Week 1—Schedule
Day 1
1
Day 2
2
Day 3 3 Day 4
4
Day 5
5
More Stories from Grandma’s Attic
“When Grandma …”
chap. 1
o
chaps. 2–3
chaps. 5–6
chaps. 7–8
More Stories from Grandma’s Attic
Chapters 5–6
Setting
Unfamiliar Words
Michigan; 1880
The Village Blacksmith: a classic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that is a tribute to American blacksmiths; based upon an actual blacksmith shop on Brattle
Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Overview
Set on a farm in Michigan more than one hundred years
ago (1880), the stories are remembrances of the author’s
grandmother.
Chapter 1
To Discuss After You Read
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chap. 4
Q:Why did Pa bring the goat into the house?
A:its mom had twins and would only care for its twin; Pa
hoped Ma could nurse the baby goat to health
Timeline and Map Activities
 Michigan Q (map 1)
Chapters 2–3
To Discuss After You Read
Q:Why didn’t Mabel win the contest?
A:she was careless and misspelled a word on her sampler
Q:Why do the girls decide to dress a pig?
A:the size of the animal was right and it was a living
creature—more fun than a doll
Chapter 4
To Discuss After You Read
Q:What does the author learn about prayer?
A:God is concerned about the big and small things
To Discuss After You Read
Q:Was the family sorry they took in a stranger?
A:no
Q:How did the family prepare for a snowstorm?
A:they brought in extra food for the animals, brought in
extra wood for the stove, brought in extra food from the
cellar, and tied a rope from the house to the barn
Q:Why did they tie a rope from the house to the barn?
A:because the snow could get so deep and it could fall so
hard that you’d never find your way
Chapters 7–8
Unfamiliar Words
Truant officer: an employee of a school system who
investigates the absences of students.
A pig in a poke: to buy “a pig in a poke” means to make a
blind bargain or to make a deal without sufficient scrutiny
or knowledge. This phrase came from a formerly common trick of trying to pass off a cat as a suckling pig on an
unsuspecting buyer by concealing it in a bag or “poke.” The
companion phrase “to let the cat out of the bag” refers to
the point at which the trick was revealed.
To Discuss After You Read
Q:Why did Roy’s parents make him give Mabel the slate?
A:he told her he would and they made him keep his word
Q:Did the boy’s trunk contain treasure?
A:no, only rusty nails n
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Q
More Stories from Grandma's Attic - Map 1
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Week 1 ♦ Readers 2 Advanced Schedule and Study Guide
Week 18—Schedule
Day 1
86
Day 2
87
Day 3 88 Day 4
89
Day 5
90
Socks
chap. 3
chap. 4
chap. 6
chap. 7
Socks
To Discuss After You Read
Chapter 3
Q:Is Nana a cat lover? Defend your answer.
A:no, she is suspicious of his activities, she scolds him for
behaving like a cat, she worries that he will hurt the baby,
she thinks he has fleas, and she fusses about the cat hairs
To Discuss After You Read
Q:Why did Socks become lazy?
A:he filled up on leftover milk, he had no one to play with
him, and he grew older and calmer
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chap. 5
Q:Do you think Nana was an easy guest to have?
A:no, she was too critical
Q:Why did Socks’ owners stop giving him the formula
Socks enjoyed?
A:to help him control his weight
Chapter 6
Chapter 4
Q:How does Socks return to his family’s good graces?
A:he gets hurt by the tough neighborhood cat who stole
Socks’ food; and the baby calls him by name
To Discuss After You Read
Q:How does Socks try to get additional food?
A:he sits by the refrigerator, he steals food off the counter,
and he tries to bum food from the neighbors
Q:How does the sitter entertain Charles William?
A:she sticks a piece of Scotch tape to his toe
Q:Why doesn’t Socks mind the small piece of meat from
the sitter?
A:she gives him so much attention, that he isn’t hungry
Chapter 5
Unfamiliar Words
To Discuss After You Read
Q:How did Charles William learn the cat’s name?
A:Socks’ owners often spoke of Socks to the baby—see the
kitty—he learned as his parents talked to him
Chapter 7
To Discuss After You Read
Q:How do Socks and Charles William become friends?
A:Socks drinks spilled milk from his bottle and chases fluff
that Charles throws; Socks is pleased that the baby has
learned to play; then Socks sleeps with Charles; Socks
belongs n
Insolent: someone who is insolent is presumptuous and
insulting in manner or speech; arrogant.
Readers 2 Advanced Schedule and Study Guide ♦ Week 18
Week 36—Schedule
Day 1
176
Day 2
177
Day 3 178 Day 4
179
Day 5
180
The Toothpaste Millionaire
chaps. 10–12
chaps. 13–14
chaps. 15–16
chaps. 19–22
The Toothpaste Millionaire
Chapters 15–16
Chapters 10–12
To Discuss After You Read
To Discuss After You Read
Q:How do the kids get the loan they need?
A:they have Hector apply as the adult
Q:How does Kate find the toothpaste-filling machine?
A:she checks the address on the tube boxes and does some
sleuthing
Chapters 17–18
Q:How many is a gross?
A:144; a dozen dozen
Q:How is a tube filled?
A:through the bottom and then the bottom is crimped up
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chaps. 17–18
To Discuss After You Read
Q:Why were the kids’ commercials popular?
A:they were honest and low glitz
Chapters 19–22
Chapters 13–14
To Discuss After You Read
To Discuss After You Read
Q:How do other toothpaste businesses try to put Rufus
out of business?
A:they try to get him to join them in price fixing; they try to
buy him out; they hire someone to bomb his factory; and
competitors try to buy Rufus’ company’s stock
Q:Why wouldn’t Rufus discriminate against Hector
because of his color?
A:Hector is the same race as Rufus
Q:Why did the FBI pursue Rufus?
A:his stock didn’t look authentic and his books were
informal n
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