Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions: Vocabulary Scaffold

Source
Reading Is Fundamental

Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions printable Vocabulary Scaffold guide pairs 10 challenge words from the story with short definitions and easy to understand pictures. Use this guide to pique students' interests, put words in context, and aid reading comprehension.

Resource Information

Lexile
820
Age Range
7 - 10
Grade Level
2nd - 5th
Literacy Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4
Anchor Standards for Reading: Craft and Structure: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g., Herculean).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.