Vocabulary The

• Vocabulary

• The ____________ writes the stories.

• The words and photographs are by George Ancona

• The _____________ takes the pictures.

• Young children feel important when they work with adults. The photographs in this book show them at work indoors and out.

• author

• photographer

• About the Book

• George Ancona was born on
• December 4, 1929, in Coney
• Island to Mexican parents. As a
• child, he enjoyed drawing and
• role-playing imaginary scenes.
• He liked to pretend he was riding
• on an airplane around the world to faraway places.
• After finishing high school, he studied in Mexico for
• six months. George Ancona speaks more than five
• languages.
• "I enjoy meeting all kinds of people."
• "For me, a children's book is like taking a child for
• a walk and discovering something about our world."

• Author: George Ancona

Genre:

• A photo essay tells about a topic using photographs and words.

• Nonfiction: Photo Essay

• Look for:
• Photographs that give important ideas about the topic.
• Sentences that help you think about the photographs.

• alongside
• chores
• engine
• simple
• sprout
• tool

• Vocabulary for “Helping Out”

• Put your reading book on your desk.
• Open your book to the glossary.
• When you see the word, find it in your glossary.

• Glossary Time

alongside

• - by the side of

• The rabbit is hopping alongside of the path.

chores

• - jobs that have to be done regularly

• Shoveling snow is one of my brother’s chores.

engine

• - motor

• This is a truck engine.

simple

• This is a simple wooden top.

• - not difficult, fancy, or complicated

• My beans began to sprout one week after I planted them.

• sprout-

• - began to grow

tools

• -an object that makes a job easier

• Dad helps Todd use his tools safely.

alongside - by the side of

• alongside - by the side of
• chores -jobs that have to be done regularly
• engine - motor
• simple - not difficult, fancy, or complicated
• sprout - began to grow
• tool - an object that makes a job easier

• Word Review

Say the words.

• Say the words.
• Read the sentences.
• Fill in the blank

• The man and horse are riding ___________ of the ocean.

• alongside
• chores

• engine
• simple

• sprout
• tool

• chores
• tool
• alongside
• simple
• sprout
• engine

• This is called a steam _______.

• simple
• tools

• alongside
• engines

• Do you like bean _______ on your salad?

• chores
• sprouts

Washing the car is one of Anna’s favorite __________.

• simple
• alongside
• chores
• tool
• engine
• sprout

He uses a special _______to make the totem pole.

• chores
• sprout

• alongside
• tool

• engine
• simple

I like this ______ flower arrangement.

• alongside
• chores
• tool

• engine
• simple
• sprout

Match the Letters to the Words.

• tool – ___
• engine ___
• chores –__
• simple – ___
• sprout –__
• alongside - __

• - by the side of
• -jobs that have to be done regularly
• - motor
• - not difficult, fancy, or complicated
• - began to grow
• - an object that makes a job easier

• B

• E

• C

• D

• A

• F

Read your words again!!!

• sprout
• chores
• engine
• simple
• tool
• alongside

• The End

Links for “Helping Out”

• Vocabulary
• Definitions
• Matching
• In Context
• Main Idea
• Reading Skills Rocket- What's the Big Idea?  
• Test Tutor- Main Idea  
• Main Idea Lesson  
• Main Idea- Practice Games  
• Identifying the Main Idea
• R Controlled Words

• The Internet Resources
• Author Information and Story Background
• Information About the Author- George Ancona  
• Background Information- chores olympics  
• Nouns
• Grammar Gold- Nouns  
• Grammar Gold- Plural Nouns  
• Grammar Gold- Proper Nouns  
• Noun Dunk- Common and Proper Nouns  
• Nouns- a Lesson  
• Nouns- Explanation and Online Activities  
• Singular and Plural Nouns- Quia Game  
• The Plural Girls- Nouns  

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