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BEFORE READING
Tech Files ONLINE
Students can find out more about
life in colonial America by searching
the Internet. Have them use a
student-friendly search engine and
the keywords colonial America,
colonial New England, life in colonial
America, and life in colonial New
England.
ELL
Build Background Use ELL Poster 10 to build background and vocabulary for the lesson concept of how climate affects the way we live.
ELL Poster 10
ELL Poster 10
Lesson Vocabulary
CONCEPT VOCABULARY
Tested Word barrels containers with round,
flat tops and bottoms and sides that curve out slightly
Tested Word cellar an underground room
or rooms
Tested Word clearing an open space
of land in a forest
Tested Word pegs pins or small bolts
of wood or metal used to fasten parts together
Tested Word spoil to become bad
or not good to eat
Tested Word steep having a sharp slope;
almost straight up and down
MORE WORDS TO KNOW
fashioned made; created
halt stop
succotash a mixture of cooked vegetables, particularly lima beans and corn
Tested Word= Tested Word
Practice Book
Practice Book 3.1 p. 94
with | without Answers
Build Background
ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
BEGIN A KWL CHART about colonial America.
  • Write "colonial America" on the board. Ask pairs of students to write as many
    things as they can about colonial America. Prompt them to think about where the
    colonists came from, why they left, where they lived once they arrived, what
    resources were available to them, and so on.
  • Draw a KWL chart on the board. Write what students know on the chart. Then
    have pairs of students write two to three questions about colonial America. Add
    them to the chart. Include a question of your own if necessary.
  • Remind students to look for answers to their questions as they read. Add their
    new information to the chart.
Graphic Organizer 3
Graphic Organizer 3
BACKGROUND BUILDING AUDIO This week's audio discusses the lives of
American colonists in the 1600s. After students listen, talk about what they
think would be the hardest thing about life in an early American colony.
Audio CD Background Building Audio
Introduce Vocabulary
WORD RATING CHART
Create word rating charts using the categories Know, Have Seen, and Don't Know.
Graphic Organizer 4
Read each word to students and have them place a check in one of the three
columns: Know (know and can use); Have Seen (have heard or seen the word;
don't know meaning); Don't Know (don't know the word).
Activate Prior Knowledge
Have students share where they may have seen some of these words. Point out
that some of this week's words have multiple meanings (spoil, steep, clearing)
and students may learn new definitions for these words.
Multiple-Meaning Words
Check graphic organizers with students at the end of the week and have them
make changes to their ratings.
Use the Multisyllabic Word Routine on p. DI•1 to help students read multisyllabic words.