Activities Coloring Pages Word Puzzles Word Treasures Return to the Story
Animal/Character Names:
- Animals: Bat (Nat), Cat (Kelly), Dog (Belle), Frogs, Rat, Spider, Barn Owl
- People: Mrs. Baker, Farmer John
Contractions:
- Didn’t, Doesn’t, Don’t, Let’s
Expressions ~ Idioms ~ Sayings:
- All at once, No time to lose
Natural Science: Animal Group Names
- Bat
Male – Male
Female – Female
Baby – Pup
Group – Cloud, Colongy - Cat
Male – Tom, Tomcat, Gib, Gib-cat
Female – Puss, Queen, Tabby
Baby – Kit, Kitten, Kitty, Puss, Pussy
Group – Clower, Clutter, Pounce, Cluster, Colony, Glorying, Destruction (wild cats) - Dog
Male – Dog
Female – Bitch
Baby – Pup, Puppy, Whelp
Group – Gang, Legion, Kennel, Pack (wild), Litter (young) - Owl
Male – Male
Female – Female
Baby – Fledgling, Owlet
Group – Parliament - Rat
Male – Buck, Bull
Female – Doe, Cow
Baby – Kitten, Pup
Group – Colony, Horde - Spider
Male – Male
Female – Female
Baby – Spiderling
Group – Cluster, Clutter, Venom
Sight Words:
- Pre-primer
a, and, come, down, find, for, go, here, I, in, it, look, one, play, said, see, the, to, up, where, you - Primer
all, are, at, be, black, but, eat, get, good, he, like, on, out, ran, saw, so, soon, that, there, they, this, too, want, was, with - First Grade
after, as, by, fly, had, her, his, how, just, know, let, of, old, once, open, over, some, stop, them, were, when - Second Grade
always, because, been, best, call, don’t, fast, first, many, sleep, their, these, us, why, would, your - Third Grade
Better, drink, fall, full, hurt, if, keep, light, much, only, small - Nouns
apple, cat, day, dog, eye, farm, farmer, fire, game, head, home, house, milk, morning, night, sun, time, tree, watch, water, wind, wood
Some people thought the bats were a sign of good fortune and happiness. Others believed scary, old stories and were afraid of bats.
Activities Coloring Pages Word Puzzles Word Treasures Return to the Story
Nat thought, “People would like us if they knew us better.”