Tell the children that a simile is a comparison that contains like or as. Give an example. Similes - Grass looked like a magic carpet. Asparagus patch looked like a silver forest. The web glistened in the light and made a pattern of loveliness and mystery, like a delicate veil.
Secrets are hard to keep.
People believe almost everything they see in print. This chapter covers such important and sensitive information that it is best enjoyed as is. Students are asked to select two characters from the book and complete sentences that identify when the character behaved that particular way. Students are asked to identify occasions when Templeton is helpful to the other characters in the book. Students check off boxes as they complete the assignment.