Text Summary
It's the day before Thanksgiving, and so much snow has fallen that the Hoppers can sled to school. But the blizzard continues during the day. The Hoppers are sent home at noon, only to find that their sled is buried, the wind is cold, and they have become lost in the woods. How will they make it home for Thanksgiving dinner at Grandpa Grizzly's? 

About the Lesson 

Targeted Reading Strategy:

• Make, revise, confirm predictions

Objectives

• Identify cause-and-effect relationships
• Read and spell closed syllable patterns
• Identify compound words
• Identify adverbs with -ly

Materials

• Book - The Day Before Thanksgiving (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry-erase board
• 2 sets of index cards with the following vocabulary words on them: letter, snowstorm, deep, tired, lost, truck, overnight, Thanksgiving feast
• Cause-and-Effect, Closed Syllables, Adverb, Compound Words worksheets
• Word journal (optional)

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively (all activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable)

Vocabulary

• Thanksgiving, snowstorm, sledded, buried, snowdrift, wailed, rumbling, snowplow, overnight