Kumak's Fish
written and illustrated by Michael Bania
Genre: Tall Tale
Comprehension Skill: Sequence
Comprehension Strategy: Comprehension
Question of the Week:
How can we achieve goals?
Target Skills
Comprehension Skill is Sequence. Sequence is the order in which the main events in the plot happens. Your child should be able to use words like first, next and last to retell the story.
Comprehension Strategy is Visualize- Good readers use the text to form pictures in their mind to help them understand the story. Your child should be able to use details of what they are reading to describe how things may look, feel, smell or taste.
Vocabulary Strategy - Using a dictionary/glossary to define unknown words.
Phonics - Word endings- ed, -ing, -er, -est
Writing conventions- Declarative and interrogative sentences.
Vocabulary:
gear - equipment needed for some purpose
parka - a jacket with a hood
splendid - magnificent or grand
twitch - to move with a quick jerk
willow - a tree with tough slender branches
yanked - pulled or jerked
Spelling/Phonics - Base Words and Endings (-ed. -ing, -er, -est)
1. using
written and illustrated by Michael Bania
Genre: Tall Tale
Comprehension Skill: Sequence
Comprehension Strategy: Comprehension
Question of the Week:
How can we achieve goals?
Target Skills
Comprehension Skill is Sequence. Sequence is the order in which the main events in the plot happens. Your child should be able to use words like first, next and last to retell the story.
Comprehension Strategy is Visualize- Good readers use the text to form pictures in their mind to help them understand the story. Your child should be able to use details of what they are reading to describe how things may look, feel, smell or taste.
Vocabulary Strategy - Using a dictionary/glossary to define unknown words.
Phonics - Word endings- ed, -ing, -er, -est
Writing conventions- Declarative and interrogative sentences.
Vocabulary:
gear - equipment needed for some purpose
parka - a jacket with a hood
splendid - magnificent or grand
twitch - to move with a quick jerk
willow - a tree with tough slender branches
yanked - pulled or jerked
Spelling/Phonics - Base Words and Endings (-ed. -ing, -er, -est)
1. using