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Boom Town

Boom Town. Written by Sonia Levitin Illustrated by John Sandford Skill: Realism and Fantasy Genre: Historical Fiction Author’s Purpose:. Words to Know. boom business coins fetched laundry mending pick skillet spell. More Words to Know bustle nuggets prospector. boom

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Boom Town

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  1. Boom Town Written by Sonia Levitin Illustrated by John Sandford Skill: Realism and Fantasy Genre: Historical Fiction Author’s Purpose:

  2. Words to Know • boom • business • coins • fetched • laundry • mending • pick • skillet • spell

  3. More Words to Know • bustle • nuggets • prospector

  4. boom • having fast growth

  5. business work done to earn a living

  6. coins round pieces of metal used as money

  7. fetched went and got something

  8. laundry a room or building where clothes are washed and ironed

  9. mendingsewing that repairs a hole or tear

  10. pick a tool with a heavy metal bat pointed at one or both ends, having a long, wooden handle

  11. Skillet a type of frying pan

  12. Spella period of time

  13. My dad owns his owns business.

  14. My dad owns his own business.

  15. Grandma told me to sit and stay a spell with her.

  16. Grandma told me to sit and stay a spell with her.

  17. The miner used his pick while digging for gold.

  18. The miner used his pick While digging for gold.

  19. Sally’s mother is great at mending torn jeans.

  20. Sally’s mother is great at mending torn jeans.

  21. The town had a huge boom when many businesses moved west.

  22. The town had a huge boom when many businesses moved west.

  23. Ma uses a skillet to fry bacon for breakfast.

  24. Ma uses a skillet to fry bacon for breakfast.

  25. Dad is teaching me how to use the washer so I can do my own laundry.

  26. Dad is teaching me how to use the washer so I can do my own laundry.

  27. I use coins to buy gum at the store.

  28. I use coins to buy gum at the store.

  29. Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.

  30. boom

  31. business

  32. coins

  33. fetched

  34. laundry

  35. mending

  36. pick

  37. skillet

  38. spell

  39. Spelling Words

  40. Review Questionsp.18-23 • What state are they going to? • Where do they live? • Who tells stories about striking it rich? • How does the family keep the house clean? • Where do the gooseberries grow? • Why are Billy, Joe and Ted laughing at Amanda?

  41. Review Questions p.24-35 • What did the boys hit the pie with? • Why does Pa call Amanda “Queen of the Kitchen”? • How much did the miners pay Pa for a slide of pie? • Who is having a new baby? • What does Peddler Pete decide to open up? • Name the businesses have opened up so far in the town at the end of the story.

  42. GREAT JOB!

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