Scott Foresman Reading Street

Vocabulary Strategy

Use context clues to determine word meanings with synonyms.

INTRODUCE

Discuss the context clues strategy for synomyms using the steps on p. 382.

TEACH

Have students read "At the Glassblower's," paying attention to how vocabulary is used.
Model using context clues to determine the meaning of puffs.

MODEL The word puffs on
p. 383 refers to something the glassblower does again. I look back to see that she blew into a pipe. Puffs must mean the same thing as "blows."

Whole Group Discuss the Question of the Day. Then use pp. 382–384.

Group Time
Differentiated Instruction

Elena's Serenade. See pp. 380f–380g for the small group lesson plan.

Reading

Language Arts
Use pp. 407e–407h and 407k–407m.

Whole Group Use pp. 407a and 407i.

Grouping Options

PRACTICE AND ASSESS

Have students determine the meanings of the remaining words and explain the context clues and synonyms they used.
Point out that synonyms and context clues do 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. 382b), have students reassess their ratings.
Have students complete Practice Book 3.2, p. 145.

WRITE Writing should include

vocabulary words that identify and describe a glass object that is special to the student.

then… use Tested Vocabulary Cards.

If… students need more practice with the lesson vocabulary,

Context Clues

Practice Book 3.2 p. 145

with | without Answers

for Synonyms

Vocabulary Strategy

As you read “At the Glassblower’s,” look for
synonyms to help you understand the meanings
of the vocabulary words.

3. Try the synonym in place of the word in the
sentence. Does it make sense?

2. Perhaps the author used a synonym. Look for
    a word you know that might be a synonym,
    and use it to figure out the meaning of the
    unfamiliar word.

1. Look at the words around the word you
don’t know. Can you use them to figure out
the meaning?

Context Clues Sometimes when you are reading,
you will see a word you don’t know. The words
nearby may help you figure out its meaning.
Perhaps you will see a synonym for the word.
A synonym is a word that has the same or
almost the same meaning as another word.
Look for a word you know that might be
a synonym. See if it will help you understand
the meaning of the word you don’t know.

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

tune

burro

factory

puffs

bursts

glassblower

Your friends ask what you
like best, and you reply, “I like
when a new shape appears at
the end of the pipe. What an
amazing craft!”
Your friends smile and
answer, “We think so too.”

In a glass factory, the blowing might be done using molds and machines, but in this shop it is
all done by hand. Here, you see
glass vases, glass ornaments,
and glass animals. A tiny glass
burro, or donkey, even has a
tiny saddle. Sets of glass chimes
dangling from the ceiling play a
tune when the wind blows. Their
song sounds like tinkling bells.
Everything shines and sparkles
in the sunlight.

You and some friends are
watching a glassblower make
beautiful glass pieces. The
glassblower explains what she
does. First she mixes sand, soda
ash, and limestone together and
heats them until they become
liquid. Then she takes a hollow
iron pipe about 5 feet long and
dips one end into the liquid
glass. She blows gently into
the other end of the pipe, and
a hollow glass bulge suddenly
bursts out. She puffs again if
she wants to make the bulge
bigger. She twirls, stretches,
and cuts the glass while it is
soft. Then she removes the
glass from the pipe and sets
it aside to cool.

Write about a special glass object that you own or have seen.
Describe it. Use words from the Words to Know list.



	Close
	Access Content Use ELL Poster 30 to preteach vocabulary. Choose from the following to meet language proficiency levels. Beginning Point out clues on p. 383 that show that a tune is the same thing as a song or a melody played in music. Intermediate After reading, students can create a Venn diagram to show words that belong with music, with making things, and with both. Advanced Teach the lesson on pp. 382–383. Have students report on those words that have cognates in their home languages. Resources for home-language words may include parents, bilingual staff members, bilingual dictionaries, or online translation sources. Context Clues Have students work in pairs to follow the steps on p. 382. Encourage them to list clues and synonyms for an unknown word and then decide together the best meaning for it.