Tell Me a Story

pp. 98-119

By:  Alma Flor Ada

Story Summary:  A grandmother shares stories about her life when she was growing up.

Skills Focus

Phonics/ Spelling

Reading

Grammar/Writing

  • long vowel i/i-e/
  • Phonograms - -ine, ite
  • Contractions - 's, n't, 'll

 

  • Alphabetize
  • Create mental images
  • Draw conclusions

 

  • Describing words: feelings
  • Dialogue
  • Captions

 

 

 

Word Lists

Sight

Story

Spelling

man

before

number

part

different

 

 

because

cook

front

listen

most

picture

why

young

nine

line

like

bike

bite

while

funny

hurry

warm

water