Activities Coloring Pages Word Puzzles Word Treasures Return to the Story
Animal/Character Names:
- Animals: Shelley/Spider, Haley/Horse, Belle/Dog, Kelly/Cat, Cow, Goat, Hen, Chicks, Mice, Mother Mouse
- People: Farmer John, Joe the handyman
Contractions:
- Didn’t, I’m, It’s, Let’s
Expressions ~ Idioms ~ Sayings:
- Spread like wildfire
Natural Science: Animal Group Names
- Cat
Male – Tom, Tomcat, Gib, Gib-Cat
Female – Puss, Queen, Tabby
Baby – Kit, Kitten, Kitty, Puss, Pussy
Group – Clowder, Clutter, Pounce, Cluster, Colony, Glorying, Destruction (wild cats) - Cattle
Male – Bull
Female – Cow
Baby – Calf
Group – Herd
- Dog
Male – Dog
Female – Bitch
Baby – Pup, Puppy, Whelp
Group – Gang, Legion, Kennel, Pack (wild), Litter (young) - Goat
Male – Buck, Billy
Female – Doe, Nanny
Baby – Kid, Billy
Group – Herd, Mob, Tribe, Trip - Horse
Male – Sire, Stallion, Stud
Female – Dam, Mare
Baby – Colt, Filly, Filt, Foal, Yearling
Group – Harras, Herd, Pair, Team, Stud, Field, Mob, Troop - Mouse
Male – Buck
Female – Doe
Baby – Pup, Pinkie, Kitten
Goup – Horde, Mischief - Spider
Male – Male
Female – Female
Baby – Spiderling
Group – Cluster, Clutter, Venom
Sight Words:
- Pre-primer
a, and, away, big, can, come, down, for, go, here, I, in, is, it, little, look, make, me, my, not, one, said, see, the, to, we, yellow, you - Primer
all, am, are, at, be, but, came, did, do, eat, get, good, have, he, into, like, no, now, on, out, saw, say, she, so, that, there, they, this, too, under, was, went, what, will, with, yes - First Grade
after, any, as, ask, by, could, every, fly, from, going, had, has, her, his, how, know, let, live, may, of, once, open, over, some, take, them, then, think, walk, were, when - Second Grade
around, been, cold, don’t, first, made, many, right, sit, their, us, very, why, work, would - Third Grade
about, draw, light, much, start, today - Nouns
back, boy, cat, cow, day, door, farm, farmer, ground, home, horse, house, morning, mother, paper, picture, thing, time, tree, watch, wind
“What did Joe mean when he said there were too many animals in the barn?”
Activities Coloring Pages Word Puzzles Word Treasures Return to the Story
The news spread like wildfire. All the animals talked at once.