Author: George Selden Author: Michael O. Tunnel

Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride

Synonyms:

feeling

a feeling related to one or more of the five senses

He felt that kind of spinning sensation inside his head that had made him dizzy on the way up.

sensation

Synonyms:rowdyboisterous

turbulent

violently shaken or stirred

Flying just below the level of turbulent air ___ good pilot that she was __ Lulu headed south.

having a very great value

precious

Synonyms:

pricelessrarevaluable

She told him a little bit about the lady___ a gift from the country of France, and it was very precious to America.

a resting place, especially one that is high up

perch

Lulu found a perch on the north side of it, so the wind from the south wouldn’t bother them.

something or someone that gets in the way; obstacle

hindrance

The wind, which had been a hindrance before, was a help now. Lulu coasted almost all the way back to Manhattan.

Synonyms:barrierdeterrent

going along with

accompanying

Accompanying him was his five-year-old

cousin, Charlotte May Pierstorff.

Author : George Selden

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!

Draw! Draw! Draw!

sensation turbulent precious

perch hindrance flabbergasted

Free AssociationWrite as many words as you can think of that go with each

of the vocabulary words.For example: The word is school:

1. learning 2. Science 3. pencils 4. Reading 5. Math 6. teachers 7. P.E. 8. educationAnd on and on and on

2. turbulent3. precious4. perch5. hindrance6. flabbergasted

1. sensation

The Parcel Post Kid

ByMichael O.

Tunnell

Description: This city letter carrier posed for a humorous photograph with a young boy in his mailbag. After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples.

extremely surprised or amazed, astonished

flabbergasted

Grandma Mary was flabbergasted when

May appeared on her

doorstep.

Synonyms:stunnedshockedastounded

a person in charge of a local post office

postmaster

When the postmaster saw May and her small traveling bag, he thought Leonard was going to buy her a train ticket.

the money it costs to travel, such as on a bus, plane, or train

fare

May’s train fare would have cost $1.55, a lot of money in those days.

Synonyms:feecostcharge

a package delivery service offered by the post office

parcel post

Live animals were also forbidden, but the postmaster found that it was all right to send baby chicks by parcel post.

sorted, categorized, or grouped

classified

So he classified May as a baby chick, weighed her in at 48 pounds and attached 53 cents in postage to her bag.

Author : Michael O. Tunnell

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!

Draw! Draw! Draw!

accompanying postmaster fare

parcel post classified flabbergasted

Free AssociationWrite as many words as you can think of that go with each

of the vocabulary words.For example: The word is school:

1. learning 2. Science 3. pencils 4. Reading 5. Math 6. teachers 7. P.E. 8. educationAnd on and on and on

2. postmaster3. fare4. parcel post5. classified6. flabbergasted

1. accompanying

ClassifyingPlace the following words in categories: sensation hindrance accompanying turbulent fluttered postmaster precious fare parcel post perch classified flabbergasted

• Decide the names of the categories.• Determine how many categories.• Determine which words go in which categories.• After classifying the words, write a paragraph explaining each of the categories and why certain words go in a particular category.

sensation; turbulent; precious; perch; hindrance; fluttered; accompanying; postmaster; fare; parcel post; classified; flabbergasted

Can You Find the Context Clues?

1. The ________ made sure all of the mail carriers had the right packages and letters.

2. _____________ the students on their field trip were several parents and teachers.

3. The birds __________ on the branches of the tree outside our window.

4. Grandpa Joe was _________ that Charlie had found a golden wrapper.

5. Snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles and alligators are all ________ as reptiles.

6. Fooling around and being loud in class is a _________ to other students’ learning.

7. The cold weather gave me a _______ of numbness in my fingers and toes.

8. The __________ for the bus is two dollars for an all day pass.9. The flag snapped and ________ in the brisk wind.10. It is not safe to send live animals by __________.11.The plane went through ___________ motion because of the storm.12.Katy’s new baby brother is so _______ and cute.

Synonym SearchMatch the vocabulary words on the left to the correct synonyms on the right. Some vocabulary words have more than one synonym. Ready, set, go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a. accompanying

f. perch k. flabbergasted

b. sensation g. postmaster l. parcel post

c. fare h. turbulent

d. precious i. fluttered

e. classified hindrance

companion

hover

shipment

dearest

astonished

choppy

arrange

charge

balance mail

awareness barrier

Word Association Game1. Which word goes with sitting on a sofa and watching television?

Word Bankaccompanying perch flabbergasted sensationpostmaster fare turbulent preciousfluttered classified hindrance parcel post

2. Which word goes with going to the fair, movie, or the circus?3. Which word goes with envelopes and boxes?4. Which word goes with seeing an alligator in your backyard?5. Which word goes with giving your mother flowers?6. Which word goes with helicopter? Why?

8. Which word goes with not studying?

9. Which word goes with riding a roller coaster?10. Which word goes with a spider crawling on your leg?

Some words can be used more than once. Can you figure out which ones?

7. Which word goes with walking your dog in the neighborhood?

11. Which word goes with collecting coins? 12. Which word goes with carrying something?

1. Describe the sensation of stumping your toe.

2. List situations when a fare is charged.

3. Explain a turbulent time in your life.

4. Describe a time when your words were precious.

5. Turbulent and hindrance are similar because____________________ _______________________________________________________.6. Identify objects and living things that flutter.

7. Describe situations when you were flabbergasted.

8. How do you classify concepts in science?

9. Explain different ways people accompany one another.