One Potato, Two Potato
ELA connection
~Why do you think the O’Grady’s didn’t keep the magic
pot?
~Why did they decide to bury it?
~If you found a magic pot that doubled everything you
put into it…what would you put into it and why?
~How does this story remind you of another story, a
movie, or your life?
One Potato, Two Potato
Math Connection
»Which number, if you double it will give you
exactly 100?
»Which number, if you double it and keep
doubling the answer, will give you exactly
100?
Before the story
Definition of vocab.
word
Downy
Weevils
Root rot
Dismay
Befuddled
Bouquet
Scarcely
Woe
Booties
Synonym
(word that has a similar
meaning to vocab. word)
Put the vocab. word in a
sentence
Name: ___________
Use each vocabulary word in a sentence you create.
Downy = soft and fluffy. Sentence =
Weevils = small beetles that feed on plants. Sentence =
Root rot = root decay caused by fungus. Sentence =
Dismay = loss of courage or alarm. Sentence =
Befuddled = to be confused. Sentence =
Bouquet = a nice arrangement of flowers. Sentence =
Scarcely = barely, not quite. Sentence =
Woe = trouble. Sentence =
Booties = sock-like shoes. Sentence =
After the story
Definition of vocab.
word
Downy
Weevils
Root rot
Dismay
Befuddled
Bouquet
Scarcely
Woe
Booties
Synonym
(word that has a similar
meaning to vocab. word)
Put the vocab. word in a
sentence