Around One Cactus
by Anthony D. Fredericks
illustrated by Jennifer DiRubbio
Genre:
Narrative Nonfiction
Question of the Week:
What can we observe in different environments?
Target Skills
Comprehension Skill is Cause and Effect - A cause tells why something happened. An effect is what happened. Your child should be able to use words like because and so to establish a cause and effect relationship.
Comprehension Strategy is Predict and Set Purpose for Reading. When you read, it is important to think about why you are reading. Ask yourself what it is you want to find out and make predictions about what will happen next. Your child should be able to stop and check their predictions while reading to see if they are correct.
Vocabulary is Prefixes and Suffixes
Phonics is Consonant Blends wr, kn, gn, st, mb
Writing Conventions is Irregular verbs
Writing is Writing for tests
Vocabulary:
lofty- tall, or high of the ground
incredible- hard to believe
noble- belonging to a high social class
search- to look for something
stinging- having a sharp pain
topic- a subject
unseen- not seen
survivors- people who remain alive after an event where others have died
waterless- without water
by Anthony D. Fredericks
illustrated by Jennifer DiRubbio
Genre:
Narrative Nonfiction
Question of the Week:
What can we observe in different environments?
Target Skills
Comprehension Skill is Cause and Effect - A cause tells why something happened. An effect is what happened. Your child should be able to use words like because and so to establish a cause and effect relationship.
Comprehension Strategy is Predict and Set Purpose for Reading. When you read, it is important to think about why you are reading. Ask yourself what it is you want to find out and make predictions about what will happen next. Your child should be able to stop and check their predictions while reading to see if they are correct.
Vocabulary is Prefixes and Suffixes
Phonics is Consonant Blends wr, kn, gn, st, mb
Writing Conventions is Irregular verbs
Writing is Writing for tests
Vocabulary:
lofty- tall, or high of the ground
incredible- hard to believe
noble- belonging to a high social class
search- to look for something
stinging- having a sharp pain
topic- a subject
unseen- not seen
survivors- people who remain alive after an event where others have died
waterless- without water