Popcorn Through the Ages
Popcorn Through the Ages
Popcorn Through the Ages
Popcorn Through the Ages
Popcorn Through the Ages
Popcorn Through the Ages
Popcorn Through the Ages
Informational (nonfiction), 701 words, Level O (Grade 2), Lexile 800L
Do you like to eat popcorn at the movies? Believe it or not, popcorn has a long history that goes back thousands of years to Mexico, where corn was first grown for food. Popcorn Through the Ages introduces students to the story of popcorn from the ancient Americas through the Great Depression and beyond. The book can also be used to teach students how to retell and sequence events.
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Lesson Resources
Story Words
allowed, colonists, explorers, kernels, kettle, machine, microwave, movie theaters, survived
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Retell to understand text
Comprehension
Sequence Events : Sequence events
Phonics
Consonant Digraphs : Identify consonant th digraph
Grammar and Mechanics
Commas : Recognize and use commas after introductory words
Word Work
Suffixes : Identify and use suffix -ing
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
