Osage School

***Unit 1***

 

A Fine, Fine School

• • fine - very nice
  • principal - the leader of a school
  • proud - pleased with yourself or someone else
  • strolled - walked slowly
  • announced - made known
  • certainly – surely
  • soared - flew upward
  • worried - uneasy or anxious

 

 

The Trial of Cardigan Jones

• • trial - a meeting in court to decide if someone has broken the law.
  • jury - the group of people who make the decision in a trial.
  • stand - the place where a witness in a trial sits while being questioned.
  • guilty - having done something wrong.
  • honest - truthful.
  • convinced - made someone believe or agree to something.
  • pointed - used a finger to show where something was.
  • murmur - the sound of people speaking very softly. 

 

 

Destiny's Gift

• • block - the section of a street between two other streets.
  • spreading - stretching something out.
  • raise - to collect.
  • figure - to work out by thinking.
  • contacted - get in touch with someone.
  • customers - people who buy something at a store.
  • afford - to be able to pay.
  • earn - to get something by working.

 

 

Pop's Bridge

• • foggy - filled with thick mist or low clouds.
  • stretch - to spread out. 
  • crew - a group of people doing work.
  • balancing - keeping steady. 
  • tide - the rise and fall of the sea. 
  • cling - to hold tightly to something. 
  • excitement - the feeling of being stirred up. 
  • disappears - passes from sight. 

 

 

Roberto Clemente

• • pronounced - said clearly and correctly. 
  • stands - seats at a stadium or ballpark. 
  • fans - great admirers.
  • league - group of teams that compete against one another. 
  • score - to make a point or points in a game. 
  • polish - to make shine; to make something better. 
  • style - a way of doing something. 
  • slammed - hit with sudden force.  

 

 

***Unit 2***

 

Bat Loves the Night

• • detail - each part of several items of information.
  • squeak - a short, high-pitched sound.
  • echoes - repeating sounds caused by the rebounding of sound waves from a surface.
  • swoops - to descend quickly with a sweeping motion.
  • twitch - to move with a slight jerk.
  • slithers - to move in a slippery way.
  • doze - to sleep lightly.
  • snuggles - to curl up closely. 

 

 

What Do Illustrators Do?

• • tools - things people use to help them do a job.
  • sketches - quick drawings without much detail.
  • scribbles - drawings or doodles, drawn in a quick or careless way.
  • research - careful study of a subject or problem.
  • textures - the ways that surfaces look and feel.
  • imagine - to see a picture in your mind.
  • illustrate - to make pictures that show or explain something.
  • tracing - used to copy or trace lines. 

 

 

The Harvest Birds

• • serious - not playful or silly; not joking.
  • patch - a small piece of land.
  • borrow - to use something that someone else owns and return it later.
  • advice - ideas or suggestions about what someone should do.
  • ashamed - feeling guilty, sorry, or embarrassed.
  • borders - the edges of a place.
  • separate - divide into groups.
  • harvest - the ripe crops that are gathered.

 

 

Kamishibai Man

• • familiar - well known from being seen often.
  • blurry - unclear or smeared.
  • vacant - empty or not occupied.
  • jerky - moving in sudden, uneven, or awkward ways.
  • applause - clapping meant to show appreciation or enjoyment.
  • blasted - made a sudden, loud sound.
  • rude - impolite or having bad manners.
  • rickety - shakey or likely to fall apart.

 

 

Young Thomas Edison

• • genius - extraordinary intellectual power, especially seen in creative ability. 
  • signal - a sound, motion, or other sign that sends a message.
  • electric - powered by electricity, a form of energy caused by the motion of electrons and protons.
  • laboratory - a place where scientists work and do experiments.
  • gadget - a small, useful machine or device.
  • experiment - a test to find out or prove something.
  • invention - an original device, system, or process.
  • occasional - happening from time to time.  

 

 

***Unit 3***

 

Technology Wins the Game

• • power - strength. 
  • fraction - a part of a whole unit.
  • contribute - to help or add to.
  • process - the steps taken to complete a task.
  • compete - to try to do something better than others.
  • improve - to get better.
  • flexible -  able to bend.
  • athletes - people who do physical exercise or play sports. 

 

 

Tops and Bottoms

• • crops - plants that are grown, especially those grown for food.
  • profit - the  amount of money left after the cost of doing business is subtracted from the amount of money earned.
  • scowled - made an angry facial expression.
  • grunted - made a short, low sound in the back of the throat.
  • hollered - yelled.
  • risky - dangerous.
  • tugged - pulled strongly.
  • plucked - pulled off or out quickly. 

 

 

Yonder Mountain

• • fondly - in a loving or caring way.
  • mist - a fine spray or light fog.
  • peak - the top of a mountain or hill.
  • rugged - rough and uneven.
  • pausing - stopping briefly.
  • steep - having a sharp slope.
  • examined - looked at closely.
  • Pleaded – begged or requested urgently. 

 

 

Aero and Officer Mike

• • ability - skill.
  • patrol - to walk through an area to watch or guard it.
  • loyal - faithful.
  • partners - two people who work together.
  • shift - the period of time a worker does his or her job.
  • snap - to bite quickly.
  • lying - resting in a flat position.
  • quiver – to shake or tremble.  

 

 

The Extra-Good Sunday

• • recommended - suggested.
  • ingredients - part of a mixture.
  • cross - angry.
  • degrees - units.
  • festive - merry.
  • tense - edgy or stressed.
  • remarked - said.
  • Anxiously – with worry or eagerness.

 

 

***Unit 4***

 

Judy Moody Saves the World!

• • shade - an area where direct sunlight is blocked.
  • dripping - coming down in drops.
  • carton - a paper or cardboard box.
  • hardly - not very much.
  • rubbish - trash.
  • recycle - to treat or process in order to use again.
  • global - worldwide.
  • complicated - hard to understand or deal with; difficult.
  • pollution - the state of being dirty or not pure.
  • project - a special undertaking. 

 

 

The Albertosaurus Mystery

• • buried - cover up.
  • location - place where something is.
  • remains - what is left.
  • clues - things that help solve a mystery or problem.
  • skeletons - frameworks of bones inside or outside of bodies.
  • evidence - facts that lead to a conclusion or help people find out what is true.
  • fossils - very old traces or remains of plants or animals.
  • prove - to show by using facts.
  • fierce - very wild and dangerous.
  • uncovering - opening to view. 

 

 

A Tree is Growing

• • passages - narrow paths or channels.
  • spines - sharp, pointy growths.
  • tropical - having to do with the warm areas of the Earth near the equator. 
  • store - to put away for later use. 
  • throughout - all the way through.
  • absorb - take in or soak up. 
  • dissolve - to seem to disappear when mixed with liquid. 
  • clumps - groups or bunches of things, especially plants and dirt.
  • coverings - the outside of things, usually serving as protection. 
  • pollen - tiny yellow grains made by flowering plants.  

 

 

Two Bear Cubs

• • ignored - refused to pay attention to someone or something.
  • hesitation - doubt or uncertainty.
  • greedily - in an excessive manner.
  • scolding - using harsh language to correct someone.
  • drowsy - almost asleep.
  • base - the lowest, bottom, or supporting part of something.
  • console - to provide comfort to someone in distress.
  • burden - a load being carried.
  • heroic - brave.
  • glancing - looking at something quickly.

 

 

Life on the Ice

• • wilderness - a wild, unlived-in area of land.
  • gliding - sliding, moving, or flying along with ease.
  • region - a certain area or space.
  • colony - a group of people or animals that live together.
  • shelter - a place that covers or protects.
  • unexpected - without warning. 
  • overheated - heated beyond the safe point. 
  • constant - always the same. 
  • climate - usual weather conditions in an area over many years. 
  • layer - one thickness. 

 

 

***Unit 5***

 

Sarah, Plain and Tall

• • slick - having a smooth, glossy, or slippery surface.
  • rough - having a bumpy, knobby, or uneven surface.
  • fetch - to go after and bring back somebody or something.
  • batted - struck at something.
  • buzzing - making a low, humming sound.
  • rustle - a swishing or soft cracking sound.
  • clattered - made a loud rattling noise.
  • thumped - hit in a way that made a loud dull sound.
  • sniff - breathe in through the nose to see how something smells.
  • prairie - a treeless, grass-covered plain in the Midwest.

 

 

The Journey: Stories of Migration

• • landscape - scenery.
  • survival - the act of staying alive.
  • dramatic - exciting.
  • solid - firm and hard.
  • thunderous - very loud.
  • chilly - cold.
  • migrate - to move to another place.
  • accidents - unexpected injuries.
  • frightening - scary.
  • plenty - more than enough. 

 

 

The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman

• • conversations - talks with someone.
  • currently - as of now.
  • loaded - piled.
  • loveliest - most beautiful, most delightful.
  • inspired - caused someone to act, think, or feel a certain way.
  • managed - succeed.
  • pleasure - enjoyment.
  • sincere - honest, truthful.
  • terror - great fear.
  • reunion - a coming together again. 

 

 

Dog of the Sea Waves

• • guided - lead or steered in the right direction.
  • rippled - flowed or covered with small waves.
  • arrival - the act of coming to a place.
  • twisted - wound together.
  • aboard - onto a ship or other mode of transportation. 
  • bay - sheltered water area.
  • lava - melted rock that flows from a volcano.
  • anchor - big hook that keeps a ship in place.
  • spotted - caught sight of.
  • voyage - a long trip.

 

 

Mountains: Surviving on Mount Everest

• • approached - came near.
  • altitude - height above Earth's surface.
  • tanks - containers.
  • slopes - a slanted surface.
  • section - part or area.
  • increases - becomes more.
  • avalanches - snow or rock slides on a mountain.
  • halt - a temporary stop.
  • succeed - accomplish something attempted.
  • equipment - supplies.