This document contains a lesson on word reading and vocabulary from a heritage unit. It includes sample sentences with vocabulary words such as gas station, firefighter, punching bag, laugh, enough, tough, narrow, fellow, and grow. Definitions are provided for additional words like commence (begin), mantel (shelf over a fireplace), hovering (hang low above something as if floating in air), patchwork quilts (blankets made from scraps of material sewn together), haint (ghost), and collards (green leafy vegetables). The document was created by A. Donskoy at Nestle Avenue Elementary School.

1. HeritageUnit 3, Lesson 7

2. Parmele 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School

3. Word Reading gas station firefighter punching bag laugh enough tough 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School

4. Word Reading narrow fellow grow 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School

5. Word Reading The fire engine raced to the fire station. 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School

6. 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School Word Reading That tough fellow seems to think I am his punching bag.

7. Word Reading I’ve grown too tall to fit in those pants. 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School

8. FabVocab The coach announced that the practice would commence in five minutes. We should all be on the field and ready to go.  Context Clues Word Structure Apposition 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School

9. 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School Fab Vocab Commence - begin

10. FabVocab My grandmother had dozens of family pictures on her mantel over the fireplace. Context Clues  Word Structure Apposition 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School

11. 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School FabVocab mantel – shelf over a fireplace

12. FabVocab First I heard the sound of bees buzzing. Then I saw a swarm of them hovering over my brother’s head.  Context Clues Word Structure Apposition 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School

13. 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School FabVocab hover – hang low above something as if floating in air hovering bees

14. FabVocab My grandmother uses pieces of colored cloth to make patchwork quilts for my bed. They keep me warm at night all winter.  Context Clues Word Structure Apposition 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School

15. 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School Fab Vocab patchwork quilts – blankets made from scarps of material sewn together

16. FabVocab “Call it a haint or a haunt.” said Lou, “I still don’t believe you saw a ghost!”  Context Clues Word Structure Apposition 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School

17. 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School Fab Vocab haint – a ghost

18. FabVocab “The first step in preparing the collards for supper was washing all the leaves clean of dirt and insects.  Context Clues Word Structure Apposition 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School

19. 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School Fab Vocab collards - green leafy vegetables

20. FabVocab collards patchwork quilts mantel commence haint hovering Context Clues Word Structure Apposition 1/5/2010 Created by A. Donskoy, Nestle Ave. Elementary School

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