Download - “Mystery of the Night Song”
“Mystery of the Night Song”
pleased
When you are pleased with something, you are happy with it.
pleased
The shoemaker was pleased with the shoes because they were so
beautifully made.
I am pleased when I do something well.
Are you pleased when you win a race
or when you lose one?
pleased
If I gave you a big hug, would you be pleased? Why?
When was the last time you did something that pleased your friend?
What did you do? Why did it please your friend?
joy
When you feel joy, you feel very happy.
joyA look of joy spread across the elves’
faces when they saw their new clothes.
I feel joy when I give or receive a gift.
Would you feel more joy about receiving a candy bar or a new bike?
joyIt gives me great joy to watch a
sunset.
What gives you great joy to see? Why?
If someone special came to visit, would you feel joy or sadness?
Explain.
stammered
If I stammered, I had a hard time speaking. I kept stopping and repeating the same sounds without even knowing it.
stammeredThe shoemaker stammered in
amazement when he found the finished shoes.
I stammer when I’m so amazed that it’s hard to speak.
Would you stammer because you found a dime or because your dog
asked you a question?
stammeredI might stammer when I am speaking
to a big group of people and I am nervous.
When might you stammer?
Sometimes I stammer when I read a word that I’ve never seen before. Why might I stammer when that
happens?
puzzlingWhen something is puzzling, it is hard to understand.
puzzlingThe children don’t know who the
night singer is. It’s puzzling to them.
I am always puzzling over what to wear. Do you puzzle over that too?
Why?
puzzling
If what I describe is puzzling, you should scratch your head and look puzzled.
We line up to go to lunch.It snows in July.It is time to go home.A bugs starts talking to you.You just had your pencil and now you can’t find it.
probingWhen you are probing, you are searching for
answers.
probingThe children are probing for answers.
They’re asking many questions.
I’ll be probing about answers about dinosaurs.
Would you probe for answers about today’s weather or about space
travel?
probingI will name some jobs that people do. If
asking lots of probing questions is part of the job, give a thumbs up.
reporter crossing guard doctorchef typist scientistastronaut vet mover
unrelentingWhen you are unrelenting, you do not give up until
you do what you wanted to do.
unrelentingThe children are unrelenting in the search for the night singer. They
never give up.
I was unrelenting in my search for my wallet.
Would you be unrelenting in a search for a lost puppy or in your search for
a paper clip?
unrelentingIf I use unrelenting correctly in my sentence, you
should say “That is unrelenting!”
I was unrelenting as I ate my cereal.I was unrelenting as I tried to solve the mystery.She was unrelenting as she played at the park.
He was unrelenting in his search for Mom’s ring.Dave was unrelenting as he tried to win the race.
Kate was unrelenting as she tied her shoe.
Let’s recap…and review what we learned.
Fill in the blanks with the correct word.unrelenting probing puzzling
In order to solve the mystery, the detective asked many _________ questions.
The clues were ____________ , so it was hard to solve the case.
stammered joy pleased
We felt so much ________ as we gave out the food we collected to the hungry families.
Jake was ____________ with the way his projected turned out.
unrelenting puzzling stammered
As I gave my speech, I nervously ____________ over the words.
We were _____________ in our search for the missing hamster.