Scott Foresman Reading Street

Vocabulary Strategy

Use word structure to determine the meaning of compound words.

INTRODUCE

Discuss the strategy of word structure using the steps on p. 38.

TEACH

Have students read "Geography Bee," paying attention to how vocabulary is used.
Model using word structure to determine the meaning of waterfalls.

MODEL The two words in waterfalls are water and falls. I know what water is. Falls means "to fall down." So waterfalls refers to "water that falls down over something."

Whole Group Discuss the Question of the Day. Then use pp. 38–41.

Group Time
Differentiated Instruction

Hottest, Coldest,
Highest, Deepest. See
pp. 36f–36g for the small group lesson plan.

Reading

Language Arts
Use pp. 59e–59h and
59k–59m.

Whole Group Use pp. 59a
and 59i.

Grouping Options

PRACTICE AND ASSESS

Have students determine the meanings of the remaining words and explain how they used word structure to determine their meanings.
Point out that word structure does not work with every word. Students may have to use the glossary or a dictionary to find the exact meaning of some words.
If you began word rating charts
(p. 38b), have students reassess their ratings.
Have students complete Practice Book 3.2, p. 15.

WRITE Writing should include

geography-based questions along with answers that use vocabulary words.

then… use Tested Vocabulary Cards.

If… students need more practice with the lesson vocabulary,

Word Structure

Practice Book 3.2 p. 15

with | without Answers

Read “Geography Bee.” Use the meanings
of the two small words in each compound
word to help you figure out the meaning of
the compound word.

Try the new meaning in the sentence.
Does it make sense?

Think of the meaning of each small word,
and put the two meanings together.

Divide the compound word into its two
small words.

Word Structure When you are reading, you
may come across a long word that looks
like two words. Look closely at the word. Do
you see two small words in it? It may be a
compound word. You may be able to use the
two small words to help you figure out the
meaning of the compound word. For example,
rainfall is the amount of rain that falls at any
one time.

for Compound Words

Vocabulary Strategy

Do you know the answer to
these questions? Perhaps you
will soon find out.

Here are some sample
questions for you to try: What
is the hottest spot on Earth?
Which is the highest of all the
waterfalls on Earth? Which
mountain peak is the tallest
in the world? What is the
average summer temperature
at the South Pole? What is
the depth of the Marianas
Trench?

know facts about continents,
countries, states, and physical
features of the world, such as
deserts or oceans.

To answer the questions
in a geography bee, you must

The questions in a
geography bee will never have a yes or no answer. For example, this question would not be used in a geography bee: Can a person outrun the tides at the Bay of Fundy?

Have you heard of
a geography bee? You
probably know what a
spelling bee is. In a spelling
bee, people take turns spelling
difficult words. The person who spells the most words correctly wins. In a geography bee, people answer questions about places on Earth.

Try the strategy.
Then, if you need
more help, use
your glossary or
a dictionary.

depth

average

peak

waterfalls

deserts

tides

outrun

Look at the pictures in Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest, and read the
captions. Write four questions that could be used in a geography bee.
Then write the answers. Use words from the Words to Know list.



	Close
	Access Content Use ELL Poster 17 to preteach vocabulary. Choose from the following to meet language proficiency levels. Beginning Point out the two words that make up waterfalls. Have students define each small word, then try to figure out the meaning of the compound word. Display a picture of a waterfall and have students tell how the compound word applies to it. Intermediate After reading, students can create a chart to show vocabulary words that are plural and those that are singular. (Outrun, a verb, will not be listed.) Advanced Teach the lesson on pp. 38–39. Students can report on the names of these different geographical features in their home languages. Resources for home-language words may include parents, bilingual staff members, bilingual dictionaries, or online translation sources. Word Structure Have students work in pairs to follow the steps on p. 38. Encourage them to list the two words that make up each compound word and then decide together the best meaning for it.