4 Week Unit Small Group Activities Charlie Horse

4 Week Unit
Small Group Activities
For
Charlie Horse
NAD Pathways Curriculum
Grade 2
Juliette Horton
Ruth Murdoch Elementary School
2011
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Unit Introduction
Below are some important notes that should be of value as you organize your small
groups when teaching the book, Charlie Horse, part of the Pathways Integrated English
Language Arts Curriculum used in North American Adventist Schools currently, at the
second grade level.
Allow 20 minutes for each group activity, with a total of 1 hour and 20 minutes for
teacher directed small group instruction and small group activities. As you assess the
needs of your students, you will then decide if it would be best to group your students
heterogeneously or homogenously.
Prepare a two pocket folder for each child and label it small group activities. The front
pocket can be labeled “finished” and the back pocket can be labeled “NOT finished”.
Before officially starting the small groups, I always encourage teachers to spend some
time (a couple of days) training their students in the best way to work within their
groups and rotate from table to table (center to center) during small group learning
time.
Also, before beginning the small group activities, you should first introduce the story to
the class as a (whole group). While reading the entire story to the students, give them
the opportunity to read along in their own copy of the book. It is very beneficial to read
the story more than once to the students at the beginning so that the students can
become more familiar with the story before working independently in their small
groups.
While the teacher is directing a small group lesson, the other 3 groups will be working
on activities from the Pathways Daily Lesson Guide for Charlie Horse, in addition to the
activities that I created.
Most of the time, it is best to have no more than 6 students to each small group. Try to
choose a group leader for each week. These group leaders last for the entire week and
lead out for each group activity. Use a timer to keep track of the 20 minute time frame
and after the timer rings, the students rotate to the next table for the next group
activity. Each finished activity goes in the pocket of their folder.
Please take note that this is only a portion of the time that should be allotted to
Language Arts. Teachers are usually encouraged to plan for students to spend at least
two hours a day participating in Language Arts activities. The other 40 minutes can be
spent working on other Language Arts concepts that must be covered in second grade.
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Purchase some blank tapes and record yourself as you read the story, Charlie Horse.
Record yourself reading the story twice on the same tape. On the other side of the
tape, record yourself reading the riddles on the top of page six, to use during one of the
group activities.
Purchase index cards, along with a jar of words on colorful tiles. It would be beneficial if
each child has his/her own black and white Mead notebook (not spiral bound).
NOTE: ALL words (high frequency and vocabulary words) introduced, should be
revisited at other times during the week.
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WEEK ONE
MONDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction – Introduction of the high frequency words for
Week 1, located on page 8 in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson Guide. Students will try to
use the high frequency words in a sentence and then practice writing each word in a
sentence within their black and white notebook, paying close attention to using the
correct subject/verb agreement and mechanics.
GROUP 2 - Blackline Master 22A in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson Guide (Working with
short a & e words)
GROUP 3 – Word Search – The students will work as a group to search the book, Charlie
Horse, for 2, 3 or 4 letter words that has the short a or e vowel sound. Then they will
use any 3 of the words in a sentence. (Use Activity Sheet 1)
GROUP 4 – The students will work as a group to read the short vowel words given on
their activity sheet from the story, Charlie Horse and then they are to put those words in
ABC order. (Use Activity Sheet 2)
TUESDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction – Introduce and discuss the vocabulary words
listed on Blackline Master 8, numbers 1-5 in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson Guide. Next
read the story as a group and have the students give a thumbs up when they hear the
word in the story.
GROUP 2 – The students will fill in the blank with the best vowel to complete the words
listed. (Use Activity Sheet 3)
GROUP 3 – Handwriting Session 1 (Blackline Master 5) in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson
Guide
GROUP 4 – Have the students read and discuss the meaning of the words on Blackline
Master 17 in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson Guide.
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WEDNESDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction – Introduce and discuss the vocabulary words
listed on Blackline Master 8, numbers 6-10 in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson Guide. Next
read the story as a group and have the students clap when they hear the word in the
story.
GROUP 2 - The students will fill in the blank with the best short vowel to complete the
words listed. (Use activity sheet 4)
GROUP 3 – Handwriting Session 2 (Blackline Master 7) in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson
Guide.
GROUP 4 – Vocabulary words – Gratitude and Appreciation: Discuss what the words
mean before small groups begin and then have the students write as many words as
they can with the letters in gratitude and appreciation. At this time in the school year,
the students may only be able to come up with 3 letter words, but some may be able to
identify more challenging words. When the students have identified as many words as
they can, they can draw and color a picture of themselves, showing gratitude or
appreciation on the back of the sheet of paper. (Use activity sheet 5)
THURSDAY
GROUP 1 – Dictionary Skills – Guide the students through using the dictionary to find
words that you choose for them. Have the students also pay attention to the guide
words for each word they are searching for in the dictionary. (Use activity sheet 6)
GROUP 2 – Scrambled words – The students will unscramble the words given from the
story, Charlie Horse. (Use activity sheet 7)
GROUP 3 – The students will listen to some riddles and will choose the best answer to
fill in the blanks. Use the riddles on the top of page 28 in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson
Guide. (Use activity sheet 8)
GROUP 4 – The students will write about their favorite part of the story, Charlie Horse
and then draw a picture to go with it. (Use activity sheet 9)
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Week 2
MONDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction – Introduction of the high frequency words for
Week 2, located on page 8 in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson Guide. Students will try to
use the high frequency words in a sentence and then practice writing each word in a
sentence within their black and white notebook, paying close attention to using the
correct subject/verb agreement and mechanics.
GROUP 2 - Word Search – The students will search for at least 20 nouns in the book,
Charlie Horse. (Use activity sheet 10)
GROUP 3 – MEMORY Game – using rhyming words. (Use activity sheet 11. Cut out the
words and paste them to index cards – Rhyming words)
GROUP 4 – The students will listen to Charlie Horse being read on tape – 2 times (back
to back). They will then complete the sentences given, right from the book, Charlie
Horse. (Use activity sheet 12)
TUESDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction – The Story Plan – Blackline Master 9 in the
Charlie Horse Daily Lesson Guide.
GROUP 2 – The students must search the book, Charlie Horse for at least 15 verbs and
write them down with the page number where it was found. (an original is included –
activity 13)
GROUP 3 – Handwriting Session 3 (Blackline Master 11) in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson
Guide
GROUP 4 – The students will take turns rereading Charlie Horse and will then answer
any 2 of the 3 comprehension questions. All 3 if time permits. (Use activity sheet 14)
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WEDNESDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction – BEGIN the Compare and Contrast Chart –
Blackline Master 13 in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson Guide
Note: Plan to do this sheet on Wednesday and Thursday.
GROUP 2 – The students will use the word bank below the picture of the horse to
choose verbs or descriptive words that are related to horses. (Use activity sheet 15)
GROUP 3 – Handwriting Session 4 and 5 (Blackline Master 15 and 16) in the Charlie
Horse Daily Lesson Guide.
GROUP 4 – Search the book, Charlie Horse for nouns. Categorize the nouns as a person,
place or thing. (Use activity sheet 16)
THURSDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction – COMPLETE the Compare and Contrast Chart –
Blackline Master 13 in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson Guide
GROUP 2 – Complete the sentences given by filling in the blanks with a word that can be
found in the book, Charlie Horse. (Use activity sheet 17)
GROUP 3 – Handwriting Session 6 and 7 (Blackline Master 18 and 19) in the Charlie
Horse Daily Lesson Guide.
GROUP 4 – Complete a sentence about your least favorite part of the story, Charlie
Horse and then draw a picture to go with it. (Use activity sheet 18)
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Week 3
MONDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction – Introduction of the high frequency words for
Week 3, located on page 8 in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson Guide. Students will try to
use the high frequency words in a sentence and then practice writing each word in a
sentence within their black and white notebook, paying close attention to using the
correct subject/verb agreement and mechanics.
GROUP 2 - Phonemic awareness activity – How many syllables in each word? The
students will say the name of the animal in each picture and will write down the number
of syllables for each animal’s name. After they are finished, they can color the pictures.
(Use activity sheet 19)
GROUP 3 – The students will fill in the first blank with a consonant to create a word.
Then draw a picture to go with each word. (Use activity sheet 20)
GROUP 4 – Compound words – The students will choose the best word from the word
bank to create compound words. They can draw a picture on the back of the activity
sheet for any of the words, if time permits. (Use activity sheet 21)
TUESDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction in WRITING – Use page 29 of the Charlie Horse
Daily Lesson Guide
GROUP 2 – Phonemic awareness activity – How many syllables in each word? The
students will say the name of the fruit in each picture and will write down the number
of syllables for each fruit’s name. After they are finished, they can color the pictures.
(Use activity sheet 22)
GROUP 3 – The students will fill in the last blank with a consonant to create a word. At
the bottom of the sheet, draw a picture for the words given. (Use activity sheet 23)
GROUP 4 – More practice with Compound words – The students will match the words
given to them (in an envelope or ziploc bag) to create compound words. They can draw
a picture for any of the words, if time permits. (Use activity sheet 24)
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WEDNESDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction – BEGIN the Proper nouns, singular nouns,
plural nouns, possessive nouns – Blackline Master 24 in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson
Guide
Note: Plan to do this sheet Monday and Tuesday.
GROUP 2 - The students will be given a sheet with the 26 uppercase letters and will
have to cut and paste them in ABC order. (Two original activity sheets are included –
Use 25.1 and 25.2)
GROUP 3 – Sequencing – Cut and paste the picture given in chronological order. (You
can purchase a resource book on sequencing from your nearest educational supply
store)
GROUP 4 – Stamp a Word – Provide the students with letter stamps and an ink pad and
allow them to create 10, four to six letter words using their stamps. (Use activity sheet
26)
THURSDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction – COMPLETE the Proper nouns, singular nouns,
plural nouns, and possessive nouns – Blackline Master 24 in the Charlie Horse Daily
Lesson Guide
GROUP 2 – The students will be given a sheet with the 26 lower case letters and will
have to cut and paste them in ABC order. (Two original activity sheets are included –
27.1 and 27.2)
GROUP 3 – More practice with Sequencing – Cut and paste the picture given in
chronological order. (You can purchase a resource book on sequencing from your
nearest educational supply store)
GROUP 4 – Stamp a Word – Provide the students with letter stamps and an ink pad and
allow them to create 10, four to six letter words using their stamps. (Use activity sheet
26)
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Week 4
MONDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction – Introduction of the high frequency words for
Week 4, located on page 8 in the Charlie Horse Daily Lesson Guide. Students will try to
use the high frequency words in a sentence and then practice writing each word in a
sentence within their black and white notebook, paying close attention to using the
correct subject/verb agreement and mechanics.
GROUP 2 - Sentence Completion – The students will search the book, Charlie Horse, to
find the sentences given and will complete each sentences the way it’s written in the
book. (Use activity sheet 28)
GROUP 3 – ABC order – The students will put the words given in ABC order. They can
then create word art with the word given at the bottom of the page. (Use activity sheet
29)
GROUP 4 – The students will sort the words that begin with a vowel from the words that
begin with a consonant. (Use activity sheet 30)
TUESDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction in PHONICS – Use your Phonics program during
this time. I find Saxon Phonics to be a very effective program.
GROUP 2 – Sentence Completion – The students will search the book, Charlie Horse, to
find the sentences given and will complete each sentences the way it’s written in the
book. (Use activity sheet 31)
GROUP 3 – Using suffix -s and suffix -es – The students will be given some words and
they will have decide whether to add suffix -s or suffix -es. (Use activity sheet 32)
GROUP 4 – The students will make new words by adding suffix –ing, -ly, -ness and –less
to the words they are given. (Use activity sheet 33)
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WEDNESDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction in PHONICS – Use your Phonics program during
this time. I find Saxon Phonics to be a very effective program.
GROUP 2 - Dictionary Skills - The students will use their dictionaries to find the
definition for each word they are given. (Use activity sheet 34)
GROUP 3 – The students can be given a picture of a horse outline. They are to use that
outline to create Charlie Horse. They can add other details to their picture. They will
then write five words (adjectives) to describe Charlie. (Use activity sheet 35)
GROUP 4 – Independent reading for enjoyment – Place a stack of easy to read books,
along with a few challenging books for the students to read independently.
THURSDAY
GROUP 1 – Teacher directed instruction in PHONICS – Use your Phonics program during
this time. I find Saxon Phonics to be a very effective program.
GROUP 2 - The students will search the book, Charlie Horse for words with suffix –s and
suffix -ed. They will write the words they have found in the correct category. (Use
activity sheet 36)
GROUP 3 – The students will color different modes of transportation as taught in the
story, Charlie Horse. A pictures of a plane, camel, carriage and a boat. (Use activity
sheet 37)
GROUP 4 – Independent reading for enjoyment– Place a stack of easy to read books,
along with a few challenging books for the students to read independently.
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Charlie Horse
Activity Sheets
Juliette Horton
Ruth Murdoch Elementary School
2011
© Juliette Horton, 2011
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Activity 1
Name: __________________
WORDS WITH SHORT a AND SHORT e SOUND
Short a
Short e
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Write a sentence with any 3 words from your list.
1. ________________________________________________________________
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2. ________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
Activity 2
Name: __________________
ABC ORDER
Read the lists of words and put each list in ABC order.
List 1
ABC Order
List 2
ABC Order
ship
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hand
_______________
bump
_________________
shop
_______________
lint
_________________
back
_______________
cat
_________________
yell
_______________
fast
_________________
map
_______________
List 3
ABC Order
List 4
ABC Order
dog
_________________
lips
_______________
jump
_________________
send
_______________
ant
_________________
fan
_______________
pen
_________________
pig
_______________
gift
_________________
must
_______________
If you have time, you can decorate the word below.
Activity 3
Name: __________________
WORD COMPLETION
Fill in the blanks with the best short vowel to complete the words.
Vowels: a e i o u
__n
__n
j__st
h__d
b__g
wh__n
sp__ts
h__m
th__n
w__th
th__m
m__n
__nd
g__t
__t
f__d
s__ft
b__d
G__d
th__s
d__d
f__n
t__ll
__t
o__
th__t
m__n
g__ft
w__ll
n__t
If you have time, finish the patterns below.
A B C A B C D A B C D E A B C D E __ A B C D E F G
A B A B B A B B B A B B B B __ __ __ __ __ __ A B B B B B B
Z __ X W __U __S R __ P __N M L K J I H G F E D C B A
Activity 4
Name: __________________
WORD COMPLETION
Fill in the blanks with the best short vowel to complete the words.
Vowels: a e i o u
c__p
s__p
b__mp
__f
fl__p
t__p
f__n
sh__p
st__p
s__nd
p__th
__s
b__nd
n__t
__m
f__x
sh__
b__n
c_n
dr__p
h__lp
j__t
l__p
m__n
p__n
gr__ss
gr__b
r__st
w__nt
d__nt
If you have time left, put an X on the word that doesn’t belong.
cat
dog
goldfish
bird
lion
bag
box
paper
cup
basket
hop
skip
jump
and
flip
Activity 5
Name: __________________
GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION
Make as many words as you with the letters in gratitude and
appreciation.
GRATITUDE
APPRECIATION
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Activity 5 ANSWER KEY
WORDS USING THE LETTERS IN GRATITUDE
a
ate
rat
it
eat
at
tar
grate
great
date
rate
rag
gate
dare
tear
dear
gear
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__________
WORDS USING THE LETTER IN APPRECIATION
An
rap
not
it
to
on
at
Pat
tap
in
pin
pan
pit
tip
Rip
ton
pen
nip
pant
reap
tin
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_________________
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_________________
Activity 6
Name: __________________
DIGGING THROUGH THE DICTIONARY
1.)My first word is ___________________.
I found my word on page ______ of the dictionary.
The guide words are ________________ and ___________________.
It means __________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
I can use my word in a sentence.
_________________________________________________________________.
2.)My second word is ___________________.
I found my word on page ______ of the dictionary.
The guide words are ________________ and ___________________.
It means __________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
I can use my word in a sentence.
_________________________________________________________________.
3.)My third word is ___________________.
I found my word on page ______ of the dictionary.
The guide words are ________________ and ___________________.
It means __________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
I can use my word in a sentence.
_________________________________________________________________.
Activity 7
Name: ___________________
SCRAMBLED WORDS
Use the story, Charlie Horse to help you unscramble the words given below.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
hCarlei
orseh
ermntoV
gib
sotrng
potss
nustchets
smrat
bakcswya
staob
llEen
iteWh
Jmaes
angsel
Adtistven
chri
blsseing
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Activity 7 ANSWER KEY
SCRAMBLED WORDS
Use the story, Charlie Horse to help you unscramble the words given below.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
hCarlei
orseh
ermntoV
gib
sotrng
potss
nustchets
smrat
bakcswya
staob
llEen
iteWh
Jmaes
angsel
Adtistven
chri
blsseing
Charlie
horse
Vermont
big
strong
spots
chestnuts
smart
swayback
boats
Ellen
White
James
angels
Adventist
rich
blessing
Activity 8
Name: _________________
Riddles
Answer the riddles with the best word from the word bank. Draw a
picture of each answer.
rat
pan
map
nap
cat
1. What does a kitten grow up to be? ___________________
2. What you need when you a tired? ____________________
3. What is something used for cooking? ___________________
4. What is something a cat might chase? __________________
5. What is something that helps you find your way? __________
Activity 9
Name: _________________
MY FAVORITE PART OF THE STORY
My favorite part of the story is _______________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
It is my favorite part because ________________________
________________________________________________
_______________________________________________.
This is a picture of my favorite part.
Activity 10
Name: __________________
FIND THE NOUNS
Find 20 nouns in the book, Charlie Horse.
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Circle the words that are nouns.
fish
go
sit
pan
up
book
home
dog
fan
so
hide
all
sheep
store
red
man
Activity 11
Rhyming Words
shop
top
hand
band
flip
sang
ship book
rang hip
took
sip
trap
tap
lint
keep
peep kind
mind
line
fine
top
cop
cap
flap
ball
tall
men
ten
send
bend
list
fist
see
key
flint
Activity 11 (2)
Name: ____________________
Rhyming Words
1. ____________________
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2. ____________________
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3. ____________________
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4. ____________________
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5. ____________________
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6. ____________________
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7. ____________________
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8. ____________________
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9. ____________________
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10.____________________
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11.____________________
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12.____________________
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13.____________________
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14.____________________
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15.____________________
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16.____________________
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17.____________________
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18.____________________
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Activity 12
Name: ____________________
Finish the sentence!
Directions: Finish the sentences with the best word. Use your
book to find the answers.
1. Long before anyone ever heard of an automobile, there lived a
horse named ______________.
2. His home was in the state of _________________.
3. Charlie was _______ and strong, and he looked smart.
4. He had spots on him the color of __________________.
5. When it snowed, people rode in sleighs with ____________ on
them.
6. One day in the town near where Charlie lived, a man and his
wife got off at the stagecoach stop. They looked very tired.
Their names were ____________ and _____________ White.
7. They fed the Whites and gave them a ___________ with a big
soft bed.
8. Angels talked to Ellen and gave her messages from ________.
9.The night before the Whites were to go home, __________ had
a visitor. It was one of her angel friends.
10. The Whites thanked God many times for Charlie. He was a real
_________________ to them.
Activity 13
Name: ___________________
Verb Search
Directions: Find 15 verbs in the book, Charlie Horse. Write them down
and then write the page number where you found each verb.
VERBS
Page number
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Activity 14
Name: ___________________
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS/STATEMENTS/COMMANDS
1. Draw a picture of Ellen and James White riding a coach being pulled
by Charlie Horse.
2. Why was it best for James and Ellen White to choose Charlie Horse.
3. What did the book say about each horse?
1st Horse: ______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
2nd Horse: ______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Charlie Horse: ___________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Activity 15
Name: _________________
Pick the nine words that relate to horses. Write them on the line, then
color the horse.
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____________
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____________
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animal
pillow
trotted
seven
strong
big
mane
run
desk
ride
car
ship
gallop
prance
fan
Activity 16
Name: ________________
Nouns
Nouns name a person, place or thing. Search the book, Charlie Horse for
as many nouns as possible. Write each noun in the best heading.
PERSON
PLACE
THING
Activity 17
Name: ________________
What’s the best word?
Read the story, Charlie Horse. As you read
look for words from the book to complete the
sentences below. The page number will help
you.
1. Let’s go to the state of _____________.
(page 1)
2.You must eat well so you can be big and
_____________. (page 2)
3.There is so much ______________ outside.
(page 3)
4.We must be kind to our ____________.
(page 4)
5.__________ wants us to do what is good.
(page 5)
6.Let’s have some _________. (page 6)
7.Be _________ to all. (page 7)
8.We all like when we get a ________ or a
present. (page 8)
Activity 18
Name: ___________________
MY LEAST FAVORITE PART OF THE STORY
My least favorite part of the story is __________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
It is my least favorite part because ___________________
________________________________________________
_______________________________________________.
This is a picture of my least favorite part.
Activity 19
Name: ___________________
How Many Syllables?
Say the name of the animal and write the number of syllables you hear in its
name. For the last two, draw and color an animal, then write how many syllables
you hear in its name.
______ syllables
______ syllables
______ syllables
______ syllables
______ syllables
_____syllables
______ syllables
______syllables
_____syllables
Activity 20
Name: __________________
WORD COMPLETION
Fill in the first blank for each word with the best consonant to
complete the words.
Vowels: a e i o u and sometimes y
other letters.
Consonants: All
__ap
__ag
__ump
__all
__lip
__ip
__an
__ill
__top
__and
__ath
__s
__and
__ot
__ack
__ox
__ent
__in
_an
__rop
__elp
__et
__ips
__en
__en
__rass
__rab
__est
__ell
__ent
__ime
_ake
Activity 21
Name: __________________
Compound Words
Use the words in the word bank to make compound words. You can only use
each word once.
man
word
dog
boat
side
shell
self
off
shine
hole
bell
pot
ball
room
pot
pack
bug
fish
back _________
star_________
lady ________
key_________
bed_________
tea_________
cow________
base________
hand________
lift________
sun________
row________
sea_______
mail_______
my________
pass_______
in________
bull_______
Activity 21 ANSWER KEY
Name: __________________
Compound Words
Use the words in the word bank to make compound words. You can only use
each word once.
man
word
dog
boat
side
shell
self
off
shine
hole
bell
pot
ball
room
pot
pack
bug
fish
backpack
starfish
ladybug
keyhole
bedside
teapot
cowbell
baseball
handbell
liftoff
sunshine
rowboat
seashell
mailman
myself
password
inside
bulldog
Activity 22
Name: ___________________
How Many Syllables?
Say the name of the fruit and write the number of syllables you hear in its name.
For the last two, draw and color a fruit, then write how many syllables you hear
in its name.
______ syllables
______ syllables
______ syllables
______ syllables
______ syllables
_____syllables
______ syllables
______syllables
_____syllables
Activity 23
Name: __________________
Finish the word!
Fill in the last blank with the best letter to make a word.
fla__
ba__
pum__
sid__
sni__
fu__
par__
tim__
slee__
fas__
pas__
lif__
sal__
po__
trus__
pan__
ben__
for__
tex__
dro__
fro__
man__
pluc__
sof__
lis__
kee__
tro__
bik__
STAND
BELL
TENT
Activity 24
Name: __________________
Compound Words
Use the words in the word bank to make compound words. You can only use
each word once.
nut
nail
off
bird
time
box
bag
cut
cake
to
top
one
brow
hill
way
line
hive
set
down _________
hair_________
hall _________
hand_________
out_________
sand_________
up________
bed________
bee________
blue________
eye________
take________
some_______
toe_______
tree________
chest_______
in________
cup_______
Activity 24 ANSWER KEY
Name: __________________
Compound Words
Use the words in the word bank to make compound words. You can only use
each word once.
nut
nail
off
bird
time
box
bag
cut
cake
to
top
dog
brow
hill
way
line
hive
set
downhill
haircut
hallway
handbag
outline
sandbox
upset
bedtime
beehive
bluebird
eyebrow
takeoff
someone
toenail
treetop
chestnut
into
cupcake
Activity 25
Name: _______________
Uppercase Letters
Cut and paste the uppercase letters in ABC Order in these boxes.
Activity 25
Uppercase Letters
Cut and paste the uppercase letters in ABC Order.
Q G O
B K I
Z C Y
M W U
X A T
N D H
L S
V
R
P
F
J
E
Activity 26
Name: ___________________
STAMP A WORD!
Use the letter stamps to make ten words with 4, 5, or 6 letters. Put 2
words on each line.
STAMP WORD ______________________________
WRITE THE WORD ___________________________
STAMP WORD ______________________________
WRITE THE WORD ___________________________
STAMP WORD ______________________________
WRITE THE WORD ___________________________
STAMP WORD ______________________________
WRITE THE WORD ___________________________
STAMP WORD ______________________________
WRITE THE WORD ___________________________
Activity 27
Name: _______________
Lowercase Letters
Cut and paste the uppercase letters in ABC Order in these boxes.
Activity 27
Lowercase Letters
Cut and paste the uppercase letters in ABC Order.
q
b
z
m
x
n
l
g
k
c
w
a
d
s
o
l
y
u
t
h
v
r
p
f
j
e
Activity 28
Name: _________________
Finish the Sentence
Find the sentences in the book, Charlie Horse and then write the
word that is missing.
1. No one had ever written down when _____________ was born,
so no one knew how __________ he was.
2. Hardly anyone paid attention to Charlie, because he was
______________________.
3. Back in the days when Charlie lived, people rode on _________
with big paddle wheels on their _____________.
4. They rode on swaying _____________, and in wagons or
carriages pulled by horses.
5. The _____________ had friends to meet them.
6. The _____________________ wanted to hear what God had to
say through Ellen’s friends, the angels.
7. Traveling was _____________.
8. The people in _________________ were very kind to Mr. and
Mrs. White.
9. As she watched, Ellen saw a __________________ of two
country roads.
10.
The angel told Ellen that her Adventist friends were going
to surprise her and James with a ___________.
11.
Ellen saw a beautiful golden-brown horse _____________
in front of her.
12.
In the _________________ the Whites got ready to leave
for home.
13.
When their friends showed the Whites the __________
horses, Mrs. White said, “We will choose this one.”
Activity 29
Name: ________________
ABC ORDER
Read the lists of words and put each list in ABC order.
List 1
ABC Order
List 2
ABC Order
tap
_________________
sip
_______________
cup
_________________
duck
_______________
path
_________________
fin
_______________
fox
_________________
is
_______________
help
_________________
jet
_______________
grass
_________________
grab
_______________
List 3
ABC Order
List 4
ABC Order
bump
_________________
if
_______________
shop
_________________
vase
_______________
and
_________________
cape
_______________
bun
_________________
went
_______________
rest
_________________
trust
_______________
If you have time, you can decorate the word below.
Activity 30
Name: ___________________
Word Sort
Some of the words in the word bank start with a vowel and some start with a
consonant. Sort the words from the word bank in the best column.
bump
ship
eat
ate
an
hop
if
ink
yellow
sit
sink
odd
lint
stand
off
ice
keep
love
green
toss
over
up
use
for
lost
old
orange
open
egg
salt
Start with a consonant
Start with a vowel
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
__________________
______________
Activity 31
Name: ___________________
Finish the sentence!
Find the sentences in the book, Charlie Horse and then write the
word that is missing.
1. Horses like Charlie pulled wagons, ______________, carriages,
and buggies.
2. James and Ellen White had come to Vermont on God’s
__________________.
3. The Whites had come to Vermont to ________ to the
Adventists.
4. The Whites were not rich. They did not have money to buy a
horse and _____________ of their own.
5. Then someone had an idea, and everyone liked it. They wanted
to keep the idea a secret. It was to be a _________________.
6. Then she saw some men at the crossroads. Around the men
were wagons, a shiny carriage and several ______________.
7. The gift was to be a new covered carriage and a ___________.
8. “The people will ask you to choose a horse,” said the angel.
“There will be ___________ to choose from.”
9. “That is one of the horses,” the angel told her. “But don’t
_________ that one.
10.
Then another horse ___________ past.
11.
The third horse she saw was a __________ spotted
chestnut-colored one.
12.
It was Charlie. “That is the horse for _______,” the angel
said. “Choose that one.”
13.
Charlie became the Whites’ own horse. He was
_________________ and strong and good.
Activity 32
Name: ___________________
Suffix –s or Suffix –es
Add suffix –s or suffix –es to the word to make more than one. Be very careful to
use the right suffix. The first 2 are done for you.
Singular
Plural
pant
pants
wish
wishes
book
____________
tree
____________
girl
____________
box
____________
boy
____________
shirt
____________
brush
____________
fish
____________
rug
____________
fox
____________
pen
____________
dish
____________
door
____________
radio
____________
sheep
____________
If you have time, on the back, draw a picture of any 3 words and color your
pictures.
Activity 33
Name: ___________________
Adding Suffixes
Add suffix –s, -ly, -es, or –less to each word to make a new word.
The first two are done for you.
care
careless
sad
sadness
love
____________
sing
____________
clue
____________
kind
____________
bold
____________
eat
____________
cord
____________
good
____________
low
____________
see
____________
speech ____________
rude
____________
soft
____________
pack
____________
use
____________
great
____________
God
____________
meet
____________
Use any 3 of the new words you made in a sentence.
1. ____________________________________________
____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Activity 34
Name: _________________
DIGGING THROUGH THE DICTIONARY
1.)My first word is trot.
I found my word on page ______ of the dictionary.
The guide words are ________________ and ___________________.
It means __________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
I can use my word in a sentence.
_________________________________________________________________.
2.)My second word is strong.
I found my word on page ______ of the dictionary.
The guide words are ________________ and ___________________.
It means __________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
I can use my word in a sentence.
_________________________________________________________________.
3.)My third word is carriage.
I found my word on page ______ of the dictionary.
The guide words are ________________ and ___________________.
It means __________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
I can use my word in a sentence.
_________________________________________________________________.
Activity 35
Name: __________________
Who was Charlie?
Finish drawing the picture of Charlie. Be sure to add as many details to your
picture so that your horse can look like Charlie did in the book.
Write 6 words (adjectives) that describe Charlie. You can look in your book for
help.
_____________________
___________________
___________________
_____________________
___________________
___________________
If you have time, write one sentence about Charlie.
__________________________________________________________________
Activity 36
Name: ___________________
Suffix –s and Suffix –ed
Search the book, Charlie Horse to find words that end with suffix –s and suffix –
ed.
words with suffix –s
words with suffix –ed
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
________________
_________________
Think of a word that ends with suffix –s and write it on the line. ______________
Activity 37
Name: __________________
Ways to travel!
Color the pictures of the different ways that people can travel from place to place.
CARRIAGE
CAMEL
Activity 37 continued
Name: ____________________
More Ways to Travel!
AIRPLANE
BOAT