©Harcourt•Grade4•AL5NameALaughaMinuteTeacherGuideALaughaMinuteVocabularyUsewhatyouknowabouttheVocabularyWordstoanswerthequestions.1.Whatmightmakeyourstomachfeelqueasy?2.Whensomethingisfoistedonyou,isitforcedonyouorcanyouchoosetodoit?3.Wouldyoubesurprisediftwopeoplewhowerenotfriendsmadeapact?4.Whyisitbadtodepriveyourselfofahealthybreakfast?5.Towhichtypeofplacewouldapersonventure?6.Howdoesanannoyedpersonfeel?Withyourchild,discusstheVocabularyWordsandtheirmeanings.Then,askyourchildtousetheVocabularyWordstowriteashortstory.©Harcourt•Grade4•AL6NameALaughaMinuteTeacherGuideALaughaMinuteCharacterTraitsandMotivationsCompletethegraphicorganizerusingthelastpageofALaughaMinute.Characters:AllisonandJimTraitsActionsMotivesAllisonisJimisAllisonJimAllisonwantstoJimwantstoAnswerthequestionsaboutALaughaMinute.1.HowdidAllisonbecomeawareofhowothersthoughtofherjokes?2.WhydoyouthinkAllisonwantedtochangeherways?Discusstheactivitywithyourchild.Talkaboutatimewhensomeoneatschoolhurtyourchild’sfeelings.CompareandcontrastJimandAllison’smotivations.Writeaparagraphthatdescribeshowtheirmotivationschangedinthestory.©Harcourt•Grade4•AL7NameOralReadingFluencyALaughaMinuteALaughaMinuteTeacherGuideFLUENCYSCORETotalWordsReadperMinuteNumberofErrorsWordsCorrectperMinute(WCPM)Seepage8fordirectionsforassessingoralreadingfluency.Youmaywishtomaketwocopiesofthispage—oneforyouandoneforthestudent.AllisonDaviswasinthefourthgrade.Shelivedwithherparentsandherbrother,Jim.Allisonlovedtojokearound.Shewasthekindofpersonwhoalwayshadsomethingsillytosay.Shehadbeenthatwayforaslongasanyonecouldremember.Jim,whowasinhighschool,wasextremelyserious.Heworkedveryhardtogetgoodgradesinschool.Onenight,Jimcamehomelatefordinner.Hehadstayedafterschooltoworkonaproject.WhenJimcamein,Allisonsaid,“MomandDad,Ihavenews:Jimlaughedthismorning!Ihearditwithmyownears!”Jimrolledhiseyesandsatdowntoeat.ItwastypicalAllisonbehavior.Oneday,AllisonandagroupofgirlswerewalkinghomefromschoolwhenagirlnamedKatytrippedandtumbledtotheground....
