Mrs. Frisby - Lesson Plans

I like to have my child read about one chapter a day.

I like to have my child learn a few new vocabulary words with each chapter. I don't really need her to do alot of activities with the vocabulary words. We started out with vocabulary flash cards, and writing sentences about them, etc. But, we found that there just wasn't enough time in the day to do everything. So, our vocabulary goal for reading literature is for her to understand the meaning in the context of the story.

CHAPTER 1 - The Sickness of Timothy Frisby

rancid - when a food item has spoiled or gone bad

warily - with care, caution and concern

authoritatively - in a commanding manner

hypochondriac - someone who believes themselves to be ill often, and who focuses on symptoms and illnesses he may have

tedious - tiresome because of its length, slowness or dullness

delirious - hallucinating or imagining as a result of a fever

CHAPTER 2 - Mr. Ages

numerous - several

cautious - with care, or suspiciously

relentlessly - steady and persistently

loped - to move along happily with a long, easy stride

vigorous - strong, powerful, energetic

nimbly - able to move with ease, and to be quick and light when moving

paralyzed - unable to move

pneumonia - an illness that results from inflammation of the lungs and from the air sacs in the lungs being filled with liquid

skirting - to go along the edge rather than across or through

draught - dose of liquid medicine

hermit - a person who lives alone with very little contact or interaction with other people

scarce - small amount, not enough to satisfy a need

CHAPTER 3 - The Crow and the Cat

apt - appropriate, well-suited for

invariably - always, constantly

ineffectively - without accomplishing a task

wearily - with tiredness

dubiously - doubtfully

literally - meaning exactly what was said or written

CHAPTER 4 - Mr. Fitzgibbon's Plow

subdued - quiet and brought under control

thawed - to lose its frozen qualities and stiffness due to being warmed

gaily - happily

pasture - ground where farm animals graze

shrew - a small, mouse-like animal with a long slender snout

scarcely - barely enough

sympathetic - feeling of sadness for the hurt or problems of another

CHAPTER 5 - Five Days

idling - when a motor runs without the vehicle moving

sputter - to make explosive popping or sizzling sounds

respite - a temporary rest or delay of something difficult, a short relief

slithered - to slide down or along a surface

vantage - a position that offers a view

oddities - being odd or unusual

laboriously - requiring long, hard work