Columbus Was An Explorer Click here to listen to this selection!

The genre of this story is non-fiction. This story is non-fiction because…… It gives facts about the topic. For example, we learned that Christopher Columbus found people to help pay for his trip to explore new places. We also learned that Columbus left from Spain and traveled with 3 ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. What are some other facts you learned about Columbus?

Ea Long e Words Ee Long e Words The phonics pattern of the week is long e. We will practice reading and spelling words that make the long e sound using ee, ea, and y. When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking. That is why ee and ea make the long e sound. When a word has more than 1 syllable and ends in a y, that y usually makes a long e sound. Ea Long e Words Ee Long e Words read easy seat leave team each feel deep wheel sleep teeth

Make Your Own List of Long E Words! More Long-E Words… Y-Ending Long E Words Make Your Own List of Long E Words! easy party windy study any

*explorer *island *return *discover *article *synonym *define Dictionary Skills… Use your dictionary to look up any of our vocabulary words of the week! *explorer *island *return *discover *article *synonym *define

High Frequency Words… Practice reading these “popcorn words” every day High Frequency Words… Practice reading these “popcorn words” every day. These words will often “pop up” in regular reading! leave easy any study each