Vocabulary

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The Day Jimmys Boa Ate the Wash

• Vocabulary

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Author Trinka Hakes Nobles Pictures by Steven
Kellogg
The author writes the stories.
About the Book
The illustrator draws the pictures.
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Trinka Hakes Noble - author

• The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
• Trinka Hakes Noble grew up on a small farm in
  Michigan with six brothers and sisters.
• She studied art in Michigan. She has lived in
  Virginia, Rhode Island, and New York City. Now
  she lives in New Jersey with her husband and
  daughter.
•     Other books by Trinka Hakes Noble Apple
  Tree ChristmasJimmy's Boa Bounces BackJimmy's
  Boa and the Big Splash Birthday Bash

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Genre Fantasy

• A fantasy is a story about events that can not
  happen in real life.

I like to read.
Look for Animals that can do things real animals
can not do.
A setting that may be different from the real
world.
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boring

• Boring not interesting or exciting

• The business meeting
• was really boring.

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ducked

• ducked -bent down suddenly

Janie ducked to try to catch her breath after
running.
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sense

• Sense_ meaning (as in make sense)

If a word doesnt make sense when youre reading,
look at it again.
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suppose

• suppose - think or imagine

This is American Sign Language for suppose.
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tractor

• tractor -a farm machine

This is an old tractor.
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The wrestler ______ under his opponent.

• boring
• ducked
• sense
• suppose
• tractor

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What you said doesnt make __________.

• suppose
• tractor
• ducked
• boring
• sense

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The farmer is riding his _________.

• ducked
• suppose
• tractor
• sense
• boring

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I ___________ the baby and his dog were really
tired.

• tractor
• sense
• boring
• ducked
• suppose

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That must be a really _________ computer game!

• sense
• ducked
• boring
• suppose
• tractor

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Match the meaning to the word.

• not interesting or exciting
• B. bent down suddenly
• C. meaning (as in make sense)
• D. a farm machine
• E. think or imagine

1. suppose__
2. tractor __
3. ducked __
4. boring __
5. sense __

E
D
B
A
C
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Websites
Harcourt takes you on an internet field trip  
Boa Constrictor Fact Sheet from the National Zoo
  San Diego Zoo on Boa Constrictors   Boa
Constrictor Facts   Wikipedia Boa Constrictor
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More sites Just Click and Go!

• Cause and Effect
• Reading Skills Rocket- Flippy's Adventure
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• Quia Matching Game
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• Test Tutor
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• Cause and Effect Lesson and Practice (DO NOT
  click on home)
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• Match the Cause to the Effect

Pronouns Grammar Gold   Using Nouns and Pronouns
Correctly   Personal Pronoun Treasure Hunt
  Choose the Correct Pronoun   Pronouns Lesson
and Practice Games
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More Sites Just Click and Go!

• Fun Things
• Jimmy's Boa Crossword Puzzle- to print
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• Activities for Kids and Lesson Plans for Teachers
  
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• Book Review by Eric D. Age 9
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• Hangman With Key Story Words
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• Boa Constrictor Scavenger Hunt- great for using
  the laptops

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The End
Modified by Anne Miller