Lesson 11

Hurricanes: Earth's mightiest Storms 

                         by Patrica Lauber


Big Idea: What are the benefits of studying weather?

2 Timothy 2:15Amplified Bible (AMP)

15 Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth.

This week we'll be asking "What are the benefits of studying weather?"Children's author Patricia Lauber tells about one of nature's most powerful events in the informational text Hurricanes: Earth's Mightiest Storms. We'll also read about the damage caused by hurricanes in the newspaper article Recovering from Katrina.

Target Vocabulary

whirling

rapidly

condense

source

rotating

rage

experience

ancient

predict 

registered

Spelling

somebody

fireplace

nearby

toothbrush

homesick

make-believe

anything

all right

goodbye

forehead

classmate

flashlight

haircut

twenty-two

driveway

alarm clock

baby-sit

airport

forever

mailbox

Target skill

Text and Graphic Features

Text Structure

Target Strategy

Infer/Predict

Grammar
Frequently Confused Words