Teacher's Notes: The Adventures of Skippy Fishback, Chapter 1
This is a tall tale of a little boy who makes his home in the ocean. Since this is a longer story with lots of new vocab and expressions, it is broken up into four chapters. Even so, each chapter introduces a vast amount of new words. Each chapter has its own set of worksheets to be done immediately after reading each chapter. There are also two reviews, one to be completed after the first two chapters, and one after the last two chapters. After reading the entire story, there is a “test” of sorts covering vocab from the whole story.
Chapter I has more new words than the other chapters.
New Words
marine biologist
hence
species
annual
conference
high chair
splash
giggle
dive
panic
a natural
surface
backstroke
catch up
distraught
for that matter
in any case
not the least bit
without a doubt
creature
hold your breath
explore
admire
coral
come across
retreat
paddle
introduce
glittering
bewildered
emerald
slide
glee
naked
lizard
marvelous
limbs
predator
rid
burden
protection
float
silver
pop out
soar
graceful
bounce
captivate
anticipation
odd
for (because)
Worksheet Answers
Match with pictures: (left to right) slide, high chair, dive, bounce, surface, splash, lizard, backstroke, distraught, soar, naked, limbs
Synonyms: captivated – fascinated; creature – animal; annual – every year; giggle – laugh; distraught – very sad and worried; glittering – shiny; bewildered – confused and surprised; glee – happiness, joy; marvelous – wonderful; odd – strange; hence – so, therefore; hold your breath – not breathe
Match with definition: 1. curious, 2. anticipate, 3. explore, 4. predator, 5. retreat, 6. pop, 7. come across, 8. species, 9. marine biologist, 10. protection, 11. graceful, 12. burden
Sentences: 1. species, 2. gracefully, 3. marine biologist, 4. glittering, 5. glee, 6. retreated, 7. distraught, 8. burden, 9. bewildered, 10. predator
Go to the Chapter 1 worksheet.
