Objective: Students will read text and determine the main idea and identify relevant supporting details and facts .

Vocabulary: fond, quilt, porch, dawn, prim

Activity: The teacher will...

1. begin lesson by having the students share their predictions of chapter 7

2. introduce new vocabulary words and definitions for chapter 7

3. give each student a white piece of paper, and have them fold it into 6 pieces- students can also use word processing to insert a table with 3 columns and 3 rows, then type text and add clipart or drawings or

4. have students write each vocabulary word, definition and illustration in each box

5.  read and discuss chapter 7

6.  students will look up the word "plow" in the dictionary - copy a short definition and try to illustrate it

7.  students will draw a picture of what Anna made in the kitchen while Sarah and Maggie talked outside

Websites:

1.  Students will go online and complete activities for chapter 7.

2.  Students will play an interactive game on vocabulary.

Evaluation: Students will answer the following questions:

*Why do Matthew and his family visit?

*Why would Maggie be a good friend to Sarah ?

*Why doesn’t Anna want to talk about how she misses the hills of Tennessee ?

*Look at the bottom of page 38. What do you think "whickering" means? What context clues did you use?

Home Learning: Complete Writing Activity and write a prediction for chapter 8.