Barn Gossip – Word Treasures | BreakersIsland

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

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

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?”

The news spread like wildfire. All the animals talked at once.