Sam and his puppy spend a day at the park in this 1st grade context clues story, told in three short parts beside pictures. Students fill 10 blanks from a 12-word bank, so two words stay unused, and they can underline the clue words as a bonus. Blanks range from sun, after "big yellow" and "shining", to bark and tired. The 3 pages practice Common Core L.1.4a. The answer key lists each word with its clues, such as round, bouncy and fetch for ball.
L.1.4a
“Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.”
All 10 blanks are solved from sentence clues, and the bonus asks students to underline those clues.
Twelve words, including puppy, frog, mouth and sleep. Two of them, swim and tree, are extras.
Three paragraphs: fetch on the grass, a frog that jumps out of the pond, and a tired walk home. Each blank sits near its clue.
Students underline the words in the story that helped them choose.
All 10 answers with their clues, like curls up and soft, cozy bed for sleep.
Model one blank
Do the first blank aloud and point to big yellow and shining. The bonus underline makes sense once students see it done.
Cross off as you go
Ask students to cross each word off the bank as they use it. With two extras, the last blanks still need thought.
Watch the mouth blank
A ball is in the picture beside the fetch paragraph, so some students write ball twice. Send them back to grabs the toy in his.
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