Scott Foresman Reading Street

Vocabulary and Word Study

Speaking and Viewing

Dictionary

UNFAMILIAR WORDS Remind students that they can use a glossary or dictionary to find the meaning of unfamiliar words. Have students list any unknown words they encountered as they read Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday. They can create a chart showing the unknown word and its glossary or dictionary definition.

Budgeting

LOOKING BACK Remind students of the focus
question of the week: How can we use money wisely? Discuss how this week's Concept Web of
vocabulary words relates to the theme of
budgeting. Ask students if they have any words or
categories to add. Discuss whether words and
categories are appropriately related to the concept.

MOVING FORWARD Preview the title of the next
selection, If You Made a Million. Ask students
which Concept Web words might apply to the new
selection based on the title alone. Put a star next
to these words on the web.

Display the Concept Web and revisit the
vocabulary words as you read the next selection
to check predictions.

Tell a Story

SET-UP Have students tell original stories in sequential order. Encourage students to use and include familiar experiences or interests. Stories should last between two and three minutes.

TOPICS Encourage students to think of an experience that they want to share with their classmates. Topics might include a trip, sporting event, or family celebration.

SPACE Have students identify how much physical space they need to tell their story and for the audience to listen. If students will walk around as they speak, more space is needed in front of the audience. If speakers will stand in one small area, then chairs may be placed in a semi-circle around the speaker. Rows of audience chairs should be staggered to ensure the best viewing and listening.

Analyze Media

Have students view a comic strip or editorial cartoon that deals with the subject of money. Have them answer these questions orally or in writing.

What is this cartoon mostly about? (Responses will vary depending on the media viewed.)
What is the artist's message? (Responses will vary depending on the media viewed.)
What would you include in a comic strip version of Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday? (Possible response: I would draw all the silly things that Alexander bought with his money.)



	Close
	then… review the words and categories on the Concept Web and discuss how they relate to the lesson concept. If… students suggest words or categories that are not related to the concept, Check Vocabulary Support Vocabulary Use the following to review and extend vocabulary and to explore lesson concepts further: ELL Poster 3, Days 3–5 instruction Vocabulary Activities and Word Cards in ELL Teaching Guide, pp. 17–18 Assessment For information on assessing students' speaking, listening, and viewing, see the ELL and Transition Handbook.