Ask students to restate facts and details in their own words.

Ask: Where did Vikings come from?

Ask: Name four things you found interesting about Vikings?

Ask: Where did the Vikings explore?

Ask: Name three interesting things about Eric the Red?

Ask: Name three interesting things about Leif Ericson?

Ask: Are there any other things you would like to share?

Word Work

Antonyms
Explain to students that antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning.

Use the following example: North / South.

Ask: Can you find any other words in the book that are antonyms?

Synonyms
Explain to students that synonyms are words that have the same or nearly the same meaning.

Use the following example form the story: strong, page 4 / tough, page 17.

Ask: Can you think of any other words that are synonyms to these words?

Write students' suggestions on a chart.

Ask: Can you find any other words in the story that are synonyms of each other?

Write students' suggestions on a chart.

Introduce the second worksheet. Explain to students that it is related to the work just covered on antonyms and synonyms.

Learning through Visual Devices
Read and Interpret a Map
Explain to students that there are features of maps that make them easier to read and get information from.

They might include the following:

Title: Tells what the map is about.

Legend or key: Shows what particular markings on the map stand for.

Using these features, ask students to suggest information they can see in the map.

Writing Link
Have students write a poem to describe a Viking person.

They may choose to use some of the synonyms and antonyms talked about earlier.

Assessment

• Review students' completed comprehension worksheet in order to assess whether they understood the reading.
• Have students write sentences or paragraphs using selected words from the vocabulary list, or word work examples from the lesson, in order to demonstrate their understanding of word meaning.
• Assess students' understanding of antonyms and synonyms.