VOCABULARY

The following words are used in the book and may be unfamiliar to some students. You may wish to have students work with partners to look up groups of words. Suggest that the teams enter the word, its definition, and a sentence using the word on an index card. Have each team present its words to the class. Then compile a master word list on chart paper and place the cards nearby. As students read the book, have them look for these words and use the index cards to check on meanings. Follow up by holding a Word Meaning Bee. Instead of spelling a given word, students define it.