America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle
by David A. Adler
illustrated by Terry Widener
Genre: Biography
Question of the Week:
What unique traits does it take to be first to do something?
Target Skills:
Comprehension Skill is Fact and Opinion. Skill Fact and Opinion is a fact can be proved true or false. An opinion gives someones thoughts or feelings about something. Your child should be able to state a fact and an opinion about different topics.
Comprehension Strategy is Questioning. Questioning is as you read, ask questions. Questioning helps you identify what you don't understand. Your child should be able to find answers to literal and interpretive questions in the story.
Vocabulary Strategy is Multiple Meaning Words
Phonics is Suffixes (-er, -or, -ess, -ist)
Wrtiting Conventions is Contractions
Writing is Autobiographies
Vocabulary:
celebrate- (v) to do something special in honor of a special person
current - (n) a flow or stream of water, electricity, air, or any fluid
current - (adj) of or about the present time
medals -(n) a piece of metal like a coin, given as a prize or award, usually with a picture or words stamped on it,
continued (v) to keep up; keep on; go on; to go on with something after stopping for a while
drowned (v) to die or cause to die under water or other liquid because of lack of air to breathe
stirred - (v) to mix something by moving it around with a spoon or stick
stirred (v) to move something
strokes (n) the act of hitting something; blow
strokes (n) single complete movements made over and over again
by David A. Adler
illustrated by Terry Widener
Genre: Biography
Question of the Week:
What unique traits does it take to be first to do something?
Target Skills:
Comprehension Skill is Fact and Opinion. Skill Fact and Opinion is a fact can be proved true or false. An opinion gives someones thoughts or feelings about something. Your child should be able to state a fact and an opinion about different topics.
Comprehension Strategy is Questioning. Questioning is as you read, ask questions. Questioning helps you identify what you don't understand. Your child should be able to find answers to literal and interpretive questions in the story.
Vocabulary Strategy is Multiple Meaning Words
Phonics is Suffixes (-er, -or, -ess, -ist)
Wrtiting Conventions is Contractions
Writing is Autobiographies
Vocabulary:
celebrate- (v) to do something special in honor of a special person
current - (n) a flow or stream of water, electricity, air, or any fluid
current - (adj) of or about the present time
medals -(n) a piece of metal like a coin, given as a prize or award, usually with a picture or words stamped on it,
continued (v) to keep up; keep on; go on; to go on with something after stopping for a while
drowned (v) to die or cause to die under water or other liquid because of lack of air to breathe
stirred - (v) to mix something by moving it around with a spoon or stick
stirred (v) to move something
strokes (n) the act of hitting something; blow
strokes (n) single complete movements made over and over again