Flight: The Journey of Charles Lindberg
by Robert Burleigh
Vocabulary
route - a way to go
soars - flies at great height
attempt - to try
flight - a trip in an aircraft
cockpit - the place in an airplane where the pilot sits
instruments - devices for measuring, recording, or controlling
compasses - instruments for showing directions, having a needle that always points north
engine - the part of a machine that uses energy to make the machine move or run
destination - the place to which a person or thing is going or being sent
navigate - to sail, manage, or steer a ship, aircraft, or rocket
Links
Learn More About
Charles Lindberg Homepage
Photos of Charles Lindbergh with his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis
Wright Brothers Theme Page
The Flight of Amelia Earhart
National Air and Space Museum
Biographies for young readers
Skills
Homophones – Classroom Presentation
Homophone Challenge
Pronoun – Classroom Presentation
Pronoun practice
Pronoun Club House
Pronoun
"Chibi: A True Story from Japan"
Vocabulary
avenue - a street, sometimes wide or bordered with trees
ducklings - young ducks
nest - a structure built by birds as a place in which to lay their eggs
pool - a small pond; small body of still water
splash - to cause water to fly about so as to wet or soil
spring - the season between winter and summer
brooded - sat on eggs in order for them to hatch
commotion - a violent movement; confusion; disturbance
dori - Japanese word meaning "street" or "avenue"
proceeded - went on after having stopped
traffic - people, automobiles, trucks, airplanes, ships, or the like coming and going along a way of travel
Links
Learn About Japan - site for kids
Learm About Ducks
Skills
Fact and Opinion - Practice 1
Fact and Opinion - Practice 2
Pronoun – Class Presentation II
Pronouns – practice
Possessive Pronouns
r-controlled vowels - Practice 1
r-controlled vowels - Practice 2
Consonants c,ck,ch,
Brave Irene
Vocabulary
howling - a loud, long mournful cry
snatched - seized suddenly
stumble - to walk in an unsteady way
whipped - moved, pushed, or pulled quickly and suddenly
whirled - moved or carried quickly
wind - air in motion
cherished - cared for dearly
dressmaker - a person whose work is making women's or children's clothing
duchess - the wife or widow of a duke
trudge - to walk wearily or with great effort
Links
American Red Cross
Vocabulary Practice
Weather Wiz Kids
Blizzards
Comprehension
Links
Prefixes
Prefixes
Story on-line
Homoegraphs http://www.quia.com/cb/6344.html
Predicting
Homographs
Graphic Sources
More Than Anything Else
Vocabulary
alphabet - the letters of a language arranged in the usual order, not as they are in words
cabin - a small, roughly built house
learning - gaining knowledge or skill
magic - done by magic or as if by magic
newspaper - sheets of paper printed every day or week, telling the news, carrying advertisements, and having stories, poems, tales - stories
barrels - containers with round flat tops and bottoms, and sides that curve out slightly
coopers - people who make or repair barrels
lantern - a portable lamp with a case to protect light from rain or wind
saltworks - a plant where salt is made on commercial scale
Links
Reading is fun - create your own story
Booker Goes to School
Booker T. Washington
Skills
Homophones
Homophones Practice
Fact and Opinion
Fact and Opinion
Fact and Opinion
Fact and Opinion
Prepositions
Prepositional Phares
Prepositions
Simile/ Metaphors Class Presentation
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/powerpoints/Simile_or_metaphor.ppt
Simile http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n25.htm
Simile http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/spoon/similes.php
Leah's Pony
Vocabulary
cone - a solid object that has a flat, round base and that narrows to a point at the top
creating - making a thing that has not been made before
designed - made a first sketch of; planned out; arranged the form and color of
famous - very well known
paste - a mixture used to stick things together
swan - a large, graceful water bird with a long, slender curving neck
fiesta - a festival, especially in a Spanish country or region
mixture - a mixing
piñata - a pot filled with candy, fruit, and small toys
smeared - covered or stained with anything sticky, grassy, or dirty
twine - a strong thread or string made of two or more strands twisted together
Links
Learn More About
Depression Era - Drought
US History for Kids
Skills
Synonyms
Author's Purpose
Author's Purpose II
Author's Purpose III
Parts of a Story
Predicates
Time Lines
