Language for Higher-Order Thinking: Introduction to simple chapter books and the use of abstract language for understanding and expression
Here is a list of the books your child may be reading in his/her Stage 4 intervention as we are now reading chapter books. You may wish to sign this book out from the library, or have a conversation about the story with your child. You can also borrow a virtual copy of some of the LITES books through UGDSB. Instructions on how to access LITES e-Books and Audiobooks can be found by clicking this link:
How to Access LITES eBooks and Audiobooks
Book 1: Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree-house Book Series)
By: Mary Pope Osborne
Target Vocabulary: ancient, reptile, cautious, medallion, glide, soar, dangle, tremble, examine
Story Elements: setting, characters, problem, actions, plan, obstacle, solution, ending, feelings
Research Guide: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Dinosaurs
by: Will Osborne, Mary Pope Osborne
Book 2: The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree-house Book Series)
By: Mary Pope Osborne
Target Vocabulary: mysterious, armor, feast, vanished, moat, well, awe, dungeon, frantic, precipice, desperate
Story Elements: setting, characters, problem, actions, plan, obstacle, solution, ending, feelings
Research Guide: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Knights and Castles
by: Will Osborne, Mary Pope Osborne
Book 3: Mummies in the Morning (Magic Tree-house Book Series)
By: Mary Pope Osborne
Target Vocabulary: vanish, mirage, journey, echo, puzzled, peer, passage, false
Story Elements: setting, characters, problem, actions, plan, obstacle, solution, ending, feelings
Research Guide: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Mummies and Pyramids
by: Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne
Book 4: Pirates Past Noon (Magic Tree-house Book Series)
By: Mary Pope Osborne
Target Vocabulary: horizon, spy, vile, deserted, ignore, mutiny, hauled, precious, shore, swooped, glinting
Story Elements: setting, characters, problem, actions, plan, obstacle, solution, ending, feelings
Research Guide: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Pirates
by: Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne
Book 5: Night of the Ninjas (Magic Tree-house Book Series)
By: Mary Pope Osborne
Target Vocabulary: chirped, spell, captured, shiver, piercing, wading, worthy, torches
Story Elements: setting, characters, problem, actions, plan, obstacle, solution, ending, feelings
Research Guide: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Ninjas and Samurai
by: Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce
Book 6: Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree-house Book Series)
By: Mary Pope Osborne
Target Vocabulary: spooky, camouflage, flee, balance, journey, creep, glance, mission
Story Elements: setting, characters, problem, actions, plan, obstacle, solution, ending, feelings
Research Guide: Magic Tree House Research Guide: Rain Forests