Unit 4 - Penguin Rock Band

balance / base / dive / enemy / instrument / march / ocean / seal / stack / team Unit 4 Unit 4 - Penguin Rock Band balance base dive enemy instrument march ocean seal stack team 4A Introduction Ever seen penguins on TV or at the zoo? They can look pretty funny when they walk around on their tiny legs. But these penguins don t want to fit in with the crowd. They want to be rock stars. 4B Song Lyrics Who s going to rock, rock, rock right now? Who s going to get this party loud? Who s going to dive, slip-slide right down? Penguins! Yeah, we rock your town! (x2) We re from Antarctica, the bottom of the globe. Better check the map, if you don t know. Our land is all ice and snow, And year round it stays icy cold. Yeah, I mean like fifty below, And we don t even need to wear a coat. Cause we re penguins; what do you know about us? When we see fish, we go totally nuts. We stick together like a team, People who work together on something. Yeah, we dive in the water, jump headfirst, We re really good at it; nah, it doesn t hurt. We swim in the ocean, a body of water That s salty and big. You know this kid! Now you can seal an envelope if you lick it, That will close it, but it s wicked, Cause seals are the animals who Hunt penguins to make us their food! 27

The Word Up Project: Level Turquoise To me, they look like dogs that swim, Believe me, man, they are not our friends. They re our enemies, the guys we fight, Or run from and we don t like. It s true we don t know how to fly, But we know how to slip and slide. Who s going to rock, rock, rock right now? Who s going to get this party loud? Who s going to dive, slip-slide right down? Penguins! Yeah, we rock your town! (x2) Now we keep our balance, don t tip over, When we march for days just like soldiers. We walk with a steady step, OK? Almost like we were in a parade. One day we were marching as we do, When we came upon something new. It was a base, a fort for a navy, Ummm or an army, maybe. It was at the base of a hill, at the bottom, My friends were with me, and I had taught them To be as careful as foxes, But there were no people there, only boxes Stacked and put one on another, In stacks or piles, and then my brother Opened one of them to see what was inside. When we saw, we were surprised. Instruments! Not what a scientist uses, Not tools for science, but for music. Guitars, piano, and a drum set, Violin, two tubas, and a trumpet. We started to play; we were bad at first, But we practiced, yeah, we had to work. A few weeks later, we could rock a crowd, So put your hands up and turn the track up loud! Who s going to rock, rock, rock right now? Who s going to get this party loud? Who s going to dive, slip-slide right down? Penguins! Yeah, we rock your town! (x2) 28

balance / base / dive / enemy / instrument / march / ocean / seal / stack / team Unit 4 4C Words Defined balance (noun) Balance is a state of being steady and not falling over. Marco had great balance. He was able to walk from one side of the thin beam to the other without falling. (verb) 1. When you balance on something, you stay on it without falling. The clown balanced on the tight rope at the circus. 2. When you balance something, you hold it steady without letting it fall. The waitress balanced the tray with one hand. base (noun) 1. A base is the lowest part of something. My dad tried to fix the base of the table to keep it from wobbling. 2. A base is a fort, or a place where people in the army or navy work. My cousin is in the U.S. Navy. He lives near the Air Force base in Maryland. 3. A base is a safe place to stop in a game of baseball or tag. Jon didn t make it to the base in time. The umpire called, Out! dive (verb) When you dive, you jump headfirst with your arms stretched out in front of you. Usually it means you re jumping into water, but a football player can also dive for a ball, and acrobats can dive into a net. Hannah saw the football coming. She had to dive to catch it. (noun) A dive is the act of jumping headfirst. Chris did a perfect dive into the water. The crowd cheered! enemy (noun) An enemy is an animal or person who hates, or wants to hurt, another animal or person. Max is my enemy at school. He bullies me and always hurts my feelings. instrument (noun) 1. An instrument is something people use to make music. Janelle played a lot of instruments. She could play the piano, the violin, and the guitar. 2. An instrument is a tool used by scientists for doing work. In science class, we got our instruments and safety goggles before starting the experiment. 29

The Word Up Project: Level Turquoise march (verb) When you march, you walk with a very steady step, usually with a group of people. The kids marched around the gym playing Follow the Leader. (noun) A march is a long, difficult trip you take on foot. Each year my family does a march to raise money for homeless people. We walk five miles. ocean (noun) The ocean is a very big body of salt water. Vanessa loved going to the ocean and splashing in the waves. seal (noun) A seal is a sea animal that has thick fur and flippers. It breathes air, but also swims and often lives in cold places. When we went to the zoo, we saw the polar bears and seals. (verb) When you seal something, you close it up tightly. Bernie sealed the box with tape before sending it to his friend. stack (noun) A stack is a pile or heap of something. There was a big stack of books on the teacher s desk. (verb) When you stack something, you put them on top of one another. Jamal stacked the clothes neatly in his closet. team (noun) A team is a group of people who play a sport together or work together. Rudy had milkshakes with her team after the big game. 4D Synonyms Circle the word on the right that matches the meaning of the word or phrase on the left. 1. someone whom you hate enemy instrument seal 2. a long and hard trip on foot march seal balance 3. tools scientists use stacks teams instruments 4. to keep steady dive balance march 5. a big pile of something stack balance instrument 4E Fill in the Blank Write the word in the blank so that the sentence makes sense. 1. Many different types of fish live in the. team ocean enemy 2. The mountain climbers started their climb at the of the mountain. base enemy instrument 30

balance / base / dive / enemy / instrument / march / ocean / seal / stack / team Unit 4 3. Blake licked the envelope to it. dive balance seal 4. My sister took a big into the pile of leaves. balance dive stack 5. Igor was on a lacrosse. They practiced on Wednesdays and had games on the weekend. team stack enemy 4F Connections Each sentence has a strong connection with one of the words from the unit. Write the correct word on the line below. 1. My mom put some glue on the window to close it tight. 2. Neil was playing freeze tag. He touched the tree and was safe. 3. The soldiers walked around the field in perfect rhythm. 4. Jessica learned to stay on her bike without tipping over. 5. We went to the music store to buy a flute. 4G Applying Meanings Circle the letter that makes sense or answers the question. 1. Rich took a dive into the pool. How did he get into the pool? (A) He got pushed in. (B) He climbed down the ladder. (C) He jumped in headfirst. (D) He did a belly flop. 31

The Word Up Project: Level Turquoise 2. The teacher asked the kids to put their notebooks in a stack. What should they do? (A) Put the notebooks one on top of the other. (B) Hand out the notebooks to the kids in the class. (C) Put their notebooks in their desks. (D) Put their notebooks in their book bags. 3. Which of these things might you do in the ocean? (A) read a book (B) build a sand castle (C) look for jellyfish (D) play hockey 4. You might say someone is an enemy if: (A) He helps you with your homework. (B) He is always making fun of you. (C) He is your neighbor. (D) You don t know each other. 5. Which group of kids would be called a team? (A) kids who look the same (B) kids who are the same height (C) kids who have a brother (D) kids who play the same sport together 4H Reading Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow. Threats to the Polar Bear Polar bears live in the icy-cold Arctic. They are huge and powerful bears. Adult polar bears can weigh as much as 1,700 pounds and can grow to be more than 10 feet tall. Some scientists think that people are the polar bear s worst enemy. Are you wondering how humans could do anything to hurt this powerful animal? Well, when we don t take care of the planet, the Earth s weather begins to change. Polar bears need the ice and cold weather to survive. A polar bear s favorite food is a ringed seal. A polar bear will travel very far to find a seal. She will march for many miles on the ice in search of food. When the polar bear finds some seals swimming, she will stop and wait. Seals swim in the water below the ice, but they need to come up to take breaths of air. They use holes in the ice called breathing holes to get air. A polar bear will find a place close to a seal s breathing hole and wait for a seal to pop up. Once the seal pops its head up, the polar bear will attack! She will dive into the water and sink her sharp teeth into the seal. She kills the seal and has a good meal. But it may not be like this forever. The oceans are getting warmer. This is causing the ice to melt. A polar bear s home is the ice. When the ice melts, her home disappears. A polar bear needs ice to hunt for seals. When the ice melts, it is very hard for polar bears to find seals. Many polar bears are 32

balance / base / dive / enemy / instrument / march / ocean / seal / stack / team Unit 4 starving because the ice is melting. Some of the things that we do every day cause the Earth s weather to change. There are some small things that we can do to help prevent climate change. If we take good care of the Earth, we can help protect polar bears. For example, we can walk or bike instead of taking cars. We can recycle stacks of newspaper instead of just throwing them in the trash. Small changes can make a big difference to the polar bears and lots of other animals, too. 1. Where do polar bears live? 2. How much can an adult polar bear weigh? 3. What is a polar bear s favorite food? 4. How do polar bears hunt for food? 5. What can we do to help protect polar bears? 33

C W TM The Word Up Project: Level Turquoise Bonus: Crossword Puzzle Solve this crossword puzzle. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ACROSS 3 The band had to play instruments and around the field. 5 A big jump with your arms stretched out 7 The electric guitar is a type of. 10 You need good to stand on one foot and not wobble. DOWN 1 A place where soldiers work 2 A big body of water 4 A group of people who play and work together 6 The workers at the grocery store the cans one on top of the other. 8 An animal with thick fur and flippers 9 A bully 34