• Lesson Topic

    Trees

     

    Anchor Text

    A Tree is Growing

    Genre: Informational Text
    Written By: Arthur Dorros
    Illustrated By: S. D. Schindler

     

    Story Background

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Vocabulary Strategies

    Word Roots

     

     

     

    Root Word Quiz

     

     

     

    Phonics

    Words with /k/ and /kw/
     

     

     
     
     

     

     

  • Essential Question

    What are some differences among types of trees?

     

     

    Fluency

    Expression

     

     

    Comprehension 

    Target Skill: Text and Graphic Features

     
     
     
     

    Target Skill: Domain Specific Vocabulary
     
     
     
     
    Target Strategy: Question
     
     
     
    Target Vocabulary 

    passages - narrow paths or channels

     

    spines – sharp, points growths

     

    tropical – having to do with the warm areas of the Earth near the equator

     

    store – to put away for later use

     

    throughout – all the way through

     

    absorb – take in or soak up

     

    dissolve – to seem to disappear when mixed with liquid

     

    clumps – groups or bunches of things, especially plants and dirt

     

    coverings - the outsides of things, usually serving as protection

     

    pollen - tiny yellow grains made by flowering plants

     

     
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    Words with /k/ and /kw/

    1.      shark

    2.     check

    3.     queen

    4.     circus

    5.     flake

    6.     crack

    7.     second

    8.     squeeze

    9.     quart

    10.    squeak

    11.    quick

    12.    coldest

    13.    Africa

    14.    Mexico

    15.    black

    16.    thank

    17.    correct

     18.    question