Reading

16 MTH08

Today's goal:
Fill in the first parts of
the chart.
Make opinions about the
seal hunter and the
dogsled!

Polar Bears Past Bedtime

Polar Bears Past
Bedtime
By
Mary Pope Osborne

Chapter1-3

“Magic Tree House

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S They feel that something is
amazing and there is a big
Make predictions!
polar bear behind them.

Hmmm…
A I predict the polar bear will
help Jack and Annie.
S I disagree because I think a
What
polar does the cover
bear can't speaktell you
English,
about this story?
so a polar bear can't say to
What doesAnnie,
Jack and the title
so tell younot
it will
about the and
help Jack story?
Annie.
I predict the polar bear and
Jack isand
Who theAnnie
author?are looking at
an amazing view in the sky.
Goals

Goals for to Today

• Words to remember
• Anticipation questions
• About the illustrator
• Genre
• Book Introduction
• Vocabulary
• Where is the Arctic
• Grammar focus
• Table of Contents
• Foreshadowing
• Comprehension questions
• Reflection questions
• Homework
Knowledge

About the author

Mary Pope Osborne (born May 20, 1949) is
an award-winning American author of
children’s books.
She is best known for her Magic Tree House
series, which has been translated into more
than 30 languages and has sold more than
130 million
copies worldwide .Ms. Osborne originally
planned to write only four books about the
Magic Tree
House, but ended up writing 55!
Ms. Osborne has lived a very adventurous life, just like Jack and
Annie, so it is easy for her to write exciting stories.
 About the illustrator
Illustrator (noun) –
A person who draws or paints pictures for
books, magazines or advertisements. An
illustrator helps stories come alive!
Salvatore (Sal) Murdocca was An illustrator creates
born on April 26, 1943. He is an illustrations to
American children’s book illustrate books.
illustrator and best known for
illustrating the “Magic Tree
House” books.
Mr. Murdocca grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He went to the
High School of Art and Design in New York City. After graduating, he
studied at the Art Students League. He was a successful illustrator for
magazines and articles before deciding to illustrate children’s books.
Since that time, he has authored ten of his own books and drawn
the pictures for hundreds!

He is an avid runner, hiker and bicyclist. That mean he

likes to run, hike and bike a lot! He lives with his wife in

France and New York City.

How does Mr. Murdocca’s illustrations bring Polar Bears Past

Bedtime to life?
Genre Let’s look at some genres of Literature.

Polar Bears Past Bedtime is a fantasy book because Jack and Annie travel through
time, but it is also realistic fiction because they travel to real places and had
adventures during real historic times.
Book Introduction: Polar Bears Past Bedtime

The Magic Tree House transports Jack and Annie to

the freezing Arctic, there they must solve the final
riddle to become master librarians. But it’s not
going to be easy- especially when they have
cracking ice, a seal hunter, and a prodigious polar
bear to deal with. Will they be able to solve the
riddle before they
What does theget iced themselves?
last sentence mean?
S Will they live long enough to
What is the goal of the children?
A to solve the riddle
What is the problem they have to solve to
complete it?
Vocabulary
Words to Remember
Parts of speech
• Noun – person, place, thing or idea.
• Annie, bedtime, Arctic, Northern Lights, spirit
• Pronoun – takes the place of a noun.
• he, she, it, their, we, they, his, her, him, us, you
• Verb – action word that tells what someone or something is doing.
• barked, shouted, running, melt, shivered
• Adjective – describes a noun and answers the question, “What is
he/she/it like?”
• strange, creepy, crisp, cold, furry
• Adverb – describes a verb and answers the questions, “How, when,
where, why and to what extent?”
• silently, around, softly, now, toward, quickly
 Anticipation Question

Do you remember your dreams? If so, what

do you remember about them?

Do you believe a dream can send a

message?Why or why not?

What magic can Morgan do?

Morgan can send dreams to some
people.
S People cannot do it in real life.
Vocabulary

• Wonder (verb) – to think about something

and try to understand it.
What does he want? Jack wondered, is he
a sign like the rabbit and gazelle?
• Tiptoe (verb) – to move quietly and
carefully on your toes.
• Then he grabbed his flashlight and tiptoed
downstairs.
• Beam (noun) – a ray of light.
• When they entered the Frog Creek
woods, Jack turned on his flashlight. The
beam of light showed shadows and
swaying branches.
Vocabulary

The Arctic (noun) – the cold, icy area around the

North Pole.
Jack and Annie looked at the book’s title:
ADVENTURE
IN THE ARCTIC.
Crisp (adjective) – chilly and energizing.
Usually describes fall weather.
The air was crisp and cold.
Courage (noun) – Bravery despite being afraid.
I cover what’s real and hide what’s true.
But sometimes I bring out the courage in
you.
What am I?
Vocabulary

• Barren (adjective) – Infertile. Unable

to grow anything.
The he opened the book. He found
a picture of a barren white field.

• Parka (noun) – Heavy winter coat.

He returned a moment later with two small
parkas like his own. They were made of
heavy dark skins with fur-trimmed hoods.

• Puzzled (adjective) – Confused. To think

about the answer to something.
“Did you come with the wolves?”
asked Annie. The seal hunter looked
puzzled.
Vocabulary

• Tundra (noun) – A treeless area in the

far north.
The Arctic tundra is a treeless plain.

• Dogsled (noun) – a cart pulled by dogs for

transportation in the coldest parts of the world.
The seal hunter was standing by a dogsled.

• Whip (noun) – A long thin piece of

leather used to train or hurt animals.
The seal hunter cracked a long whip.
Vocabulary

Where is the Arctic? North

Pole
Facts to remember:
• The Arctic is the region surrounding the North
Pole. The North Pole is the northern most part on
earth and is opposite from the South Pole.

• Sometimes it is dark 24 hours in the winter and

sunny 24 hours in the summer!

• The Arctic has reached temperatures as low as -70˚C!

South
• Many amazing animals live in the Arctic. One of Pole
these is the narwhal, which is called the ‘unicorn of
the sea’. These porpoises have two teeth. In males,
one of them grows into a long ivory
tusk. It can grow to 3m in length!
Grammar Focus

Grammar Focus
Interrogative sentence -
An interrogative sentence asks a question and always ends
with a question mark (?).

“After we solve this riddle, will we be Master Librarians?”

asked Annie.
Grammar Focus

Grammar Focus
Rewrite each of these sentences as an interrogative
sentence.
Example: Are the babies slept all
morning?
Beth ate the last donut. Did the baby sleep all
Did Beth eat the last donut? morning?
Is Jack going to
• Jack is going to town tomorrow. town tomorrow?
• Jon’s favorite book is Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer’s Stone.
• The geese are swimming on the water.
• The baby slept all morning. Does Sally play the
• Sally plays the piano like a master. piano like a
master?
 Table of Contents
Contents
What is the Table of Contents? 1. Are You Serious? 1
A list of the chapter numbers, their titles 2. The Howling 10
and the page that they start on is 3. Mush! 17
called a Table of Contents.
4. Snow House 25
It begins on one page at the beginning of a
book. It can also be a clue to 5. You’re It! 33
what will happen in the story! 6. Flying Bears 41
What do you think will happen in Chapters 4, 5 7. Spirit Lights 47
and 6 of 8. Riddle Solved 52
Polar Bears Past Bedtime?
9. Oh, No, One More! 57
10.Master Librarians 66
 Foreshadowing
Just like a book’s cover and title, the Table of Contents gives us a hint of
what will happen in a story. This hint or clue is called foreshadowing.
What can you learn from the Table of Contents about what might happen
Hour of the Olympics? Contents
1. Just One More 3
2. Any Girls Here? 10
3. The Secret Poet 18
4. Not Fair! 24
5. Hi, Zeus 31
6. Mystery Man 37
7. Go! Go! Go! 43
8. Save Annie! 49
9. Fly Away Home 52
10.They’re All Here 61
Comprehension

Comprehension Questions
1. What•wokeWhat woke Jack at his bedroom window?
Jack?
A The owlWhat wokesound
Jack. did it make?
2. Why do you think the snowy owl is the animal that
brought• Jack
What and Annie
other on this
animals adventure?
had led Jack and Annie to
S Because I think
the MagictheTree
owl House
is white,
forjust
theirlike
lastsnow,
two and the
owl always do something at night, so Morgan will use the
adventures?
snowy old to tell Jack and Annie it's time to have an
adventure at night. Maybe if they see the owl, they will
know that• Morgan le Fay held
this adventure three
is about scrolls
snow that
and a cold place
because the included
owl is three riddles
from the Jack and Annie
Arctic.
had already solved. What three
3. Do you places did they
think Morgan is go to find
kind? Why or why not?
the answer to the riddles?
Fill in the expository section!
• Where did the Magic Tree House land?
Comprehension

Comprehension Questions
1. Why did Jack think it was spring in the Arctic?
• Why did Jack think that it was spring in the Arctic?
2. What did Jack and Annie hear? How did that make
What
•them did Jack write in his notebook?
feel?

•3.Who
Why did
did Annie sayAnnie
Jack and “hi” to?
think wolves were coming?

•4.How
Howdid
did the
Jack and Annie
hunter learn try
thattoJack
solveand
that problem?
Do you think it was a good or bad solution?
Annie needed help?
Fill in the rising action!
• What did he bring them? What are
they made of?

• What do you think “mush” means?

Comprehension
3. Why do you think the seal hunter chose a job as a seal hunter?
S Maybe the seal hunter likes to hunt animals and eat them. Maybe
he was born in the Arctic and he just thinkssssss it is normal to
Reflection Questions
survive in the extreme temperatures. Maybe the sealskin can make
him get warmer and the seal's meat is yummy. A seal is very big and
maybe if he kills a seal today, he can eat a long time.
What do you think it was like for the seal hunter to live
alone in
and maybe healikes
igloosome
in theextreme
middletemperatures,
of the Arctic? so
Dohe
you thinka job
chose
he was
as a seal lonely or enjoyed his freedom? Do you think it is
hunter.
better for humans to live with each other?
4. Would you want to ride on his dogsled? Why or why not?
A No, I wouldn't like to ride on his dogsled because I think it would
How would
be dangerous. Theyou like tois
dogsled live alone
made of in a farand
wood away place?
it won't How
be very
safe. do you think you would feel?
Why do you think the seal hunter rides it?
The seal hunter have to ride this to kill the seal because he can't
drive a car on the ice.
S Maybe the seal hunter is born in the Arctic and he didn't know
there is a car.
Homework

Homework
As you read chapters 4-6 write down any words you looked
up. Out of that list, choose one word that you think is
important for your classmates to know. Make a flash card for
that word with a picture on the front and the word, its
meaning and part of speech on the back. We will share the
cards during our next lesson.
Any Questions? Next Week…

Seals, igloos and polar bear cubs!

 A There were no wolves.

fromwent
S They the cold weather
to the
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S Jack and Annie were saved
Arctic.by the seal
They
feelhunter.
very cold because they
don't have warm clothes. Goal A
A They heard the wolves They want to solve the riddle and to go home
coming.
S They saw the seal hunter The polar bears want to
The
from the setting
Arctic is the
book. Annie and stop them.
Arctic. Jack The cold place/weather.
A The characters are
Jack, Annie, and a
person who Morgan
will send them.