Name: ______________________________________

Date: _______________________________________

Weekly Packet: Week _____

Unit: Flat Stanley

Chapter 1

Grammar/ELA:
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Identify title, subtitle, author, illustrator, table of contents, # of chapters, other elements of the
text
Story web
Reading around the word or phrase
Synonyms/antonyms
Simile
Reading for information
Predicting

Spelling:
1. a lot
2. brother
3. count
4. December
5. everyone
6. horse
7. January
8. sister
9. spell
10.
spill
Sunday Homework: Write your spelling words 4 times nicely on A4 paper.

Vocabulary not on the test

a married man
husband wife
Example sentence: If I married my cat,
he would be my husband.
a person who takes care of sick people
and usually works with a doctor
nurse
Example sentence: Before I see the
doctor, the nurse checks my
temperature.
a person who makes and fixes clothes
Example sentence: My dress was too
tailor
big, so I took it to the tailor to make it
fit me.

Vocabulary for the test

to make smaller or larger (in clothing)
alter = change
Example sentence: The tailor altered
my big dress so that it would fit me.
bulletin board
a board that hangs on a wall and
displays announcements
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Noun

Noun

Noun

Verb

Noun

cheerfully grumpily

flat round

experience

marvel

measurements

polite rude

tickly

training

Example sentence: The bulletin

board in our class has our vocabulary
words from the books we read.
happily
Example sentence: Ms. Natasha was
delighted to see the students
cheerfully cleaning the class before
the end of school.
thin and not having much shape
Example sentence: If you smash a ball
of clay in your hands, it will become
flat and look like a cookie.
all of the knowledge and skills that
come from participating in an activity
or event
Example sentence: The older you
become, the more experience you
have in life.
to be amazed at
Example sentence: When I stand on a
mountain, I marvel at how beautiful
the earth is.
the length (how long), width (how fat),
height (how tall), weight (how heavy),
or speed (how fast) of something
Example sentence: The tailor needs to
take my measurements to fix my
dress.
nice; having good manners
Example: Parents should teach their
children to be polite.
having the feeling that causes laughing
Example sentence: When my nose gets
tickly, I sneeze.
practice
Example sentence: Football players
need a lot of training before they play
so that they can win.

Adverb

Adjective

Noun

Verb

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

noun

Monday Homework: Use this sheet to help you fill out the vocabulary worksheet.

Reading Around the Word or Phrase

What do you think these words or phrases mean based on the words around it?

in favor of (p.2)
What you think it means or clues: __________________________________________________
What it really means: _________to prefer or to like more_______________________________

across (p.2)
What you think it means or clues: __________________________________________________
What it really means: ___over or on_________________________________________________

during (p.2)
What you think it means or clues: __________________________________________________
What it really means: ______meanwhile; while; in the meantime_________________________

keep an eye on (p.4)

What you think it means or clues: __________________________________________________
What it really means: ___________to watch__________________________________________

Similes
Stanley is 'as flat as a pancake'. Can you think of any more similes to describe him?
____Stanley is as flat as a _________________________________________

Synonyms and Antonyms

Can you think of any synonyms and antonyms from your vocabulary?
Synonyms

Antonyms
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examination = ____test_______

husband ____wife_______

hurry = _______rush_____

young ___old___________

alter = ____change_______

polite ____rude________

beneath = ___below________

flat _____round_____

Reading for Information

1. How did Stanley become flat? (p.2)
____The bulletin board fell on top of him while he was sleeping.______________
______________________________________________________________

2. What did they do before they went to the doctor? (p.4)

___They ate breakfast.____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

3. How did Stanley feel? (p.4)

___At first he felt tickly, and then he felt fine.__________________________
______________________________________________________________

4. Was the doctor able to help him? (p.7)

___No,the doctor only said to keep an eye on him.________________________
______________________________________________________________

5. Why did Mrs. Lambchop measure Stanley? (p.7)

____He needed new clothes that would fit him.__________________________
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Units of Measurement
Fill in the chart to show what you use to measure the following:
What is Being Measured?
Length (how long)
Width (how wide)
Height (how tall)
Weight (how heavy)
Speed (how fast)

What Units to Use?

Ruler: centimeters or inches
Ruler: centimeters or inches
Measuring tape: centimeters or feet
Scale: kilograms or pounds
Speedometer: kilometers per hour

Prediction
Stanley wakes up one day and he is flat! Do you think that he will like being flat? Why or why not?
What do you think will happen at the end of the book?
______________________________________________________________
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