Skills Unit 2 Teacher Guide - EngageNY

For more information
on syllable division and
chunking, please see
Appendix B.
‘ar’ ‘er’ ‘or’ Two Syllables
start dinn | er snort | ed mis | take
smart farm | ers for un | til
are near | er dinn | er
farm | ers
near | er
snort | ed
Purpose for Reading
• Based on what happened in “The Pancake, Part I,” ask students to make
a prediction about what will happen in today’s story. Tell students to read
carefully to see if their predictions are correct.
• Students will read the story with a partner. When they are finished, they can
work together to complete Worksheets 13.2, 13.3, and 13.4.
Wrap-Up
• Review Worksheets 13.2, 13.3, and 13.4 together as a class. In addition,
complete the story chart you have been keeping for Bedtime Tales, recording
the story’s genre, characters, setting, and plot.
Concept Introduction
10 minutes
Antonyms
• Tell students today they are going to learn about antonyms.
• Have the class say the word antonym.
• Tell students antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning.
• Give several examples of antonyms, e.g., an antonym for hot is cold, an
antonym for fast is slow, and an antonym for big is small.
• Practice generating antonyms as a class by discussing characters from
Bedtime Tales. Use these examples to guide your discussion:
1. The pancake is a fast runner. What is an antonym for fast? (slow)
2. The fox is clever. What is an antonym for clever? (stupid)
3. Jane wants her pig to get plump. What is an antonym for plump? (thin)
4. Jim is a big man. What is an antonym for big? (small)
5. Mike is a young boy. What is an antonym for young? (old)
Note: An antonym is given for each word, but some words have multiple
antonyms. Accept all reasonable answers.
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