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Side A
Name _____________________________________________ Date _________________________
WORD
of the Day
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Use the word below in a short paragraph about a time
you or someone you know was being nosy.
pry: (v.) pull loose by force; look with curiosity;
be inquisitive or nosy about something
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Sentence Mender
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Rewrite the sentence to make it correct.
working one in one with a math tooter were very helpfull.
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Cursive Quote
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Copy the quotation in cursive writing.
I¡t¡ ¡is¡ e¡as¡ie™r¡ ¡t¡o¢ b¢u¡il¡d¡ s¡t™r¡o¢n¡g¶ ch¡il¡d™re£n¡ ¡th¡a£n¡ ¡t¡o¢ ™re¡p¡a¡i™r¡ b¢r¡o¢˚e£n¡ £me£n¡.
Morning Jumpstarts: Reading, Grade 6 © 2013 Scholastic Teaching Resources
—Frederick Douglass
What did the former slave and great leader and orator mean by this observation?
Write your answer in cursive on another sheet of paper.
Analogy of the Day
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Complete the analogy.
Dawn is to morning as __________________________ is to evening.
 A. night
 B. dusk
 C. dark
 D. midnight
Explain how the analogy works: _______________________________________________________
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Side B
Y Ready, Set, READ!
Read the fable from Nigeria.
Then answer the questions.
1. What do you think a calabash is?
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2. What lesson does this fable teach?
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3 BrainTeaser
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Write a, e, i, o, u, or y to complete each baseball word.
1. p ____ nn ____ nt
6. s ____ cr ____ f ____ c ____
2. b ____ llp ____ rk
7. d ____ v ____ s ____ ____ n
3. ____ ____ tf ____ ____ ld
8. st ____ t ____ st ____ c
4. pl ____ ____ ____ ffs
9. r ____ l ____ ____ v ____ r
5. sh ____ t ____ ____ t
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10. l ____ ____ g ____ ____
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The chief was having a huge feast.
There would be joyous music and dancing.
Messengers scurried from house to house
to invite all his people to come. Each
guest was asked to bring a calabash
of wine.
One man wanted very badly to come,
but had no wine to bring. But, he thought,
if hundreds of people poured their wine
into the chief’s huge pot, who would notice
if just one calabash had water instead of
wine? So that’s what he decided to do.
The day of the great feast arrived.
All guests had donned their finest clothes.
As guests entered the chief’s home, they
poured their calabashes into the chief’s
giant pot. The man did the same when it
was his turn.
After all guests had arrived, the chief’s
servants walked about the large room and
filled everyone’s cup with wine from the
pot. But when the man and the other guest
put their cups to their lips to drink, they
were very disappointed to taste only water.
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Word of the Day: Check students’ paragraphs for accurate usage of the term.
Sentence Mender: Working one on one with a math tutor was very helpful.
Cursive Quote: Check students’ handwriting for accuracy and legibility. Responses will
vary.
Analogy of the Day: B; (sequence analogy) Check that students’ answers are reasonable.
Ready, Set, Read! 1. A calabash is a kind of gourd; when dried out, it serves as a dipper
or cup. 2. Answers will vary; sample answer: Every person’s contribution counts.
Brainteaser: 1. pennant 2. ballpark 3. outfield 4. playoffs 5. shutout 6. sacrifice
7. division 8. statistic 9. reliever 10. league
Connections to the Common Core State Standards
As shown in the chart below, this activity will help you meet your specific state reading
and language arts standards as well as those outlined in the CCSS. These materials
address the following standards for students in grade 6. For details on these standards,
visit the CCSS Web site: www.corestandards.org/the-standards/.
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Language
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Reading:
Informational Text
6.RL.6
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