basic
Words
Write the Spelling Word that belongs in each group. 1. doze
2. nose
1. horse, donkey, 3. use
4. rose
2. music, song, 5. pole
6. close
3. daisy, sunflower,
7. cute
4. actor, play, 8. woke
9. mule
5. ears, eyes, 10. rode
11. role
6. house, apartment, 12. tune

7. funny, laugh, Review

Words
8. stick, rod, 13. home
14. joke
9. sleep, nap,

Read the word or words. Write the Spelling Word that

means the opposite.

10. throw away

11. open

12. slept
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Kinds of Nouns Diary of a Spider

Grammar: What Is a Noun?

Write the noun that names a person or animal in

each sentence.

1. The girl sees a web.

2. The boy screams!

3. The spider scurries away.

4. The grass tickled the dog.

Write the noun that names a place or thing.

5. Spider carries a suitcase.

6. Beetle puts on his hat.

7. The snow fell on the bugs.

8. The bugs move inside the garage.

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Context Clues Diary of a Spider

Vocabulary Strategies:
Context Clues

Read the sentences. Use context clues to figure out

the meaning of the underlined words. Circle the
definition that best matches the meaning of the word.

1. We travel to many countries. Sometimes we travel

by plane. Sometimes we travel by ship.
a. to eat
b. to go on a trip
c. to grow

2. I want to learn how to play the piano. A piano

teacher can teach me to play.
a. to get knowledge
b. to read about something
c. to see

3. Cats run away when dogs scare them.

a. to yell loudly
b. to jump or skip
c. to make someone feel afraid
4. Julio brought his folder home in his backpack.
a. forgot something
b. carried something
c. hid something

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Proofread for Spelling Diary of a Spider

Spelling: Long Vowels o, u

Spelling Words

1. doze
2. nose
3. use
4. rose
Proofread the announcement. Cross out the four misspelled 5. pole
words. Then write them correctly in the margin. 6. close
7. cute
Classmates! Can you carry a toone? Do you have 8. woke
a noze for talent? Try out for a roll in this year’s play. 9. mule
We can youse you! 10. rode
11. role
Circle the six Spelling Words in the Word Search. Then write 12. tune
the words below.
Review
X P E W U M V S R Words
13. home
H R Q A C U T E O
14. joke
C L O S E L V D S
E X U Z S E W F E
Z W Y P B Q F R J
W O K E V P O L E

1. 4.

2. 5.

3. 6.

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Possessive Pronouns Diary of a Spider

Grammar: Spiral Review

Circle the correct pronoun to complete the sentence.

1. The web is in (my, mine) tree.

2. Mom says the web is (my, hers).

3. She says the next bug on the web is (mine, your).

4. Come share (my, mine) tasty treat.

Circle the pronoun that can take the place of each

underlined word or group of words.
5. I like Spider’s web.

his your

6. It looks like the web that belongs to me.

your mine

7. I am Beetle’s friend.

my his

8. I give food to Ladybug.

my her

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Word Choice Diary of a Spider

Grammar: Connect to Writing

Noun Exact Noun

animal spider
place park

Replace each underlined word with an exact noun from

the Word Box below.

The spiders have a picnic. Every bug at the picnic

brings some food. Beetle brings food. Caterpillar

1

brings drink. The party is near the flowers. The bugs

2 3

all sing and dance. They have a great time. Insect must
4

leave early. Baby Bee has flying lessons. Bird is the

5
teacher.

Crow roses Bee pasta juice

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
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