Kindergarden - Stories

Stories: Supplemental Guide 7 | The Story of Jumping Mouse, Part I 119

 Identify real-life connections between words—journey, magic,
perilous, stream, and challenge—and their use (L.K.5c)

 Orally predict what will happen in the story based on pictures and/or
text heard

Core Vocabulary

brush, n. A bunch of bushes, shrubs, and other plants growing close

together

Example: Micah had a hard time making his way through the brush to

get to the campsite.

Variation(s): none

journey, n. A long trip or voyage from one place to another

Example: Rebecca made the journey home after her vacation ended.

Variation(s): journeys

perilous, adj. Dangerous

Example: It would be perilous to cross the rickety bridge.

Variation(s): none

swayed, v. Changed an idea or an opinion

Example: John swayed his older brother to share his favorite toy.

Variation(s): sway, sways, swaying

Vocabulary Chart for The Story of Jumping Mouse, Part I

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

desert

frog

mouse

perilous*

brave

challenge*

continue

journey

magic

sparkling

berries

bush

legs

river

bush

Multiple Meaning brush swayed crossstream

Phrases far off landsparking river could not be swayed good dayjump higher

Cognates desiertopeligroso(a)* magia