When you re done you may Take an Accelerated Reader quiz on The Lost and Found. Look in the Other Quizzes area for this test. Write your score here: # Name The Lost and Found by Mark Teague correct out of Go to www.eduplace.com/kids to solve a Web Mystery Grid. Created by Tracey Ortiz-Naney for use with Houghton-Mifflin Reading. Directions: After reading The Lost and Found, illustrate this cover with a drawing of your favorite part of the story.
Meet the Author & Illustrator The author and illustrator of this story is. What did he think was fun when he was a kid? What other books has he written? Poetry Link Read the poems on pages 48-51 then answer the following questions. 1. In I Lost the Work I Found, what does the speaker say will happen tomorrow? 2. In Lost, what is the most important thing that the speaker is missing? Explain. 3. Which poem reminds you most of the story The Lost and Found and why?
Structural Analysis: Base Words Wendell pointed to a bin marked LOST AND FOUND. Many words are created by adding beginnings and endings to smaller words called base words that could stand alone. In the word pointed, point is the base word. When you come to an unfamiliar word when you are reading, finding the base word can be a clue to figuring out the meaning of the word. Strategy Focus: Summarize Summarize means Don t forget to stop and summarize the story to help you remember and understand what you ve read! Read the words below. Circle the base word in each word and then write it on the line. lucky steamed closed turned slowly Now complete PB page 8. Making Predictions Now that you ve read a page of the story, make two predictions about what will happen in the rest of the story. Remember to use complete sentences. 1. 2.
Segment 1 Questions Why aren t the children afraid of the strange world inside the Lost and Found? Will the children have another adventure in the Lost and Found? How do you know? After reading segment 1 of the story, have your predictions changed? Yes No Write one new prediction about the rest of the story. Comprehension Skill: Fantasy and Realism A realistic detail is A fantasy detail is Look at page 20 in your reading book. What is one realistic detail on the page? What is one fantasy detail on the page?
Think About the Selection Choose a question about The Lost and Found from page 46 to answer below. Remember to use complete sentences. Question # End of Story Questions In your opinion, has the children s experience been a waste of time? Do you think the three will continue to be friends? Now, complete PB page 5.
Key Vocabulary Look each vocabulary word up in the glossary of your reading book. Use the lines to write the definition of the word and the box to draw a picture to help you remember its meaning. directions rumpled situations Grammar: What is a sentence? A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete thought. It tells whom or what the sentence is about and what happens. A sentence begins with a capital letter. A sentence ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point. A fragment is a group of words that is not a complete sentence. Circle the sentences below. Underline the fragments. 1. Floyd and Wendell wait outside the office. 2. The new girl in class. 3. Searches in the mysterious box. 4. Everyone in our school. 5. Mona loses her hat again. Now, choose one of the fragments that you underlined. Add to it to write a sentence. Now complete PB pages 13-15.
Information & Study Skills: Parts of a Book Knowing the parts of a book will help you find specific information faster. What will you find on the title page of an illustrated book? What information will you find in the table of contents? What information does an index list? What will you find in a glossary? How is a glossary organized? unusual visible worried Now complete PB page 3.
Dictionary: ABC Order The words in a dictionary are listed in ABC, or alphabetical, order, letter by letter. furious flip hat hallway List these words in alphabetical order. 1. 2. 3. 4. Read the words on the left. Use the lines to put them in alphabetical order. winding sneeze decided tunnel unhappy dismay wool simple Now complete PB page 12. Comprehension Skill: Sequence of Events first next then last These are words that describe the order in which things happen in a story, the sequence of events. Authors often use signal words such as now, then, and after to show time and sequence of events. Look back through the story, The Lost and Found, to find signal words. Use the lines below to list the signal words that you find. Read the following story events. Use pages 36-39 of your book to help you put them in the correct order. Mona reaches into her purse for a tissue. Wendell s tassel tickles his nose. Mona finds her lucky hat. The boys start trying on hats. Wendell picks a burgundy fez as his lucky hat. Now complete PB pages 4,6, and 7.
Writing Skills: A Friendly Letter Read the friendly letter below. Then, follow these directions to mark the five parts of a letter. 1. Circle the heading. 2. Underline the greeting. 3. Put a box around the body. 4. Put an X on the closing. 5. Put a line through the signature. 4555 N. Lark Ellen Covina, CA 91722 September 10, 2006 Dear Students, Would you like to write a letter to one of your friends? You can write a friendly letter, a letter that one friend or relative writes to another to share news or ideas. Here are three guidelines to follow when you write a friendly letter. Be sure to include the five parts of a letter. When you write your letter, write as if you were talking to the person you are writing to. Don t forget to keep to the point and to include things that will interest the person you are writing to. Have fun writing a friendly letter! Sincerely, Mrs. Naney Improving Your Writing: Using Commas in Dates and Places 1. When writing dates, use a comma between the day and the year. September 6, 2006 2. Use a comma after the year if the date appears anywhere in a sentence except at the end. On September 10, 2006, I will go to my niece s birthday party. 3. When writing place names, use a comma between a town or city and the state. Covina, California 4. Use a comma after the state if the place name appears anywhere in a sentence except at the end. I will visit San Diego, California, next week. Add commas where they belong in the following dates and places. June 16 2006 Miami Florida Las Vegas Nevada October 31 2007 Now complete PB page 17.
Spelling Pretest 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Challenge Words 1. 2. Highlight the words you missed on this week s spelling list. Short A Words Short E Words Short I Words Now complete PB pages 13-15.