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NAPDFBanks of Plum CreekNameLong e and o Generalization Long e is sometimes spelled ee or ea: sweet, each. Long o issometimes spelled oa or ow: throat, rainbow.Word Sort Sort the list words by their long e and long ospellings.ea and ee1.oa11.12.ee2.13.14.3.Copyright Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. 44.ow5.15.6.16.17.ea18.7.19.8.20.Spelling ownseaweedhollow9.10.Home Activity Your child is learning to spell words with long e and long o spelled ee, ea, oa, and ow.Have your child look at each word and point to the letters that make the long e and o sounds. 0328480487 019 19Long e and oDVD 1912/30/09 6:57:21 PM

NAPDFNameSummaryOn the Banks ofPlum CreekLaura Ingalls and her family haveleft their house on the prairie andtraveled by covered wagon to makea new home in Minnesota. Thechildren explore the area, and Patakes them to play in Plum Creek.Later, Laura meets a badger.Background KnowledgeTogether reread On the Banks ofPlum Creek. Discuss some of theIngalls’s family adventures, and usethe library to find stories of otherfamilies who moved west duringthe 1800s.Comprehension SkillSequenceActivitySequence means the order in whichthings happen. Dates, times, and cluewords such as first, then, next, and last canhelp you understand the order of events.Good Directions Teach your familyto perform a dance move, specialhandshake, or anything that they may notknow how to do, without demonstratingit for them. You must use specificlanguage and clue words only. See if theycomplete the trick or task correctly.Copyright Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. 4ActivityDVD 20 Comprehension 0328480487 020 2012/30/09 6:57:26 PM

NAPDFLesson VocabularyWords to KnowSubjects and Predicatesruffled a strip of closely gatheredmaterialNo sentence is complete withoutboth a subject and a predicate. Thesubject is the word or group of wordsabout which something is said in thesentence. The predicate of a sentenceis the word or group of words thattells something about the subject. Allthe words in the subject are calledthe complete subject. The subject’scentral noun or pronoun is called thesimple subject. All the words in thepredicate are called the completepredicate. The predicate’s verb iscalled the simple predicate. Forexample: My friend Paul likes Mexicanfood. In the example, “My friend Paul”is the complete subject, and “Paul” isthe simple subject. “Likes Mexicanfood” is the complete predicate, and“likes” is the simple predicate.rushes marsh plants with hollowstemActivityKnowing the meanings of thesewords is important to reading On theBanks of Plum Creek. Practice usingthese words.Vocabulary Wordsbadger a burrowing, flesh-eatingmammalbank the rising ground at the edgeof a lake, river, or seabristled short, stiff hairjointed a place where two things orparts are joinedpatched mended with a scrap ofmaterialCopyright Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. 4Complete ConventionsCollaborative Tale Write a shortstory together. Have one person writethe subject of every sentence andthe other person write the predicate.Switch roles halfway through the story.Practice Tested Spelling Words 0328480487 021 21Family TimesDVD 2112/30/09 6:57:31 PM

NAPDFBanks of Plum CreekNamePlot, Setting, and Character The plot is what happened in the story. The setting is where the story takes place. The characters are the people in the story.Directions Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.We used to be an ordinary family.One summer our parents wanted totravel as far as we could in three months.We didn’t have much money, so wewould backpack, hike, and camp. Wetraveled by train, bus, and foot all throughMexico and Central and South America.Mom and Dad took my sister and methrough canyons and jungles. We sawmountains, deserts, and an ocean.At first we complained. Camping washard, and we missed our friends. We hadno telephone, television, or computer. Butevery night we met local people and atetheir food. When the summer ended, wedidn’t want to go home. Now we wantedadventure!2. Why did the parents want the family to go on this trip?3. Who are the characters in the story?4. What is the setting of the story?5. How did the characters change during the story?Copyright Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. 41. What are the main events in the plot of the story?Home Activity Your child read a story about someone who learned while traveling. Have an older friend orrelative tell a story about traveling. Discuss what the person learned from the experience.DVD 22 Comprehension 0328480487 022 2212/30/09 6:57:34 PM

NAPDFBanks of Plum CreekNameSequenceDirections Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.Amy Connor was thirteen when sheand her family left England for Utahin 1859. First, the family sailed fromEngland to the United States. After sixweeks at sea, they landed in Boston. Next,they took a train to Iowa City, Iowa. There,they got gear ready for overland travel.Then they set off, crossing plains andrivers, and enduring dust, rain, and snow.Sometimes they drank melted snow whenthey had no water. Finally, after more thana thousand miles, the family arrived inUtah. The journey from England to Utahhad taken three months.1. What was the first step in the Connors’ journey to Utah?2. How long was the sea journey?Copyright Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. 43. After landing in Boston, what did the family do next?4. Where was the family’s last stop and when did they arrive?5. In what year was Amy Connor probably born?Home Activity Your child identified sequence in a story about a pioneer girl. Talk with your child about whatit would have been like to move far away to a new home in the 1800s. 0328480487 023 23ComprehensionDVD 2312/30/09 6:57:38 PM

NAPDFBanks of Plum CreekNameComplete Subjects and PredicatesDirections Each pair below has a simple subject and a verb. Add details to writean interesting sentence. Then underline the complete subject once and the completepredicate twice. Circle any compound subject or predicate.1. sister/swimming2. creek/rushed3. water/got deeper4. they/played6. she/remembered7. air/was hot8. animal/had9. Mary/sat10. Ma/was teachingCopyright Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. 45. dirt/slippedHome Activity Your child learned how to use subjects and predicates in writing. Have your child writea sentence describing something he or she did today. Ask your child to identify the complete subjectand the complete predicate of the sentence.DVD 24 Complete Subjects and Predicates 0328480487 024 2412/30/09 6:57:41 PM

NAPDFBanks of Plum CreekNameLong e and oSpelling lowneaglehollowWord Hunt The ten list words in the box below are hidden in the puzzle. Circleand write each word you find. The words may go across, down, or diagonally.Copyright Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. 4F R P L E A G L E I K CR C R E V A H F I S A 6.9.Word Clues Write the list word that answers the clue.11.12.13.14.15.16.not abovesay helloempty insidean ice cream drinktime of yearfrog sound11.12.13.14.15.16.Home Activity Your child has learned to read, write, and spell words with ee, ea, oa, and ow.Give your child clues about a list word. Ask your child to guess the word and spell it. 0328480487 025 25Long e and oDVD 2512/30/09 6:57:44 PM

NAPDFBanks of Plum CreekNamePlot, Setting, and Character The plot is what happened in the story. The setting is where the story takes place. The characters are the people in the story.Last winter, as we sat in the kitchen,Grandmother told me about the manyplaces she had lived. She was born ona farm in Austria in 1920. In 1925, herfamily moved to the city of Vienna tofind work. After her eighteenth birthday,Grandmother came to New York City byherself, again looking for work.She worked in a shop, a factory, and anoffice. But Grandmother knew the big citywas not for her. She wanted the farm lifeagain. After Grandmother and Grandfatherwere married, they packed their bags andmoved to a farm in North Carolina, wherethey have lived ever since.SETTINGPLOT1. In what setting does Grandmothertell the story of her life?3. Why did Grandmother move to NewYork City by herself?2. Where are the places thatGrandmother lived?4. Which jobs did Grandmother have inher lifetime?5. What kind of person does Grandmother show she is?Copyright Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. 4Directions Read the following passage. Complete the chart about setting and plot.Then answer the question about a character.Home Activity Your child read a story about a character who moved a lot in her lifetime. Ask older friendsor relatives to talk with your child about where they have lived and how they felt about it.DVD 26 Comprehension 0328480487 026 2612/30/09 6:57:48 PM

NAPDFBanks of Plum CreekNameComplete Subjects and PredicatesDirections Underline the complete subject of each sentence once. Underline thecomplete predicate twice.1. Tomorrow you and I will go to the creek.2. This spot is where she met the badger.3. The fiddle sang softly to her.4. Laura did something wrong.5. Everything was green and beautiful.Directions Read each sentence. Underline the complete subject of each sentenceonce. Underline the complete predicate twice. Write SSS if the subject is a compoundsubject. Write PPP if the predicate is a compound predicate. Write N if there is neithera compound subject nor a compound predicate.6. Blue flags and green rushes grew along the river.7. The flat creek bed was made of warm, soft mud.Copyright Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. 48. Laura hopped and splashed in the cool creek.9. The girls cleared the table and washed the dishes.10. They walked past the trail and the rushes.Directions Write a sentence using the pairs of words below. Use the noun as a simplesubject and the verb as a simple predicate. Then underline the complete subject onceand the complete predicate twice.11. pool/looked12. badger/hadHome Activity Your child reviewed subjects and predicates. Ask your child to describe an object in thehouse in a sentence. Ask him or her to repeat the sentence and to identify the complete subject and thecomplete predicate. 0328480487 027 27Complete Subjects and PredicatesDVD 2712/30/09 6:57:52 PM

both a subject and a predicate. The subject is the word or group of words about which something is said in the sentence. The predicate of a sentence is the word or group of words that tells something about the subject. All the words in the subject are called the complete subject. The subject’s central noun