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By: Leonard Kessler. The Big Team Relay Race. Words to Know…. Relay race – a race between teams, in which each team members completes only one part of the race. Track – a round path that runners use. Wiggle – to shake your body all over; also how some animals move along the ground .
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By: Leonard Kessler The Big Team Relay Race
Words to Know… Relay race – a race between teams, in which each team members completes only one part of the race. Track – a round path that runners use Wiggle – to shake your body all over; also how some animals move along the ground To cross the finish line – to go over the end mark for a race Zoom – a sound that means very fast
Talk About It When have you been in a race? Did you win? How did you feel? What do you do when someone else wins? How does a relay race work?
Summarizing Good readers summarize as they read to help them better understand the story. When we summarize we tell : 1. The important events in the story 2. In the order that they happened
Comprehension Questions 1. What does worm want to do? Why can’t she? 3. How was dog’s problem solved? 2. What is dog’s problem at the beginning of the story? 4. Who is on each team? 5. What happened to duck? 6. How did worm save the day?
Cause and Effect- As you read you must consider what happens in the story and why it happens. What happens is the effect. Why it happens is the cause. Find the effect first, then find what caused it to happen. EFFECT CAUSE Dog didn’t have a stick and he needed one to play the game Worm became dog’s stick
EFFECT CAUSE It’s a relay race, and the characters have to give their sticks to the other team member Cat, Rabbit, and Duck are given sticks by Turtle, Frog, and Dog.
EFFECT CAUSE Duck fell into a big mud puddle Duck tripped over her big feet
EFFECT CAUSE Worm wiggled past the finish line The Yankees win the race!
Checking Comprehension • What does this story have to do with playing games? • What did you learn from this story about the way team members must act? • What did you learn about Worm from the way she acts in the story?