We read a realistic fiction story called Hallie's Song. It provided good practice in thinking about why a character behaves the way she does. We also read a fantasy story called Toverquest. In this book, we saw how an author can use an object as a symbol for a larger idea. We used this book to practice our reading fluency. We noticed how in suspenseful parts, an author might write long and short sentences. When reading these long sentences, we have to keep our eyes moving ahead of our eyes.
Our word work for both of these books focused on word roots.
Our next book is Mayday!
