2. BOOM TOWN BY SARIA LEVITIN ILLUSTRATED BY THIS WEEK STUDENTS WILL LEARN Comprehension Skill Realism/Fantasy Comprehension Strategy Activate/Use Prior Knowledge Vocabulary Strategy Context Clues

3. Guided Reading Books

4. A realistic story tells about something that could happen.

5. Ask yourself, “Could this really happen ?”

7. A fantasy is a story about something that could never happen.

8. Concept Vocabulary bounty- a large supply economics- having to do with the business affairs of a country or area population- the number of people living in a place

18. boom business coins fetched laundry mending pick skillet spell aukge negocio monedas traído lavandería coser recoger sartén rato

19. having rapid growth

20. work done to earn a living

21. round pieces of metal used as money

22. went and got something

23. sewing that repairs a hole or tear

24. a room or building where clothes are washed and ironed

25. a tool with a heavy metal bar pointed at one or both ends, having a long, wooden handle

26. a type of frying pan

27. a period of time

28. small, rough pieces of valuable metal ore

29. a noisy or excited activity Worlds Largest Gold Nugget- 270 lbs.

30. someone who explores or examines a region, looking for gold or other valuable resources

31. Use the Vocabulary with the poster

32. One vowel at the beginning or in the middle of a word or syllable, it usually says it’s short sound. (At Ed’s It’s On Us !) VC or CVC

33. C onsonant

34. V owel

35. At Ed’s it’s on us ! Ed Short Vowels Say the sounds found in the talk bubble

36. At Ed’s It’s On Us ! It’s on us !

37. Vowels before doubled consonants usually have a short sound. VC/CV

38. What is a double Consonant?

39. C C

40. Bubble Gum Ice Cream ! B B B B B B See the double “b” ?

41. Here’s one word.

42. Thanks for working hard today. Have Fun reading “Boom Town”