Colonial Life
La vida colonial
La vie coloniale
Colonial Life
Colonial Life
Colonial Life
Colonial Life
Informational (nonfiction), 655 words, Level L (Grade 2), Lexile 580L
Colonial Life is an introduction to life for children in colonial America. It places readers in a day-in-the-life scenario of a colonial child and makes comparisons to modern-day life with the many conveniences people take for granted. Readers also get a glimpse of the hardships and benefits of life 300 years ago. The illustrations add rich texture to the text.
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Lesson Resources
Story Words
bicycle, churn, colonial, electricity, hospitals, lantern, medicines, mill, neighbor's, oxen, period, plow, refrigerators, schoolhouse, science, traffic, washbasin
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions while reading
Comprehension
Compare and Contrast : Identify details to compare and contrast colonial life and modern life
Phonics
Consonant Digraphs : Identify digraph ch
Grammar and Mechanics
Adjectives : Understand adjectives and the nouns they describe
Word Work
Compound Words : Identify and form compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
