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Name: ______________________________________

Date: _______________________________________

Weekly Packet: Week _4____

Unit: Flat Stanley


Chapter 4

Grammar/ELA:
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Story web
Reading around the word or phrase
Reading for information
Discussion
Plot rollercoaster
Writing a short paragraph
Design a disguise

Spelling:
1.
3.
5.
7.
9.

cheap
expensive
office
polite
ready

2. enormous
4. jealous
6. notice
8. pretend
10. share

Sunday Homework: Write the spelling words on A4 paper 4 times. Write NICELY!

Vocabulary not on the test


a group of rooms in one building where many
families can live
apartment
Example sentence: Do you want to come to my
apartment for dinner later?
1

Noun

civilized
fierce =
mean
frame

gang

handcuf

hardly

nap

pitch-dark

prickle

quivery
shepherde
ss

spike
sensation
al =
wonderful
=
awesome

polite
Example sentence: People who shout things at
people on the street are not civilized.
violent; wild
Example sentence: They caught the fierce tiger.
a border or case for a picture
Example sentence: Does your mom put your
school picture in a frame?
a group of people that usually commit crimes
Example sentence: That neighborhood is
dangerous because a gang lives there.
to tie a persons wrists together with a metal
object
Example sentence: The police handcuffed the
thieves.
almost never
Example sentence: He gets sick all the time
because he hardly eats vegetables.
a short sleep in the middle of the day
Example sentence: I need a nap every day after
school.
really dark; blackness
Example sentence: It was pitch-dark so I walked
into the wall.
to make a stinging or tickly feeling
Example sentence: I dont like the shirt because it
prickles me.
shaky
Example sentence: We need to escape from that
bear! she said in a quivery voice.
a woman or girl who watches sheep
Example sentence: Tell the shepherdess to bring
the sheep back.
a long and thin, sharp-pointed thing that is wood
or metal
Example sentence: Be careful with that piece of
wood. There are spikes in it.

Adjective

Adjective
Noun

Noun

Verb

Adverb

Noun

Adjective

Verb

Adjective

Noun

Noun

adjective
interesting and attention-getting; great
Example sentence: What a sensational story!

Vocabulary for the test


doing something in a smart way
cleverly
Example sentence: Cam cleverly solved the
mystery.
a group of people who work together and help
communit each other
y
Example sentence: You are part of the PBS
community.
to mask or change your look; costume
disguise
Example sentence: Put on this disguise so no one
will notice you.
feeling gross or strong dislike
disgusted Example sentence: Mr. Rashad is disgusted by
the dirty classrooms.
really mad
furious =
Example sentence: Her parents were furious
angry
when she got a zero on her test.
unhappy and dark
gloomy =
Example sentence: The gloomy day made me
sad
sad.
no hope; impossible
hopeless
Example sentence: Teaching a dog how to do
homework is hopeless.
having the approval or authorization to do
permissio
something
n
Example: Do you have permission to go to the
bathroom?
to remember or know
recognize Example sentence: I didnt recognize you
because you cut you hair!
to believe to be guilty
suspect
Example sentence: Readers jumped to conclusions
and suspected that Danny stole the computers.

Adverb

Noun

Verb; noun

Adjective

Adjective

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

Verb

verb

Monday Homework: Use this sheet to help you fill out the vocabulary worksheet.

Reading Around the Word or Phrase


What do you think these words or phrases mean based on the words around it?

director (p. 38)


What you think it means or clues: __________________________________________________
What it really means: _____the manager or boss______________________________________

downtown (p. 38)


What you think it means or clues: __________________________________________________
What it really means: ___where all the businesses are in the city_________________________

at wits end (p. 40)


What you think it means or clues: __________________________________________________
What it really means: ___feeling crazy and hopeless____________________________________

excitement (p. 43)


What you think it means or clues: __________________________________________________
What it really means: _________the state of being excited______________________________

good sport (p. 49)


What you think it means or clues: __________________________________________________
What it really means: ____doing something even when you dont want to do it______________

balance (p. 51)


What you think it means or clues: __________________________________________________
What it really means: ______staying upright and not falling over_________________________

trapdoor (p. 52)


What you think it means or clues: __________________________________________________
What it really means: ___a secret door______________________________________________

at once (p. 52)


What you think it means or clues: __________________________________________________
What it really means: ____all of a sudden; at the same time_____________________________

Reading for Information


1. Who is Mr. Dart? (p. 38)
_He is the director of the Famous Museum of Art.________________________
2. What are the two reasons the museum is hard to guard? (p. 43)
__Its hard for the guards to stay awake all night when they have been working all day, and the
museum is so big that its impossible to guard every picture.________
3. What kind of disguise did Stanley want to wear in the museum? (p. 46)
___He wanted to wear a cowboy costume._______________________________
4. What 4 things did Mr. Dart tell Stanley he had to wear? (p. 47)
_He had to wear a white dress, pointed shoes, a wide straw hat, and a wig._______
______________________________________________________________
5. How did the sneak thieves get into the museum? (p. 52)
__They came in through a trapdoor in the floor.__________________________
6. What did the Chief of Police give Stanley? (p. 59)
___He gave him a medal.___________________________________________
7. Find the onomatopoeia in Chapter 4 and write it.
___Creek!______________________________________________________
Create a disguise
Stanley doesn't like the disguise that Mr. Dart chooses for him. Draw a different one for him.

Short Paragraph
In Chapter 4 Stanley becomes famous. What would it be like to be famous? Do you think you would
like it? Why or why not?
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