Bookshelf

The Bookshelf is an activity in the classroom in JumpStart 2nd Grade where Edison includes the three different grammar books. Choose one of the two words to put in the blanks. Choose a word to move to Edison and he will hear a definition. The three grammar books show how either missing words such as nouns, verbs, or adjectives need to be replaced.

Clarence the Clown (Mark Towner)

 * pillow/alarm clock
 * shoes/pants
 * donut/carrot
 * Mr. Bingling/Mother Clown
 * garden hose/rake
 * nose/rear end
 * rocket/car

Grandma and the Bear (Mark Towner)

 * Japan/England
 * bathtub/rocking chair
 * sandals/boots
 * park/lake
 * money/honey
 * cat/parakeet
 * art museum/amusement park

Old Man Jenkins (Glynnis Campbell)

 * giggled/cringed
 * crept/charged
 * waving/dropping
 * breathe/growl
 * glared/blinked
 * raced/crawled
 * hollered/whispered

The Bed Bugs (Glynnis Campbell)

 * dance/bounce
 * bend/stretch
 * snore/yell
 * play/explore
 * burp/sneeze
 * scratch/bump
 * wash/fold

Katie Gleason's Band (Mark Beckwith)

 * pink/silver
 * light/heavy
 * amused/annoyed
 * worried/pleased
 * rock/polka
 * complex/simple

Dynamo Girl Saves the Day (Christoper Blake Williams)

 * underwater/mountaintop
 * metal/wooden
 * spiral/straight
 * glass/steal
 * two/four

Trivia

 * The Bed Bugs contains rhymes and has the title.
 * All stories use the same pictures, but they have different words to choose from.
 * There are two words to choose from to put in the blanks.
 * Edison hears a definition of each word.
 * Mr. Bingling is a ringmaster.
 * There are grammar words to replace such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives.