Book Summary
Neighborhood Mystery is a story about a boy who notices a strange occurrence every Sunday night in the house across the street. He sees a group of people entering a building, each of them wearing similar-looking uniforms and carrying some kind of case. While on a stakeout, he discovers a wonderful surprise. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to understand text
• Sequence events
• Identify and use contractions
• Identify Spanish vocabulary words used in the text and understand their translation

Materials

• Book -- Neighborhood Mystery (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Index cards
• Prediction, sequence events, contractions, vocabulary worksheets

    Indicates an opportunity for student to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reusable.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: binoculars, eerie, folk band, instruments, mariachi, serenade, sombrero, symphony orchestras, ukulele, vihuela