Literature

Sign of the Beaver is our first literature novel of the school year. The text of this book is very different from a lot of the books that they have read. There is very little dialogue between characters as it is a narrative text. We are not opposed to having a shared reading at home. This means a parent or older sibling can read a page aloud (while the student follows along- this helps with accuracy and fluency development) and then the student can read as much as they feel comfortable. Discuss what is happening in the text as you read. What new/different vocabulary words are popping out at your child? For each chapter, they should really try to find 2 words to record in their packet. Chapter titles need to be written for EACH chapter that they read. The title should encompass the main idea of the whole chapter, not an isolated event from the chapter.