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  Unit 3, Lesson 13 "Yonder Mountain:   A Cherokee Legend" (click the picture to read the story with a video) http://ais.edu.lb/Library/Files/Uploaded%20Files/Grade%203%20-%20Yonder%20Mountain%20-%20A%20Cherokee%20Legend.pdf Written by: Robert H. Bushyhead Illustrated by: Kristina Rodanas Genre: Legend Legends are retold through generations because they contain important messages about life, including a culture's values.   The story message, or lesson, of this legend is not directly stated.  Instead, the author uses key details about the characters and plot events to convey the message. To determine the story's message, the reader should think about the key details the author uses to describe why and how the story events unfold as they do.   Target Skill: Compare and Contrast - tell how details and ideas are alike or different Target Strategy : Analyze / Evaluate - think about what you read, and form an opinion about it.  As you read, you need to anal...

    Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday Y03 W03 Listen to the book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ONiN5wN8Y Read the book https://www.northiowa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Alexander-Who-Used-to-Be-Rich-Last-Sunday.pdf no pictures  Learn compare and contrast  https://youtu.be/HtGzwoVCO4E Click here to study your vocabulary words Learn about the History of Money Visit the United States Mint Play Story Scramble to practice your sequencing Test your comprehension skills here More Sequencing practice from PBS Kids Click here to practice making change Vocabulary Words: 1. college – school of higher learning  2. dimes –coins in the United States and Canada worth ten cents  3. downtown – main part or business part of a town or a city  4. fined – made someone pay money as punishment for breaking a law or regulation  5. nickels – coins in the United States and Canada worth five cents  6. quarters – coins in the United States and Canada w...

  Lesson 8: Super Storms Journeys Grade 2 There is an excellent lesson on TES  and Dr Cash Anchor Story: Super Storms  Paired Selection :  Weather Poems: "Night Drumming for Rain" , "Who Has Seen the Weather"   Watch Crash course video about severe weather    Phonics: Consonant Digraphs th, sh, wh, ch, tch, ph  http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/phonics/games/ch_sh_wh_th_sounds.jsp Phonics: Base Words with Endings -s, -ed, -ing  Vocabulary: Target Vocabulary, Compound Words http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/3_4/snowman3/snowman1.htm http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/crazy_comp_words/eng/Introduction/mainsessionpart1.htm Comprehension: Main Ideas and Details, Selection Test     Print the  worksheet  and answer the questions about vocabulary and comprehension   Instructional Videos and/or  Student Activities : ​ Target Skills : Main Ideas & Details and Cause & Effect  Main Idea Game :...