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Week 03 · Story Characters

Monday

Feelings and clues
// Feelings, traits and how characters respond
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Feelings and clues

Lucy the Ladybug waves from a big daisy by the Story Stump.

"Hello, friends! This week I am your guide," she says.

"I like to name feelings out loud. Right now, I feel excited!"

Ferris the Fox smiles. "Story characters have feelings too."

"Yes," says Lucy. "And the words give us clues."

Learn it: feeling clues

A story does not always say how a character feels.

Look for clues in what they do and say.

Read this: Bennie stomped his feet and crossed his arms.

Lucy asks: How does Bennie feel? She looks at the clues. Grumpy!

  • Smiling, laughing or jumping can show happy.
  • Drooping, sighing or crying can show sad.
  • Shaking or asking what if can show worried.

Read it

Read it
Riley's Rainy Day
Riley the Raccoon made a puzzle hunt for his friends.
He hid ten clues all around the Story Stump.
On Saturday morning, he woke up and looked outside.
Rain was pouring down on every clue!
Riley's tail drooped, and he let out a long sigh.
"Now the hunt is spoiled," he said quietly.
Then Samantha the Squirrel knocked on his door.
"Let us have the hunt inside your den!" she said.
Riley's eyes lit up, and he jumped off his chair.
They hid new clues under cups and behind books.
Riley laughed and played all afternoon.
CHECK IT: FEELINGS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
How did Riley feel when he saw the rain?
Which clue shows Riley was sad?
How did Riley feel after Samantha came?
Which clue shows Riley was excited?
SentenceTrue or false?
Riley hid ten clues.?
The rain made Riley happy.?
Samantha had an idea.?
The new hunt was outside.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe rain made Riley sad. The new hunt was inside his den.
HOW RILEY FELT
  • What happened first?
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
NAME THE FEELING
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Rosie clapped and hopped up and down. How did she feel?
Donnie asked, What if I get lost? How did he feel?
Hazel sighed and looked at the ground. How did she feel?
Try it
Make a sad face like Riley in the rain.
Now make an excited face like Riley at the end.
Ask a grown-up to guess each feeling.
Draw Riley when his eyes lit up.

Word Spot: cold, does

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Cold: C-O-L-D.

Does: D-O-E-S.

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.
Snow falls when it is ___.
What ___ a plant need?

Great feeling detective work! Tomorrow we learn about traits.