Activities Coloring Pages Word Puzzles Word Treasures Return to the Story
Animal/Character Names:
- Animals: Biltmore (Dog)
- People: Walter Morton (Newspaper Editor, Man), Fishermen (Men), Dock Workers, Sue (Store Owner, Woman)
Contractions:
- I’m, Shouldn’t, What’s
Expressions ~ Idioms ~ Sayings:
- Had a good eye
- Labor of Love
- Put the newspaper to bed
Natural Science: Animal Group Names
- Dog
Male – Dog
Female – Bitch
Baby – Pup, Puppy, Whelp
Group – Gang, Legion, Kennel, Pack (wild), Litter (young)
Sight Words:
- Pre-primer
a, and, can, down, find, for, help, here, I, in, is, it, look, me, my, one, red, said, the, to, two, up, you - Primer
all, are, at, be, came, do, four, get, good, have, he, into, like, new, no, now, on, out, saw, so, soon, that, there, they, this, too, under, want, was, well, went, what, who, will, with, yes - First Grade
after, again, an, as, ask, by, every, from, going, had, him, his, know, live, of, old, open, over, put, some, stop, take, thank, think, walk, were, when - Second Grade
always, around, been, first, found, its, made, many, read, right, tell, their, these, very, wish, work, would, write - Third Grade
about, better, far, light, long, much, never, only, show, small, today, warm - Nouns
apple, bed, boat, day, duck, eye, farm, feet, fire, fish, home, night, paper, thing, time, watch, way
Mr. Morton went on his evening walk down to the bay. He walked by the docks and the fishing boats. He smelled the salt air. The moon cast a soft light on the waves that washed up on the sand.
Activities Coloring Pages Word Puzzles Word Treasures Return to the Story
Who would ever believe there was so much news on this small island.