arthur’s teacher trouble vocabulary

ARTHUR’S TEACHER TROUBLE

Winter camp reading program, T. Kathy

BRAINSTORM: WHAT’S A GOOD TEACHER?

VOCABULARY (PAGE 1-5) 1. alphabetical order 2. rang 3. over –done, finished 4. file out 5. feel sorry for someone 6. wrong move 7. warn 8. on death row 9. spellathon- a spelling contest, spelling bee 10. principal- the head of a school 11. trophy

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ALPHABETICAL ORDER To put something in order of the alphabet.

EX: manger, angel, Christmas tree, star, Santa, stocking, sleigh

Put into alphabetic order looks like: Angel, Christmas tree, manger, Santa, sleigh, star, stocking

Q: Why do we alphabetize?

RANG- PAST TENSE OF RING

My phone is ringing. Yesterday the bell rang late.

OVER-FINISHED, ENDED School was over earlier this year. The movie is finally over.

FILE OUT-WALK IN A LINE The soldiers filed out of the jeep. The players filed out of the locker room.

FEEL SORRY FOR SOMEONE- FEELING SADNESS FOR SOMEONE

WRONG MOVE- BAD CHOICE, DECISION

WARN- TO TELL SOMEONE ABOUT DANGER IN THEIR FUTURE

ON DEATH ROW- IN PRISON WAITING TO BE KILLED

SPELLATHON- SPELLING CONTEST, SPELLING BEE

PRINCIPAL- THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL

TROPHY- A PRIZE FOR THE WINNER, LIKE A GOLD CUP

REVIEW: FILL IN THE BLANK 1. My sister won a ___________ at the school ___________. (prize, spelling bee) 2. The very bad men are waiting on ___________ ___________. 3. The dictionary is easy to use because all the words are in ______________ ____________. 4. The students _________ _______ of the bus quietly. 5. Our kitchen fire alarm __________ when my mom burned the food.

FILL IN THE BLANK 6. Teacher __________ me the test would be difficult, so I studied harder.

7. Mom said if I make one more ___________ __________ I would be grounded from everything. 8. The TV show is ___________ at 10pm.

VOCAB. (PG. 6-11) 1. slam- close the door hard, making a loud sound 2. strict- strongly stopping bad behavior, giving punishments if they do 3. grumbled- to complain 4. tons of- a lot of 5. pepperoni pizza-pizza with round slices 6. pest- an annoying person 7. announce- tell to everyone 8. pale- white, no color 9. continue- keep doing something 10. represent-to speak, act for another person, people

SLAM- CLOSE THE DOOR HARD, MAKING A LOUD SOUND

Don’t slam the door when you are angry, its very rude.

STRICT- STRONGLY STOPPING BAD BEHAVIOR, GIVING PUNISHMENTS IF THEY DO

GRUMBLED- TO COMPLAIN

TONS OF- A LOT OF

PEPPERONI PIZZA-PIZZA WITH ROUND SLICES

PEST- AN ANNOYING PERSON

ANNOUNCE- TELL TO EVERYONE

PALE- WHITE, NO COLOR

CONTINUE- KEEP DOING SOMETHING

REPRESENT-TO SPEAK, ACT FOR ANOTHER PERSON, PEOPLE

VOCABULARY PAGES 12-17. 1. aquarium- a buildings that holds water animals in glass containers 2. to correct- check mistakes 3. hiccup- an uncontrollable tightening of the throat, makes a noise 4. good luck charm- a thing which the owner believes has power to bring good luck

5. clear your throat- make a noise with their throat 6. representative- the person who represents people 7. mistake- action with unwanted result 8. backstage- place behind the stage, where the audience can’t see 9. auditorium- building where people, watch, listen and sit 10. to gulp- to swallow and make a sound with your throat

VOCABULARY (PG. 18-24) 1. to welcome- speak in a friendly way when people arrive 2. explain- to tell someone so they understand 3. in a flash- very quickly do something 4. definition- meaning of a word 5. incorrect- not right 6. audience- group of people who listen or watch something 7. deep breath- to suck in a long, big breath of air 8. proud- feeling happy because you did something well 9. challenge-something that needs big effort to be done right

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