VocabularyComprehensionPluralsSpellingFind the Main Idea Dancing Rainbows

This vocabulary word means to give great honor to.

This word describes people who lived long age.

Older and wiser people; respected leaders.

This vocabulary word means to copy what someone does.

Describe the relationship Curt has with his grandpa Andy

What does Andy mean when he says, “A Tewa never dances for himself.”

Name 2 things that the Tewas’ dance for.

What is the purpose of the Buffalo Dance?

Change box to make it plural

Change glass to make it plural

Change the word peach to make it plural

What is the base word of benches?

Spell the word _________: When the paint _______, you can hang up the picture.

Spell the word _________: I ______ my friends when we play “Hide and Seek.”

Spell the word _________: The sunshine is ________ on my eyes.

Spell the word _________: I ______ bury myself in the sand at the beach.

Find the main idea All Tewa dances are prayers. The Tewa people dance to cure the sick, to give thanks, to bring the tribe together, to pray for good crops and to have fun! Because the Tewas’ land is very dry, every dance is also a prayer for rain.

Find the main idea The drummers sing in Tewa. They sing of many things. Plants. Animals. Clouds. Rainbows. The try to sing like birds. Bird songs are so beautiful.

Find two details supporting the main idea Costumes have many meanings. Shells sound like waves hitting the shore. Tassels look like raindrops. Bells sound like falling rain. Embroidered designs look like clouds.

Find two details supporting the main idea The eagle flies higher than any other bird. Tewas believe that eagles are messengers. They say that eagles bring prayers to the clouds and messages back to the earth. Tewas dance to give thanks to the great bird.