Kindergarden - Stories

Stories: Supplemental Guide 6A | Momotaro, Peach Boy 115

Word Work: Swooped

1. In the read-aloud you heard, “[The pheasant] swooped down and flew
   back and forth so fast that it scared the oni.”


2. Say the word swooped with me three times.


3. Swooped means something moved downward quickly in a curving
   movement. [Demonstrate this motion for students as you explain it.]


4. The seagull swooped down to the ocean to grab a fish.


5. Have you ever seen something that swooped? Try to use the word
   swooped when you tell about it. [Ask two or three students. If necessary,
   guide and/or rephrase the students’ responses to be complete
   sentences: “I’ve seen a  that swooped down to get a... ”]


6. What’s the word we’ve been talking about?
   Use a Making Choices activity for follow-up. Directions: I am going to
   read several statements. If the statement describes swooped correctly,
   say, “That describes swooped.” If the statement does not describe
   swooped, say, “That does not describe swooped.”


7. The bird dove to get a worm.
   
   
   • That describes swooped.
   
   
   
   


8. The student ran through the door into the classroom.
   
   
   • That does not describe swooped.
   
   
   
   


9. The plane flew down and then back up.
   
   
   • That describes swooped.
   
   
   
   


10. The butterfly fluttered slowly through the field.
    
    
    • That does not describe swooped.
    
    
    
    

 Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day