“Mystery of the
Night Song”
pleased
When you are
pleased with
something,
you are happy
with it.
pleased
The shoemaker was pleased with the
shoes because they were so
beautifully made.
I am pleased when I do
something well.
Are you pleased when you win a race
or when you lose one?
pleased
If I gave you a big hug, would you be
pleased? Why?
When was the last time you did
something that pleased your friend?
What did you do? Why did it please
your friend?
joy
When you feel
joy, you feel very
happy.
joy
A look of joy spread across the elves’
faces when they saw their new
clothes.
I feel joy when I give or receive a gift.
Would you feel more joy about
receiving a candy bar or a new bike?
joy
It gives me great joy to watch a
sunset.
What gives you great joy to see?
Why?
If someone special came to visit,
would you feel joy or sadness?
Explain.
stammered
If I stammered, I
had a hard time
speaking. I kept
stopping and
repeating the
same sounds
without even
knowing it.
stammered
The shoemaker stammered in
amazement when he found the
finished shoes.
I stammer when I’m so amazed that
it’s hard to speak.
Would you stammer because you
found a dime or because your dog
asked you a question?
stammered
I might stammer when I am speaking
to a big group of people and I am
nervous.
When might you stammer?
Sometimes I stammer when I read a
word that I’ve never seen before.
Why might I stammer when that
happens?
puzzling
When something is puzzling, it is hard to understand.
puzzling
The children don’t know who the
night singer is. It’s puzzling to them.
I am always puzzling over what to
wear. Do you puzzle over that too?
Why?
puzzling
If what I describe is puzzling, you should scratch
your head and look puzzled.
We line up to go to lunch.
It snows in July.
It is time to go home.
A bugs starts talking to you.
You just had your pencil and now you can’t find it.
probing
When you are probing, you are searching for answers.
probing
The children are probing for answers.
They’re asking many questions.
I’ll be probing about answers about
dinosaurs.
Would you probe for answers about
today’s weather or about space
travel?
probing
I will name some jobs that people do. If
asking lots of probing questions is part of the
job, give a thumbs up.
reporter
chef
astronaut
crossing guard doctor
typist
scientist
vet
mover
unrelenting
When you are unrelenting, you do not give up until
you do what you wanted to do.
unrelenting
The children are unrelenting in the
search for the night singer. They
never give up.
I was unrelenting in my search for my
wallet.
Would you be unrelenting in a search
for a lost puppy or in your search for
a paper clip?
unrelenting
If I use unrelenting correctly in my sentence, you
should say “That is unrelenting!”
I was unrelenting as I ate my cereal.
I was unrelenting as I tried to solve the mystery.
She was unrelenting as she played at the park.
He was unrelenting in his search for Mom’s ring.
Dave was unrelenting as he tried to win the race.
Kate was unrelenting as she tied her shoe.
Let’s recap…
and review what we learned.
Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
unrelenting probing puzzling
In order to solve the mystery, the detective
asked many _________ questions.
The clues were ____________ , so it was hard
to solve the case.
stammered joy pleased
We felt so much ________ as we gave out
the food we collected to the hungry families.
Jake was ____________ with the way his
projected turned out.
unrelenting puzzling stammered
As I gave my speech, I nervously ____________
over the words.
We were _____________ in our search for the
missing hamster.