“Ways People Live”

grumblingIf you are grumbling, you are complaining or letting

others know you are unhappy about something.

grumblingThe poles of the house started

grumbling during the argument.

I start grumbling when it starts raining just as I’m going to go

outside.

Would you start grumbling if you were given a rock for your birthday

or if you were given a toy?

grumblingName things that make you start

grumbling.

If you are grumbling about something, do you speak loudly or softly? Why?

You just won a prize in the art contest.

Would you start grumbling? Why?

chidedIf I chided you, I corrected you.

chidedThe roof chided the other parts of the house for saying they were the

most important.

I chided my friend for burning the cookies.

Would you be chided for being on time or for being late?

chidedTerry promised to take out the trash, but instead he played video games.

Should Terry be chided for not doing his chores? Why?

Would you chide a friend who let you borrow a pencil? Explain.

Have you ever been chided for something that you didn’t do? How did

that make you feel?

realizedIf you realized something, you suddenly

understood it or knew it.

realizedThe parts of the house stopped

arguing when they realized that they were all important.

I realized I had left my lunch at home when I couldn’t find my lunchbox.

Is it more likely that you realized you had brown hair or that you could

whistle?

realizedIf you realized you had just won a

contest, what would you do?

Name something you realized after reading “Ways People Live.”

What do you think Humpty Dumpty said when he realized he could not

be put back together again?

bitterlyA place that is bitterly cold is very, very cold.

bitterly

The temperature in the Arctic is bitterly cold.

If it were bitterly cold outside, would you want to wear a coat or a bathing

suit? Why?

bitterly

If I say something that could be described as being bitterly cold, you should pretend to shiver

and say “That is bitterlycold!”the Arctic a glass of milkboiling water a winter ice storma freezer a flower garden

dwellingA dwelling is a place where people live.

dwellingIn the rain forest, people might live in

a dwelling built on stilts because there is so much water on the

ground.

In your dwelling, do you eat dinner with your family or take classes from

your teacher?

dwellingIf you think the things I say are dwellings, you

should use your arms and hands to form a house.

house beach mobile homeigloo castle deserttree river apartment

amusement

If you do something for amusement, you do it for fun.

amusementIn the rain forest, children swim and

play under the waterfall for amusement.

Would you go to the movies or clean your room for amusement?

amusementIf you hear something you would do for

amusement, you should smile and clap your hands.

play video games clean your roomdo homework fly a kitewash dishes go to the parkride a bike swim in a pool

Let’s recap…and review what we

learned.

Fill in the blanks with the correct word.amusement dwelling bitterly

Many people live in a _______________ that has bedrooms and a kitchen.

It was ________________ cold outside, so the children decided to stay indoors.

realized chided amusement

For everyone’s ________________ the clown performed his magic tricks.

The children ________________ they had forgotten to bring their money with them to the movies.

realized chided grumbling

We knew she was upset because we heard her _____________ to herself.

Grandma ___________ her friend for forgetting to cook her favorite dessert when she visited.