ELA

Our text: Scott Foresman Reading Street

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For the week 10/24-10/27 we are reading “Letters Home from Yosemite” by Lisa Halvorsen. We will focus on some vocabulary words in this story. It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.


 * ** Vocabulary Word ** ||  ** Meaning **  ||
 * wilderness  ||   place that is in a natural state   ||
 * naturalist  ||   person who studies living things   ||
 * preserve  ||   save   ||
 * impressive  ||   amazing   ||
 * species  ||   type of animal or plant   ||
 * slopes  ||   sides of a mountain   ||
 * glacier  ||   huge sheet of ice   ||