Unit 1: A New Home
In the story, a white mouse sat in a cage. A girl chose the mouse. A hand picked up the mouse and put it into a box. Soon the mouse felt happy because he had a new cage and a new friend. We can learn about characters, feelings, and actions. We can also learn past tense verbs: sat, said, picked, put, felt, and had. These words tell us that something already happened.
IMAGE BOX: White mouse in a cage at a pet store.
Vocabulary
mouse, cage, box, friend, happy, pick, new
Past Tense Verbs
Present: sit, say, pick, put, feel, have. Past: sat, said, picked, put, felt, had.
1. Vocabulary Match
- mouse = _____
- cage = _____
- box = _____
- friend = _____
- happy = _____
- new = _____
- pick = _____
- Write a sentence with mouse.
2. Multiple Choice
- Who wanted the mouse?
- Where was the mouse?
- What held the mouse first?
- Who picked the mouse up?
- What was the mouse put into?
- How did the mouse feel?
- Did the mouse get a new friend?
- Was the ending happy?
3. Past Tense Practice
- sit → ____
- say → ____
- pick → ____
- feel → ____
- have → ____
- Use sat in a sentence.
- Use felt in a sentence.
- Use had in a sentence.
4. True or False
- The mouse was blue.
- The mouse sat in a cage.
- A girl chose the mouse.
- The mouse was put in a box.
- The mouse felt sad.
- The mouse got a new cage.
- The mouse got a friend.
- The story ends happily.
5. Sequence the Story
- Write the first event.
- Write the second event.
- Write the third event.
- Write the fourth event.
- Write the fifth event.
- What happened before the box?
- What happened after the box?
- What happened last?
6. Short Answers
- What animal is in the story?
- Who speaks?
- Why was the mouse moved?
- How did the mouse feel?
- What is a friend?
- What does new mean?
- Would you choose a mouse?
- Why?
