On the Way to the U.S.A.

Academic Concepts & Vocabulary
Earth Science

Ocean
current, direction, ocean, sea, warm/cold, water

Social Studies

Colonial U.S. History
celebration, feast, pilgrims, Thanksgiving, worship



http://www.historychannel.com/ellisisland/

Immigration
ancestor, background, beliefs, better way of life, bundle, century, food, free, heritage, immigrant, immigration, job, language, leave, pack, soldiers, traditions, welcome, year


Geography/Maps
continent, country, country names, gulf, harbor, island, land, map, ocean, region, shore, etc.

Mathematics

Graphs
horizontal axis, line, line graph, plot, point, scale, vertical axis

Language Arts


Elements of Fiction
goal, outcome, story events
  http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/lit-elements/overview/

http://ps044.k12.sd.us/Forms%20of%20Fiction/elements%20of%20fiction.pps#256,1,Elements of Fiction

Everyday Vocabulary

Clothing Words
bandanna, boots, dress, pants, shawl, shirt, shoes, skirt, slippers, etc.


Comparatives and Superlatives
more/fewer than, most/fewest, etc.

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/compsup.html

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_compsup.htm

http://www.edufind.com/english/Grammar/ADJECTIVES5.cfm

http://www.learnenglish.de/PictureIt/ADJECTIVEPIC.htm

http://www.learn-english-today.com/free-english-lessons/free-english-lesson_contents/adjectives-ex.htm

http://www.musicalenglishlessons.org/grammar-adjectives.htm

http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/compsupadj1.php

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv140.shtml


Feeling Words
afraid, joy, anxious, restless, unhappy, etc.


Family Member Names
cousin, mother, uncle, etc.
 


Question Words
how, what, when, where, who, why



Transportation Words
airplane, boat, bow, engine, mast, motor, railing, sail, train, etc.

Books


Grandfather's Journey
Allen Say
Watch Stars Come Out
Riki Levinson
The First Thanksgiving 
Jean Craighead George
The Great Migration:An American Story
Jacob Lawrenc
The Lotus Seed
Sherry Garland
Making a New Home in America 
Maxine B. Rosenberg
Molly's Pilgrim
Barbara Cohen
The Story of the Statue of Liberty 
Betsy and Giulio Maestro
Thanksgiving at Obaachan's
Janet Mitsui Brown
Thanksgiving Day
Gail Gibbons
Home Language  Books 
 
Aegyong ui kkum/Aekyung's Dream 
Min Paek
Co be tho-det lang Thai-Yen/The Little Weaver of Thai-Yen Village
Tran-Khan-Tuyet
Mira como salen las estrellas
Rikki Levinson
Pai wanga hai 
Ruthanne Lum McCunn

 

The vocabulary and book list on this page are provided in the series
"Into English!"
by
Hampton Brown.

 
 
 

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