
Colonial Life
Informational (nonfiction),
655 words,
Level L (Grade 2)
Colonial Life is an introduction to life for children in colonial America. It places readers in a day-in-the-life scenario of a colonial child and makes comparisons to modern-day life with the many conveniences people take for granted. Readers also get a glimpse of the hardships and benefits of life 300 years ago. The illustrations add rich texture to the text.
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Lesson Resources
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
bicycle, churn, colonial, electricity, hospitals, lantern, medicines, mill, neighbor’s, oxen, period, plow, refrigerators, schoolhouse, science, traffic, washbasin
bicycle, churn, colonial, electricity, hospitals, lantern, medicines, mill, neighbor’s, oxen, period, plow, refrigerators, schoolhouse, science, traffic, washbasin
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions while reading
Comprehension
Identify details to compare and contrast colonial life and modern life
Phonics
Identify digraph ch
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand adjectives and the nouns they describe
Word Work
Identify and form compound words
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions while reading
Comprehension
Identify details to compare and contrast colonial life and modern life
Phonics
Identify digraph ch
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand adjectives and the nouns they describe
Word Work
Identify and form compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class









