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NEW NEW WORLD WORLD ENGLISH ENGLISH NAME 6 STEPS TO GREATNESS STEP 3 EXCELLENCE PROGRAM 1 SPRING

N W E N W E CONTENTS N W E N W E PAGE I Our Mission 1 II How to Use Our Learning System 2 III New World English Songs 4 IV Magic Tree House Book 2 The Knight at Dawn Weapons of the Medieval Period 9 Chapter 1 The Dark Woods 10 Chapter 2 Leaving Again 14 Chapter 3 Across the Bridge 18 Chapter 4 Into the Castle 22 Chapter 5 Trapped 26 Chapter 6 Ta da 30 Chapter 7 A Secret Passage 34 Chapter 8 The Knight 38 Chapter 9 Under the Moon 42 Chapter 10 One Mystery Solved 46 V Word List 50

NEW WORLD ENGLISH OUR MISSION In the Excellence Program we take the skills learned in the Canada Camp program higher and higher In the middle part of our 6 Steps to Greatness program we introduce the more advanced reading writing and analysis skills necessary to achieve fluency in English Our goal is to create well rounded independent learners who can not only succeed by themselves but serve others face challenges and learn practical skills for the future by encouraging curiosity diversity and exploration 1

HOW TO USE QUIZLET 1 What is Quizlet 2 How to use Quizlet at home Quizlet is a learning app It helps students study practice and master what they are learning through games You can download Quizlet to your smart phone and play it everywhere you want To download Quizlet you can scan this QR code Apple Store Android Store 3 Your Account on Quizlet 4 Your teacher s folder on Quizlet Hooray At New World English you will have an account with all of our learning materials inside Every month your teachers will put Quizlet sets into this folder so you can easily find what you need to practice You can log in and play Quizlet at school at home in the car or anywhere you want 5 Quizlet Homework 6 Finally Gravity Path Every month your teacher will have some sets on Quizlet for you to learn Yay There are 30 fun sets for you to play anytime you want to play If you can master these 30 sets you will become a GRANDMASTER We hope that you and your parents can have fun and learn these sets together at home Scan this QR code to play these sets 2

HOW TO USE CLASSDOJO 1 What is ClassDojo 2 How to use ClassDojo at home ClassDojo is an app that connects parents students and teachers together To see what your children do at New World English from home you have to download the ClassDojo app and get a code from our front desk teachers At New World English we use ClassDojo to show your Daddy and Mommy what you do in class Apple Store Android Store 3 Your account on ClassDojo 4 Class videos You can always scan the QR code on your blue book to get into your class Every month your teachers will post some videos about the topics that we learn in class 3

New World English New World English a magical place to be In a space like home we re so happy We can learn and we can grow So much about life we can know CHORUS North West East South Let s Go New World English say hello North West East South Let s Go Hi Ho Hi Ho Hi Ho New World English expands your mind and heart Through singing and movement creating and art Love laugh and learn is what we share We re one big ENGLISH family and we care CHORUS X 2 North West East South Let s Go New World English say hello North West East South Let s Go Hi Ho Hi Ho Hi Ho 4

Teaching Peace Teaching peace all the world around You and me every city every town One by one in our work and in our play We are teaching peace By what we do and what we say 5

Good Afternoon Good afternoon Good afternoon Good afternoon to you Good afternoon Good afternoon Good afternoon to you We re all in our places with bright happy faces And this is the way that we start our new class 6

Blessing Thanks to the Earth Thanks to the Sun Thanks to the rain For all they have done To bring me my food So strong I will grow Loving in life From my heart I will show It s important to be grateful every day If you are grateful every day more beautiful things will come into your life LOVING KIND HAPPY and GRATEFUL 7

Happy Day I love to share this happy day With all of you my friends And now it s time to say goodbye I ll see you again Goodbye to you Goodbye to you and you and you and you Goodbye to you I ll see you again 8

THE KNIGHT AT DAWN SCAN ME TO GET TO KNOW ABOUT THE KNIGHT

weapons OF THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD BOW ARROW CROSSBOW GAUNTLET MACE DAGGER SWORD TWO HANDED SWORD FLAIL AXE SPEAR POLE ARM 9

CHAPTER 1 SONG THE MAGIC PERSON Just before dawn when the sun was not up Jack and Annie tiptoed quiet as a mouse They were going to the woods To the place with the books Their discovery the mysterious tree house They want to see the magic person who lives in the woods They want to see the magic person who owns all the books They want to see the magic person who still might be asleep They want to see the magic one so down the stairs they creep 10

CHAPTER 1 WORKSHEET THE DARK WOODS 1 2 3 4 5 6 Across 7 1 something that is true 4 important not funny or silly 6 a magic stick used by magicians and wizards 7 the time of day when the sun rises 9 shoes we wear for running or playing sports 10 a small green insect that chirps 8 9 10 Down 2 to walk quietly and carefully on your toes 3 to grab something 5 a thick shirt with long sleeves 8 to make a sad face opposite of smile cricket dawn fact frown grip serious sneakers sweatshirt tiptoe wand 11

CHAPTER 1 WORKSHEET THE DARK WOODS 12

CHAPTER 1 WORKSHEET THE DARK WOODS 13

CHAPTER 2 SONG LEAVING AGAIN Annie pointed to a picture In the Knights and Castles book Of a knight riding a black horse The tree house spun and the leaves shook And when it stopped they heard a horse s whinny And a huge castle was in sight Jack said We can t stay here But Annie wanted to follow the knight I want to stay and see the castle Oh let s go take a peek At any time we want to We can go back to Frog Creek I want to stay and see the castle Oh let s go take a peek At any time we want to We can go back to Frog Creek 14

CHAPTER 2 WORKSHEET LEAVING AGAIN armor 1 a metal suit that protected knights bookmark 2 we can put this in a book to mark the page castle 3 a big building made of stone examine 4 to look at something very carefully knight 5 this person lived long ago and rode horses 6 leather the skin from an animal neigh 7 a horse s sound peek 8 to take a quick look at something 9 shudder to shake your body because you feel scared 10 yank to pull something hard 15

CHAPTER 2 WORKSHEET LEAVING AGAIN 16

CHAPTER 2 WORKSHEET LEAVING AGAIN 14 MTH 2 Chapter 1 Song 17

CHAPTER 3 SONG THE FEAST The knight arrives for a castle feast Wearing his helmet and armor He crosses the drawbridge over the moat Are crocodiles in the water The sounds of hawks and drums and horns Announce the feast in the Great Hall Boys carry trays with pigs pies and peacocks Can they eat it all 18

CHAPTER 3 WORKSHEET ACROSS THE BRIDGE O B V W Y F Z H L D H B R A U E S M Q Z A H I A O B K V T Y W J L L X N K W K W A Q S N W V U K Z P F L R O L K A Q J E L B T A Y A P G N W E H O I M G Y V F T R E W Q F E E M H S L J A R V E A M O A T L L N H I R N C W O C B M H E M T S B S S I E U Q O K F U N E D H I A B S K D I C I L N E T V R U Z Q H F W U K J U T M A X I O V Z B K Q R L B D L Y C Z E M J Z R U R F S M O U B I L K I U L C Y R X K T Y Z S R V G C D V D I Q G I A J J Y S E D V enemy fanfare feast hawk helmet hunt moat peacock shriek vanish 19

CHAPTER 3 WORKSHEET ACROSS THE BRIDGE 20

CHAPTER 3 WORKSHEET ACROSS THE BRIDGE 21

CHAPTER 4 SONG THE PARTY Outside the bright room with music and laughter Jack and Annie stand at the door Antlers and rugs on walls fireplace blazing And flowers covering the floor Jesters are juggling and playing guitars And balancing swords on their hands Sitting at tables in long capes and furs Are women and men from this land 22

CHAPTER 4 WORKSHEET INTO THE CASTLE aew feeling of wonder or amazement cpae large clothing worn around the shoulders coneolsbbtes small stones used to make a path or road caruyrotd a grassy area around a castle cwrdoed many people are there pree to look at something carefully sltbae a home for farm animals sowrd a long weapon used for fighting like a long knife tcroh a small fire we can carry wlle a deep place in the ground with water at the bottom 23 1 ___ 2 ____ 3 ____________ 4 _________ 5 _______ 6 ____ 7 ______ 8 _____ 9 _____ 10 ____

CHAPTER 4 WORKSHEET INTO THE CASTLE 24

CHAPTER 4 WORKSHEET INTO THE CASTLE 25

CHAPTER 5 SONG THE ARMORY Suits of armor standing in a row With leg arm and breastplates Heavy helmets lay on the shelves With visors covering the face Shields swords clubs and spears Battle axes and crossbows stored inside Jack and Annie turn off the flashlight They know they must hide 26

CHAPTER 5 WORKSHEET TRAPPED 27

CHAPTER 5 WORKSHEET TRAPPED 28

CHAPTER 5 WORKSHEET TRAPPED 29

CHAPTER 6 SONG TA DA Three guards Red Mustache Squinty They catch Annie and Jack In the Armory Annie yells We did nothing They march to the dungeon for a hanging Scared of the flashlight Annie s waving They all get down Quaking on the ground 30

CHAPTER 6 WORKSHEET TA DA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Across Down 2 very dirty 4 very tough and mean 5 a rich powerful person similar to a prince 7 to breathe out with surprise or fear 8 small hair on a person s top lip 9 very strong and heavy metal 1 to push someone hard 3 to catch and stop someone who breaks the law 5 an underground prison 6 to shake arrest duke dungeon fierce filthy gasp iron mustache quake shove 31

CHAPTER 6 WORKSHEET TA DA 32

CHAPTER 6 WORKSHEET TA DA 33

CHAPTER 7 SONG THE SECRET PASSAGE On an adventure On an adventure Climb the winding stairs Climb the winding stairs Run down the hallway Run down the hallway Open the storeroom Open the storeroom Look at the map Look at the map Move the fifth stone Move the fifth stone Lift the trapdoor Lift the trapdoor Go down the ladder Go down the ladder Creep through the tunnel Creep through the tunnel Unlatch the wooden door Unlatch the wooden door Find the precipice Find the precipice Fall into the moat Ah 34

CHAPTER 7 WORKSHEET A SECRET PASSAGE barrel 1 a round wooden box with a top battery 2 a device used to provide electricity crouch 3 to stay low to the ground damp 4 a little bit wet dim 5 almost no light dark 6 flour white powder used to make bread cookies etc precipice 7 the edge of a very high wall or cliff sack 8 a big bag 9 storeroom a room used to keep things like food 10 trapdoor a secret door in the floor 35

CHAPTER 7 WORKSHEET A SECRET PASSAGE 36

CHAPTER 7 WORKSHEET A SECRET PASSAGE 37

CHAPTER 8 SONG CROCODILES IN THE MOAT I m treading water My teeth are chattering In the cold black moat There is something there What s that wet thing I m so scared Could it be a crocodile in the water I better hurry and swim to land Don t know what s swimming in the darkness I better hurry and swim to land I don t want to be a croc s breakfast 38

CHAPTER 8 WORKSHEET THE KNIGHT B O E A Z K R Q U Q O M F P S Y X U J E D G E R K N A N N H O D I I U F R W Y F Z Z T G I R T O D V K O E F N S D G E V T S G L X F V O S A C M L V E E S L I T H E R E E V L D X R T M G E J C O S L S T I L L K H G B K L L E D J T G Y J G I R I A A Z H D T P F M Y A D K U F L S N A K C R H L K L V Q U Z J J P K Z S W A L L O W M G S N M W M J S K P Y X P B C Q G H X V Y E J D X P M T B N O I E I F I X N G C I E C C D B Y J J G E C V T L P I D B dog paddle edge embankment gasp grove shiver slither still swallow trapped 39

CHAPTER 8 WORKSHEET THE KNIGHT 40

CHAPTER 8 WORKSHEET THE KNIGHT 41

CHAPTER 9 SONG THE KNIGHT The knight in shining armor Comes to help Annie and Jack He dismounts from his horse And puts them on its back The knight slaps the reins And the horse canters away Over the ocean over the world Over the moon hooray Feeling brave and powerful And in a dream state now When they arrive at the tree house They give the knight a bow The knight rides off Under the dark sky Over the ocean over the world Over the moon goodbye 42

CHAPTER 9 WORKSHEET UNDER THE MOON bwo to bend your body down at the waist cnetar when a horse runs slowly and gently dsmunoit to get down off a horse galem to shine brightly to sparkle purowefl strong lots of energy rneis a rider uses these straps to control a horse sddlae a leather seat on a horse sercam to yell to shout scliene no sound very quiet seter to turn something in another direction 43 1 ___ 2 ______ 3 ________ 4 _____ 5 ________ 6 _____ 7 ______ 8 ______ 9 _______ 10 _____

CHAPTER 9 WORKSHEET UNDER THE MOON 44

CHAPTER 9 WORKSHEET UNDER THE MOON 45

CHAPTER 10 SONG MYSTERY ALMOST SOLVED Back at home feeling safe and cozy Jack learns a new fact that is amazing Medallion and bookmark with the same letter M Is this the initial of the mystery person Could your first name be Mark Marissa or Mary Midora or Morgan Micky or Minnie Or your surname McDonald Mao or Mulligan Ma or Miller or MacMillan Whoever you are and whatever your name One thing s for sure letter M is the same Whoever you are and whatever your name One thing s for sure letter M is the same 46

CHAPTER 10 WORKSHEET ONE MYSTERY SOLVED 47

CHAPTER 10 WORKSHEET ONE MYSTERY SOLVED 48

CHAPTER 10 WORKSHEET ONE MYSTERY SOLVED 49

WORD LIST A OF THE KNIGHT AT DAWN adventure n a trip that is full of excitements and risks amazing adj wonderful fantastic hard to believe ancient adj from a long time ago antlers n horns on the head of an adult deer arm plate n a metal piece covering an arm armor n a metal suit that protected knights armory n a room used to keep weapons arrest v to catch and stop someone who breaks the law asleep adj in a state of sleep awe n feeling of wonder or amazement B barrel n a round wooden box with a top battery n a device used to provide electricity battle axe n a large broad bladed axe bookmark n we can put this in a book to mark the page books n written or printed works consisting of pages bow v to bend your body down at the waist brave adj ready to face danger or pain breastplate n a metal piece covering the chest C SCAN ME TO PRACT ICE ON QUIZLET canter v when a horse runs slowly and gently cape n large clothing worn around the shoulders castle n a big building made of stone chamber n a room a space chatter v when a person s teeth are clicking repeatedly together from cold clatter v when things fall noisily club n a large wooden weapon used to hit enemies cobblestones n small stones used to make a path or road courtyard n grassy area around a castle cozy adj warm and comfortable 50

WORD LIST C OF THE KNIGHT AT DAWN creep v to move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed cricket n a small green insect that chirps crocodile n a large scary reptile that lives in the water crossbow n a weapon used to shoot an arrow crouch v to stay low to the ground crowded adj many people are there D damp adj a little bit wet darkness n when a place is dark without any light dawn n the time of day when the sun rises dazed adj feeling confused or shocked deserted adj nobody is there empty dim adj almost no light dark dismount v to get down off a horse dog paddle v to swim like a dog drawbridge n a bridge over a castle s moat drum n an instrument that you hit to make sounds duke n a rich powerful person similar to a prince dungeon n an underground prison E echo n a sound is repeated again and again and again edge n the side or outside part embankment n a short wall made by humans beside a road enemy n a person we fight against opposite of friend examine v to look at something very carefully F fact n something that is true fanfare n a loud short song played on horns or trumpets 51

WORD LIST F OF THE KNIGHT AT DAWN feast n a large meal eaten by many people fierce adj very tough and mean filthy adj very dirty fireplace n a place where fire is built in a house flour n white powder used to make bread cookies etc frown v to make a sad face opposite of smile fur n short fine hair of a certain animal G gasp v to breathe out with surprise or fear gleam v to shine brightly to sparkle Great Hall n the main room in a castle grip v to grab something grove n a small group of trees guards n people that watch over to protect someone or something guitar n a 6 string musical instrument usually made from wood H hallway n a long passage with doors into rooms on both sides of it hanging n an act of killing someone by tying a rope around the neck hawk n a large bird that can hunt other animals helmet n this protects our head horns n instruments that you blow to make sounds house n a place where people live hunt v to look for to try to catch other animals I initial n the first letter of a name iron n very strong and heavy metal 52

WORD LIST J OF THE KNIGHT AT DAWN jester n a person that does tricks and jokes K knight n this person lived long ago and rode horses L land n the part of the earth s surface that is not covered by water laughter n an action or sound of laughing lawn n a beautiful area with short green grass leather n the skin from an animal leaves n green parts of a plant that grow from a stem leg plate n a metal piece covering a leg M march v to walk in a military manner medallion n a large medal moat n a deep place around a castle it s filled with water music n sound of melodies mustache n small hair on a person s top lip mystery n something very strange and hard to explain N neigh n a horse s sound O own v to have something it s yours 53

WORD LIST P OF THE KNIGHT AT DAWN peacock n a beautiful colorful bird peek v to take a quick look at something peer v to look at something carefully pie n a baked pastry of fruit meat vegetables pig n a farm animal that oinks point v to extend one finger to one direction powerful adj strong lots of energy precipice n the edge of a very high wall or cliff Q quake v to shake quiet adj making little or no noise R rein n a rider uses this strap to control a horse ride off v to leave the place ride v to sit on something that moves around rug n a floor covering of thick fabric material S sack n a big bag saddle n a leather seat on a horse scoot v to move quickly scream v to yell to shout serious adj important not funny or silly shield n a strong flat piece of metal used for protection shiver v to shake because you are so cold shove v to push someone hard shriek n screech a loud sharp cry shudder v to shake your body because you feel scared 54

WORD LIST S OF THE KNIGHT AT DAWN silence n no sound very quiet slap v to hit or strike with one s hand slither v to slide forward while moving side to side sneakers n shoes we wear for running or playing sports solve v to find the answer to fix a problem spear n a weapon with a pointed tip squinty adj when eyes are partially closed stable n a home for farm animals steer v to turn something in another direction still adj not moving store v to keep something in a safe place storeroom n a room used to keep things like food surname n last name family name swallow v to bring something to your stomach to cover sweatshirt n a thick shirt with long sleeves sword n a long weapon used for fighting like a long knife T tiptoe v to walk quietly and carefully on your toes torch n a small fire we can carry trapdoor n a secret door in the floor trapped adj stuck can t move tread v to move your feet in the water tunnel n a route that is either through the mountain or the underground U unlatch v to open something by lifting the latch V vanish adj to disappear we can t see it anymore visor n it covers our eyes for protection 55

WORD LIST W OF THE KNIGHT AT DAWN wand n a magic stick used by magicians and wizards weapon n a tool used for fighting against enemies well n a deep place in the ground with water at the bottom whinny n a gentle high sound wooden adj things made out of wood woods n an area of trees smaller than a forest Y yank v to pull something hard 56

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