CurriculumKindergartenEnglish Language Arts

Fact Words

Aligned to RI.K.4 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

Real books have new words, and you can ask what they mean.

Worked example

A bug book might say 'antennae' — you can ask, and learn they are a bug's feelers.

Practice questions

  1. Find a new word in your fact book.
  2. Ask what the new word means.
  3. What did you learn the word means?

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Palabras de Datos

Los libros reales tienen palabras nuevas, y puedes preguntar qué significan.

Ejemplo: Un libro de insectos puede decir 'antenas' — puedes preguntar y aprender que son los sensores del insecto.

More Reading: Informational lessons

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