A Symphony of Whales
by Steve Schuch
illustrated by Wendell Minor
Genre: Fiction
Question of the Week:
How can people help animals in danger?
Target Skills
Comprehension Skill Generalize- When you read about how several things are alike in some way, you can make a general statement about them. Your child should be able to use words like most, many, all of or few to make generalizations.
Comprehension Strategy Story Structure- As you read, think about the events that happen in the story, especially how the events influence and change the characters. Your child should be able to use the structure of the story to retell the events in their own words.
Vocabulary - Context Clues
Phonics - Suffixes- -ly, -ful, -ness, -less
Writing Conventions - Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Writing - Sentences
Vocabulary Words
1. anxiously: uneasily; with fear of what might happen
2. bay: part of a sea or lake partly surrounded by land
3. blizzards: blinding snowstorms with very strong, cold winds
4. channel: body of water joining two larger bodies of water
5. chipped: to cut or break off a small thin piece of something
6. melody: series of musical notes
7. supplies: food and equipment necessary for an army exercise, camping trip, and so on
8. surrounded: shut in on all sides
9. symphony: long, complicated musical composition for an orchestra
by Steve Schuch
illustrated by Wendell Minor
Genre: Fiction
Question of the Week:
How can people help animals in danger?
Target Skills
Comprehension Skill Generalize- When you read about how several things are alike in some way, you can make a general statement about them. Your child should be able to use words like most, many, all of or few to make generalizations.
Comprehension Strategy Story Structure- As you read, think about the events that happen in the story, especially how the events influence and change the characters. Your child should be able to use the structure of the story to retell the events in their own words.
Vocabulary - Context Clues
Phonics - Suffixes- -ly, -ful, -ness, -less
Writing Conventions - Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Writing - Sentences
Vocabulary Words
1. anxiously: uneasily; with fear of what might happen
2. bay: part of a sea or lake partly surrounded by land
3. blizzards: blinding snowstorms with very strong, cold winds
4. channel: body of water joining two larger bodies of water
5. chipped: to cut or break off a small thin piece of something
6. melody: series of musical notes
7. supplies: food and equipment necessary for an army exercise, camping trip, and so on
8. surrounded: shut in on all sides
9. symphony: long, complicated musical composition for an orchestra