Dear Levi

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Target Strategy & Skills Questioning the text Making generalizations Drawing conclusions Understanding characters

Questioning “What do you wonder?” Ask yourself questions as you read a text. Express you thinking! Ask… What is happening? What point of view is the story told from? Where did this story take place? When did this event occur? Why did the character respond that way? How does the author communicate thoughts of the character?

Questioning Write your questions on a post-it note so you can look back on your questions and discover the answers as you continue reading.

Scavenger Hunt

Dear Levi Read Aloud (p. 1-6)

Questioning Did you come think of any questions? “What do you wonder?”

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary The flash light was made with great quality and came with guarantee of 100% satisfaction.

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary Guarantee Definition: a sure promise Discussion: What is something that is guaranteed for you as students?

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary Billy’s tooth was aching and he experienced feelings of torment in his mouth.

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary Torment Definition: to cause great harm Discussion: What could be tormenting or harmful for an insect?

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary The lock on the door made the room secure.

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary Secure Definition: a sure connection, something that will not break Discussion: What happens when our internet connection is not secure?

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary The cars of the train were connected by a hitch.

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary Hitch Definition: to join together Discussion: What things would you hitch to a truck so that you could haul it behind the truck?

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary There were critters all over the prairrie.

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary Critter Definition: a small animal Discussion: What kind of critter would you find in the wild?

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary We could tell by the boy’s smirk that he had was planning a trick that would cause trouble and was up to mischief.

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary Mischief Definition: a difficult or troubling situation Discussion: Have you ever been caught in mischief?

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary The child was generous and shared his school supplies with his friends.

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary Generous Definition: the characteristic of giving freely Discussion: Do you know anyone who is generous?

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary Canada Geese migrate south for the winter.

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary Migrate Definition: to move to another place Discussion: Do you know anyone who has had to migrate to another town?

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary The robins eggs were speckled.

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary Speckled – spotted or scattered

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary The axel on the wagon broke and prevented the wagon train from being able to travel any further.

Dear Levi: Week 1 Vocabulary Axel Definition: the bar around which wheels turn Discussion: What objects use axels to help them move?

Dear Levi Spelling List fearsome guarantee preparation torment herd heard opportunity secured marbles corkscrew forever generous swear journey buried