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Emperor’s Egg. My Father’s Feet by Judy Sierra. To keep myself up off the ice, I find my father’s feet are nice. I snuggle in his belly fluff. And that’s how I stay warm enough. But when my father takes a walk, My cozy world begins to rock. He shuffles left, I hold on tight.
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My Father’s Feet by Judy Sierra • To keep myself up off the ice, • I find my father’s feet are nice. • I snuggle in his belly fluff. • And that’s how I stay warm enough. • But when my father takes a walk, • My cozy world begins to rock. • He shuffles left, I hold on tight. • Oh no! He’s wobbling to the right. • Not left again! Oops, here he goes. • Do you suppose my father knows • I’m hanging on to his warm toes?
Synonyms Match Up • Synonyms are words that mean the same thing. • http://www.quia.com/mc/44798.html
Let’s Learn about Penguins! • National Geographic-Emperor Penguins http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Emperor-penguin • Other Penguinshttp://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Penguins.html • http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/peter_and_barbara_barham/frame_pengies.html • http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts.htm
Emperor Penguins
Words that Compare • soft • softer • softest • cute • cuter • cutest • quiet • quieter • quietest • fat • fatter • fattest • slow • slower • slowest • small • smaller • smallest
flippers • small fins used like hands or feet The baby penguin is flapping his flippers.
hatch • to break out of an egg The penguins are getting ready to hatch out of the eggs.
miserable • very unhappy The poor kitty was miserable when he had to have a bath.
slippery • not sticky, causing sliding The penguins loved to slide down the slippery hill.
waddled • moved in a funny way, like a duck The penguin waddled past my house.
horizon • where the sky seems to meet the earth The clouds are almost touching the horizon in this chilly Antarctic photo.
dinner • the main meal of the day We are having chicken, mashed potatoes and stir fried vegetables for dinner.
important • having great meaning or influence It is important to do your homework every night.
nothing • not anything The drive was boring because there was nothing to see.
seem • to give the impression of being Does Janie seem to be happy with her new kitten?
stay • to stop going forward Lucy and Mom decided to stay home and bake cookies.
Slips and Slides • Watch out! The pond is full of ice! • You slide. • I skid • We can’t believe what we just did! • You don’t think that ice is nice. • Oh, wait! I’ll bet that we could skate. • You slip. • I glide. • We can speed from side to side! • Now you think that ice is great.
Words that end with -ing and -ly Review Words 11.leaf 12.leaves High-Frequency Words 13.important 14.nothing 15.dinner 1.completely 2.actually 3.doing 4.taking 5.swimming 6.eating 7.slowly 8.starting 9.standing 10.freezing