Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D. - Bio



A Word Ladder for October 15. National Grouch Day! Start at the Top and Work DownGrumpy Minus 3 ltrs to make a shortened name for a referee in a baseball game.UmpAdd 1 ltr to make what you might get in you hit your head.BumpChg last 2 ltrs to make another name for a dollarBuckChg first ltr to make another name for dirt or mudMuckChg the last ltr to make a large amount of somethingMuchChg first ltr to make a noise you make when you hurt yourself.OuchAdd 2 ltrs to make another name for a person who is grumpy (first word)Grouch Survey your students to find how many feel like grouches and how many are joyful! Find more resources for word study and fluency at 38100647700Also see: Rasinski, T. Daily Word Ladders (Grades K-1, 1-2, 2-4, and 4-6). Scholastic. a list of words that mean the same as a grumpy or grouchy – Here’s a fewcrabby,?cranky, cross, disagreeable, glum, gloomy, mean, nasty, snappy, sour, sullen, surly, testyNow have students make a Vocabulary Ladder by putting them in order from most grouchy to least grouchy! (Answers may vary). Put the words on your word wall and encourage students to use them in their own oral and written language. ................
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