MainSelectionRealWorldReadingComprehensionGenreANonfictionArticlegivesinformationaboutrealpeople,places,andevents.SummarizeMainIdeasandDetailsThemainideaiswhatanarticleismostlyabout.Detailsgivemoreinformationaboutthemainidea.ChristopherColumbusgetsreadytosailfromSpain.ColumbusColumbusExploresNewLandsExploresNewLandsWhatwasColumbuslookingforwhenhesetsailacrosstheAtlanticOcean?Whatdidhefind?Todayourplanetmaynotseemvast.Peoplevacationallovertheworld.Flyingacrossoceanscantakejustafewhours.Butitwasadifferentstory500yearsago.FCAT222VocabularySelectionFindoutmoreaboutEarth’scontinentsandoceansatwww.macmillanmh.comVocabularyvastoceansareasvoyageplanetRealWorldReadingEarthiscoveredwithwaterandland.Therearefourvastbodiesofwatercalledoceans.Thesevenlargeareasoflandarecalledcontinents.Tovisitallofthehugeoceansanddifferentcontinents,youwouldneedtomakeavoyagearoundtheworld.Amapcouldhelpyouplanyourtrip.ContinentsandOceans��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������220InformationalNonfiction������������������Macmillan/McGraw-HillInformationalNonfictionMacmillan/McGraw-Hill������������������InformationalNonfiction������������������Macmillan/McGraw-HillReviewandAssessReviewandAssessOralLanguageOralLanguageOralVocabularyDiscusswhatchildrenlearnedthisweekaboutexploration.Askchildrentodescribehowexplorersareadventurousandinquisitive.Havechildrensharewhatmightmakeexplorersfeelanxiousastheytravelaroute.Guidechildrentobrainstormalistofplacesthatwouldbeinterestingtoexplore.Thentakeapolltofindoutchildren’sfavoriteplacestoexplore.■Readaloudthefollowingvocabularywordsoneatatime:adventurous,anxious,inquisitive,insignificant,androute.Havevolunteerssayasentenceusingeachword.■Reviewlastweek’swords:attractive,depart,exaggerate,ge...
