Vocabulary (Vocabulary Enricher):
1. Explain to students that they will learn some harder vocabulary from chapter 5 by looking at a word and a photo that describes given word at a PowerPoint presented on the teacher’s iPad.
2. Ask the students to read a word silently and try to guess the meaning by determining what is on the picture.
• Reluctant - feeling or showing doubt about doing something : not willing or eager to do something (page 41)
• Weathervane - an object that is usually put on the top of a roof and that has an arrow that turns as the wind blows to show the direction of the wind (page 38)
• Grouchy - tending to complain about things : having a bad temper (page 42)
3. Read a word aloud and ask students for their ideas. After they …show more content…
5. Continue with all the words in the PowerPoint.
Discussion Questions (Discussion Director):
1. Ask the students to share 1-2 questions and help in leading the discussion that follows. If needed, scaffold the children answers or help in stating the question
Page 38
• How does Kashi treat brothers at his house and what does it show about his character? (interpretative) o He is very hospitable as he gives them mugs of hot chocolate and letting them sit in a comfortable living room. Kashi is truly friendly and loving - he answers brothers’ questions and is interested in the boys (he asks if they fly kites or if Robbie even made his own kite) and is not scared to show his precious collection to the children.
Page 39
• To whom do the kites belong? (literal) o Kashi, he has a collection of kites of different sizes and colors o Ask the students if they expected the person who was flying the kites be somebody like Kashi
Page 40
• Why does Nick go to the grandfather’s room in the morning? (literal) o To see if Kashi’s weatherwave can be seen from Grandfather’s window.
• Does Nick find the wheatherwave?
1. Explain to students that they will learn some harder vocabulary from chapter 5 by looking at a word and a photo that describes given word at a PowerPoint presented on the teacher’s iPad.
2. Ask the students to read a word silently and try to guess the meaning by determining what is on the picture.
• Reluctant - feeling or showing doubt about doing something : not willing or eager to do something (page 41)
• Weathervane - an object that is usually put on the top of a roof and that has an arrow that turns as the wind blows to show the direction of the wind (page 38)
• Grouchy - tending to complain about things : having a bad temper (page 42)
3. Read a word aloud and ask students for their ideas. After they …show more content…
5. Continue with all the words in the PowerPoint.
Discussion Questions (Discussion Director):
1. Ask the students to share 1-2 questions and help in leading the discussion that follows. If needed, scaffold the children answers or help in stating the question
Page 38
• How does Kashi treat brothers at his house and what does it show about his character? (interpretative) o He is very hospitable as he gives them mugs of hot chocolate and letting them sit in a comfortable living room. Kashi is truly friendly and loving - he answers brothers’ questions and is interested in the boys (he asks if they fly kites or if Robbie even made his own kite) and is not scared to show his precious collection to the children.
Page 39
• To whom do the kites belong? (literal) o Kashi, he has a collection of kites of different sizes and colors o Ask the students if they expected the person who was flying the kites be somebody like Kashi
Page 40
• Why does Nick go to the grandfather’s room in the morning? (literal) o To see if Kashi’s weatherwave can be seen from Grandfather’s window.
• Does Nick find the wheatherwave?