Spelling List:

1. way

2. away

3. root

4. balloon

5. play

6. display

7. reach

8. enjoy

9. plain

10. explain

Comprehension Skill: Theme

• The theme of a story is the main message the author wants to tell the reader.

• To find the theme, think about what characters say and do.

Vocabulary List:

1. appeared - something that comes into sight

2. crops - large number of plants that are grown for food

3. develop - growing and changing over time

4. edge - the line or border where something ends

5. golden - bright and yellow like gold

6. rustled - something that makes a soft crackling sound

7. shining - giving out light

8. stages - periods or parts of life or something else that are different from one another

Genre: Drama/Myth

• a made-up story

• explains why things are the way they are

• has an important lesson or message

Vocabulary Strategy: Idioms

• Idioms are words or phrases that have different meanings than the real meanings of the words

• Use sentence clues to find the meanings of an idiom

• Example: "Fly toward the ball"

Essential Question:

What do myths help us understand?