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America’s People

Enhance vocabulary and cultural understanding with the story of April and her family. Explore words like daydreamed, legacy, and more. Engage in interactive learning about tradition, heritage, and language. Appreciate diverse customs and beliefs through literacy. Learn definitions to expand language skills.

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America’s People

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  1. America’s People Unit 6 Lesson 1 April and Her Family • 2nd Grade Created by Mrs. Perez-Vasquez

  2. Vocabulary and Definitions Content Standard: Reading: Vocabulary and Concept Development 1.0 Learning Objective: Today, you will read the vocabulary words and definitions.

  3. April and Her Family Story from Story written by Susan Kuklin

  4. Story Vocabulary Daydreamed glimpsed strolled Shuffled pounding shucked slipped ached calves pale legacy

  5. Vocabulary Definitions Carefully read the word and the definition. A definition provides an explanation of the word.

  6. Definitions The definition helps you understand the meaning of a word. To find the definition of a word, a person may use a dictionary or a glossary.

  7. Orchid Definition: A tropical plant with flowers that grow in many shapes and colors. The Chinese name Lan means orchid.

  8. Special Definition: Different from the others in some way. In Chinese school we learn a specialkind of writing called calligraphy.

  9. Sesame Definition: A tropical Asian plant bearing small, flat seeds used as food and a source of oil. My mom made me cold sesame noodles.

  10. Sesame Definition: A tropical Asian plant bearing small, flat seeds used as food and a source of oil. I like sesame seeds on hamburger buns.

  11. Chores Definition: Plural of chore: a small job around the house. After we finish our chores and our homework, we play a game.

  12. Popular Definition: Liked by many people. Chi chiao bang is a popular game in Taiwan. It is called Tangram in America.

  13. Wiser Definition: Smarter The older you are the wiser you become.

  14. Language Definition: The speech of a country or group Chinese Americans do not all speak the same Chinese language.

  15. Rows Definition: Plural of row: a series of people or things arranged in a line. I write in rowsfrom the top of the page to the bottom.

  16. Explorer Definition: A person who travels to a place that is not known about. An Italian explorer named Marco Polo discovered noodles in China.

  17. Discovered Definition: Past tense of discover: to be the first to find, learn of, or observe. I wonder who discovered the fossil.

  18. Ancestor Definition: Plural of ancestor: Your ancestors are members of your family who lived a long time ago. My ancestors lived in China.

  19. Concept Vocabulary The concept word for this lesson is Tradition

  20. Tradition Definition: A tradition is “a custom or belief passed on from generation to generation.”

  21. Tradition

  22. Concept Vocabulary What traditions does your family have? tradition

  23. Story Vocabulary Daydreamed glimpsed strolled Shuffled pounding shucked slipped ached calves pale legacy

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