Garde 1 - Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide

146 Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 9 | The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Core Vocabulary

exert, v. To do something or apply oneself with a lot of effort

Example: The runner thought, “If I exert myself, I can make it to the

finish line.”

Variation(s): exerts, exerted, exerting

mischief, n. Behavior that can be annoying or cause small problems

Example: Mrs. Rabbit told her little rabbits not to get into mischief

while she was away.

Variation(s): none

naughty, adj. Bad; mischievous; misbehaving

Example: Sam did a naughty thing and put worms in his sister’s shoes.

Variation(s): naughtier, naughtiest

sobs, n. The sound of someone crying very hard

Example: I could hear the sobs of the little boy who was looking for his

lost dog.

Variation(s): sob

thief, n. Someone who steals

Example: The police officers caught the jewelry thief.

Variation(s): thieves

Vocabulary Chart for The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Core Vocabulary words are in bold.

Multiple Meaning Word Activity word is underlined.

Vocabulary Instructional Activity words have an asterisk (*).

Suggested words to pre-teach are in italics.

Type of Words Tier 3

Domain-Specific Words

Tier 2

General Academic Words

Tier 1

Everyday-Speech Words

Understanding

Cotton-tail/

Flopsy/Mopsy/Peter

parsley

rabbithole

radish

sieve

sparrows

tale

tool-shed

wheelbarrow

exert

mischief*

naughty

presently

tablespoon

thief

tired

trembling

underneath

beans

blackbird

blackberries

buttons

bushes

cabbages

cat

caught

jacket

gate

lettuce

mouse

pond

shoes

Multiple Meaning shed scratch sobs rake

Phrases chamomile teaMr./Mrs. McGregor

Cognates cactoparque ejercertembloroso(a) botónlechuga