Get ready to crunch, read, and explore—this issue introduces the super-cool (and super-tasty!) world of cauliflower, a flavorful member of the broccoli family. By following simple written directions to transform cauliflower into yummy kitchen creation, you’ll discover that reading has never tasted so good! Scour the newspaper for fun cauliflower words, read backward text, use your five senses to describe your favorite vegetable, and explore a newspaper ad to differentiate between fact and opinion. Grab your gardening tools and get ready to grow reading skills while exploring the crunchy, curious, and delicious world of cauliflower!
In this issue students will:
- Read informational text about cauliflower
- Use context clues to choose the correct vocabulary word
- Crack a code to uncover fun cauliflower facts
- Follow written directions to make simple recipes
- Use the newspaper to find words that begin with each letter in C-A-U-L-I-F-L-O-W-E-R
- Read backward text (using a mirror)
- Use five senses to write descriptively about a favorite vegetable
- Identify facts and opinions in newspaper content
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