Building Skills
Word Work
Compound words
Write the story words fireball, without, mountaintop, and everything on the board. Ask: What do these words have in common? (they are compound words) Talk about what compound words are. Take time to analyze fireball. Ask: What do you think it means? Do the same with the other compound words. Ask: What compound words can you make using the word sun? (sunset, sunrise, sunshine, sunburn, sunspot, sunscreen, etc.) Discuss the meaning of each.
Homophones
Students will understand that homophones are identical in pronunciation but different in spelling and meaning. Sun and son are examples of homophones. So are our and hour, night and knight, sea and see, and piece and peace. At least one of each pair appears in the story.
Worksheet 2 / Skills
Have students complete the worksheet on compound words.
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