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Story Trail Grades 2-3 / Week 01 / Thursday
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Week 01 · Question Detectives

Thursday

All six questions
// Who, what, where, when, why and how
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: All six questions

Chris the Coyote rubs his paws together. "It is story day!"

"Today we use all six question words," says Ferris the Fox.

He counts them on his paw. "Who, what, where, when, why and how."

"Read closely," says Chris. "Then we go hunting for answers."

Learn it: ask, then look back

First, read the question.

Next, find the question word.

Then look back at the story for the answer.

Ferris never guesses. He always looks back.

Read it

Read it
A Surprise for Chris
Chris the Coyote tells stories at the Story Stump every day.
On Thursday, his friends wanted to say thank you.
Hazel the Hedgehog painted a big card with yellow stars.
Bennie the Bear picked a basket of sweet apples.
Ferris the Fox wrote a poem about a brave little coyote.
They hid behind the stump and waited very quietly.
When Chris walked up, everyone jumped out.
"Surprise!" they shouted. "Thank you for your stories!"
Chris laughed so hard that his hat fell off.
Then he sat down and read the poem out loud.
"This is the best story of all," he said.
CHECK IT: WHO, WHAT AND WHERE
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Who painted a card?
What did Bennie bring?
Where did the friends hide?
What did Ferris write?
CHECK IT: WHEN, WHY AND HOW
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
When did the friends plan the surprise?
Why did the friends make a surprise?
Why did the hat fall off?
How did the friends wait?
SentenceTrue or false?
The card had yellow stars.?
Chris was grumpy about the surprise.?
Chris read the poem out loud.?
The friends hid in the creek.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEChris laughed and loved it. The friends hid behind the stump.
PUT A SURPRISE FOR CHRIS IN ORDER
  • What happened first?
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
Try it
Read A Surprise for Chris to a grown-up.
Ask them three questions with three different question words.
Can they find each answer in the story?
Draw the friends jumping out to surprise Chris.

Word Spot: food, between, own

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Food: F-O-O-D.

Between: B-E-T-W-E-E-N.

Own: O-W-N.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Plants make their own ___ from sunlight.
Six is ___ five and seven.
Each child has their ___ pencil.

You asked all six questions! Tomorrow Freddy has a game.

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