Brave as a Mountain Lion

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Brave as a Mountain Lion

• By Ann Herbert Scott
• Genre Realistic Fiction
• Authors Purpose
• Skill Visualizing

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Say It!

• afraid
• brave
• reservation
• silent
• spelling
• trouble
• coyote
• dreaded

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More Words to Know

• coyote
• dreaded
• mountain lion
• mural

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afraidfrightened feeling fear
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bravewithout fear having courage
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reservationland set aside by the government for
a special purpose
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silentquiet still noiseless
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spellingwriting or saying letters of a word in
order
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troublesomething that worries you
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My sister was afraid of the mountain lion.
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My sister was afraid of the mountain lion.
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The children were brave as they stood in front of
the large crowd.
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The children were brave as they stood in front of
the large crowd
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The Native Americans live on the reservation.
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The Native Americans live on the reservation.
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The crowd was silent as Spider spelled the word.
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The crowd was silent as Spider spelled the word.
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Writing or saying letters of a word in order is
called spelling.
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Writing or saying letters of a word in order is
called spelling.
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Now that Dad was home the trouble would begin.
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Now that Dad was home the trouble would begin.
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They heard the howl of the coyote from the
distance.
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They heard the howl of the coyote from the
distance.
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A large cat with brownish-yellow fur that lives
in parts of North and South America is a mountain
lion.
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A large cat with brownish-yellow fur that lives
in parts of North and South America is a mountain
lion.
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Lets review our words. Watch carefully because
they will flash on the screen for just a moment.
We will clap as we spell the word.
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mountain lion
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dreaded
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coyote
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trouble
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spelling
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silent
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reservation
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brave
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afraid
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Spelling WordsSuffixes ful, -ly, -tion, sion

• careful
• beautiful
• wonderful
• helpful
• graceful
• really
• finally

• sadly
• lively
• happily
• easily
• action
• suggestion
• conclusion

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Review Questions p.
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Review Questions p.
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GREAT JOB!