Seeing Stars
by Donna Latham
Genre: Expository Text
Question of the Week:
How can we learn about nature by investigating?
Target Skills
Comprehension Skill is Graphic Sources. Graphic sources help you undersand information that is in the text and give extra information. Your child should be able to use maps, illustrations, charts and captions to make information easier to understand in the text.
Comprehension Strategy is Text Structure. Good readers look for how a text is organized to help them understand the information. Your child should look for writing structures like descriptive writing, cause and effect relationships and compare and contrast formats.
Vocabulary Strategy is Unknown Words.
Phonics is the Spelling of /j/, /s/, /k/.
Writing conventions is the Subject and Verb Agreement.
Writing is understanding the key features of a Formal Letter.
Vocabulary Words
dim- somewhat dark, without light
gas- a substance that is neither a liquid nor solid and has the ability to expand indefinitely
gigantic- very large, tall or bulky
ladle- a large spoon with a large handle
patterns- repeated decorative designs
shine- to give out light
temperature- the degree of heat or coldnes
by Donna Latham
Genre: Expository Text
Question of the Week:
How can we learn about nature by investigating?
Target Skills
Comprehension Skill is Graphic Sources. Graphic sources help you undersand information that is in the text and give extra information. Your child should be able to use maps, illustrations, charts and captions to make information easier to understand in the text.
Comprehension Strategy is Text Structure. Good readers look for how a text is organized to help them understand the information. Your child should look for writing structures like descriptive writing, cause and effect relationships and compare and contrast formats.
Vocabulary Strategy is Unknown Words.
Phonics is the Spelling of /j/, /s/, /k/.
Writing conventions is the Subject and Verb Agreement.
Writing is understanding the key features of a Formal Letter.
Vocabulary Words
dim- somewhat dark, without light
gas- a substance that is neither a liquid nor solid and has the ability to expand indefinitely
gigantic- very large, tall or bulky
ladle- a large spoon with a large handle
patterns- repeated decorative designs
shine- to give out light
temperature- the degree of heat or coldnes