Happy New Year Around the World
Happy New Year Around the World
Happy New Year Around the World
Happy New Year Around the World
Happy New Year Around the World
Happy New Year Around the World
Happy New Year Around the World
Descriptive (nonfiction), 814 words, Lexile 780L Level 3 Grades 2-3
People all over the world celebrate the New Year's holiday, although not all do so on January 1st. Some of the celebrations in many countries are the same, such as fireworks. Other countries have special customs, such as breaking dishes in Denmark, eating grapes for good luck in Spain, and wearing yellow underwear in Central and South America.
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Lesson Skills
Comprehension Skills and Strategies- Cause and effect
- Compare and contrast
- Main idea and details
- Make predictions
- Text-to-world connections
Text Features
- Table of contents
Phonics
- Vowel digraph ea
Word Work
- Book vocabulary
- Suffix -ion
Shared Writing and a Home Connection are integrated into one of the skills above.
