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BOOM TOWNBY SARIA LEVITINILLUSTRATED BY
THIS WEEKSTUDENTS WILL LEARN Comprehension Skill Realism/Fantasy Comprehension Strategy Activate/Use Prior KnowledgeVocabulary Strategy Context Clues
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Guided Reading Books
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A realistic story tells about something that could happen.
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Ask yourself, “Could this really happen ?”
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If it can it may be a realistic story.
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A fantasy is a story about something that could never happen.
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Concept Vocabulary bounty- a large supply
economics- having to do with the business affairs of a country or area
population- the number of people living in a place
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English- Spanish Vocabulary• boom• business• coins• fetched• laundry• mending• pick• skillet• spell
• aukge• negocio• monedas • traído• lavandería • coser• recoger• sartén • rato
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boom (augu)
having rapid growth
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business (negocio)
work done to earn a living
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coins (monedas)
round pieces of metal used as money
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fetched (traído)
went and got something
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mending (coser)
sewing that repairs a hole or tear
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a room or building where clothes are washed and ironed
laundry (lavandería)
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pick (reoger)
a tool with a heavy metal bar pointed at one or both ends, having a long, wooden handle
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skillet (sartén)
a type of frying pan
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spell (ratio)
a period of time
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nuggets small, rough pieces of valuable
metal ore
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bustle a noisy or excited activity
Worlds Largest Gold Nugget-
270 lbs.
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prospector () someone who explores or examines a region, looking for gold or other valuable resources
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Use the Vocabulary
with the poster
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One vowel at the beginning or in the middle of a word or syllable, it usually says it’s short sound.
(At Ed’s It’s On Us !)
VC or CVC
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Consonant Consonant
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At Ed’s it’s on us !At Ed’s it’s on us !
Ed
ShortVowelsSay the sounds found in the talk bubble
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At Ed’s It’s On Us !
It’s on us !It’s on us !
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Vowels before doubled consonants usually have a short sound.
VC/CV
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What is a double Consonant?
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Bubble Gum Ice Cream !
B B
BB B BSee the double “b” ?
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It is like a double scoop of the same flavor of ice cream, but with consonant letters.
Here’s one
word.
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Thanks for working hard today. Have Fun reading “Boom Town”