ELA
Monday, April 27, 2020
“The Ever-Living Tree: The Life and Times of a Coast Redwood" Day 1
Reading
Today you will be completing some activities from our student anthology. You will start on page 680 in your student book. Remember that you can access the student book from ThinkCentral.
Use the Instructional Resources button to access your student eBook through ThinkCentral.
Before reading the story, you should:
Think about the Essential Question: How do forests and trees show change?
Watch the video below to preview this week's vocabulary.
Read “The Ever-Living Tree: The Life and Times of a Coast Redwood” on pp.684-699. Try reading along to the audio book in “Student Resources” if you wish.
After Reading
Complete the Google Form to answer questions about the story.
Do 15 minutes of self-selected reading.
Choose 1-2 activities from the choice boards. Click on the button to the right to access the choice boards.
This week's Spelling and Vocabulary
Spelling words: poster, secret, whether, author, rocket, bushel, agree, bucket, ticket, declare, chicken, clothing, apron, whiskers, degree, gather, achieve, rather, bracket, machine
Vocabulary words: resource, dense, evaporate, shallow, moisture, civilized, continent, opportunities, customs, independent
That's all for today!
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss