“The Tree House”
Author: Lois Lowry
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Line 1:
outside
inside
shiny
dull
beautiful
ugly
• Pairs of words that are antonyms or
opposites.
• Name some antonyms you know.
outside / inside
shiny / dull
beautiful / ugly
Line 2:
open
close
top
bottom
down
up
wide
narrow
• Pairs of words that are antonyms or
opposites.
• Name some antonyms you know.
open / close
down / up
wide / narrow
top / bottom
Line 3:
board
hole
bored
whole
for
four
no
know
• Homophones: words that sound the
same but are spelled differently and
have different meanings.
• Name other homophones.
• (to/too/two, there/their/they’re,
here/hear)
board / bored
for / four
no / know
hole / whole
Line 4:
hung rehung
take retake
make
remake
• Verbs with the prefix re-.
• What does the prefix re- mean?
• (again)
• How does the meaning of each word
change by adding the prefix?
hung / rehung
take / retake
make / remake
Line 5:
trunk
tree
branches
wood
• These words are related.
• How are they related?
• (all related to trees)
• Can you add your own words to
the list?
• (leaves, buds, birds, squirrels,
forest)
branches
tree
wood
trunk
Line 6:
into
with
lift
visit
window
• These words are found in the
story, and review the /i/ sound.
into
with
window
lift
visit
Sentence 1:
The boards were crooked, and the roof had holes where
the pieces of wood didn’t quite meet.
• Which word has a
homophone?
• (hole)
• What would the
homophone be?
• (whole)
• Give me a
definition for each
word.
Sentence 2:
Chrissy wondered what Leah had inside her tree
house.
• Can you find a word
line that has words
that are related to
“tree house”?
• (Line 5)
Sentence 3:
There was a little porch where you could sit with
your legs dangling.
• Can you identify a
word that has an
antonym?
• (little)
• Can you give its
antonym?
• (big)
Sentence 4:
You can get fresh air if you lift open a window.
• Which words
contain the /i/
sound spelled i ?
• (if, lift, window)
Oral Language
L 1: outside inside shiny dull beautiful ugly
L 2: open close down up wide narrow top bottom
L 3: board bored for four no know hole whole
L 4: hung rehung
take retake
make
remake
L 5: trunk
tree
branches
wood
L 6: into
with
lift
window
visit
• Choose a word and only call out the line and the
position of the word. (example, “Line 1, Word 3”=
shiny)
• on
dark
happy
asleep
big soft
say an antonym for each of these words.