1. Grandfather’s Journey
Compiled by:
Terry Sams PES and Jocelyn Romines
1994 Caldecott Medal Winner
Written and Illustrated by:
Allen Say
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2. Summary
A young Japanese man leaves his home in Japan to explore North America. He falls in love with the amazing sights of the new land, but eventually misses his home. He moves his new family back to Japan but always thinks and shares stories of North America with his family.

3. Study Skills Genre: Historical Fiction Comprehension Skill: Sequence
Comprehension Strategy: Graphic Organizers
Comprehension Review Skill: Main Idea
Vocabulary: Dictionary/Glossary

4. Genre: Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction is set in the past. It is a story in which some of the details are factual but in which others are made up or are loosely based on history. Look for the factual details as you read.
Click on Genre to learn more about different genres and Realistic Fiction.

5. Comprehension Skill- Sequence TE 66/67 and 87b
Sequence means the order in which things happen.
Dates, times, and clue words such as first, then, next, and last can help you understand the order of events.
Sometimes two or more events happen at the same time. Words such as meanwhile and during can show this.

6. Comprehension Strategy – Graphic Organizers TE 66
Using a graphic organizer can help you to understand what you read.
Examples of graphic organizers are webs, charts, and diagrams.
A sequence chart can help you see the sequence of an article and often you can fill these charts in as you read.

7. Comprehension Skill Review – Main Idea and Details TE 75
Main idea is an important point about the story’s topic
Supporting details give more information about a main idea.

8. Vocabulary Strategy Dictionary / Glossary Te 79/87c
Some words have more than one meaning
Sometimes readers need to check a dictionary or glossary to find the meaning that makes sense for the sentence.

9. Question of the Week TE 66m
What can we learn about the United States as we travel?

10. Day 2 - Question of the Day –
Why do you think traveling in the United States made the grandfather long to see more?

11. Day 3 - Question of the Day – Pg.
What do you think the author of Grandfather’s Journey would say are some positive and negative effects of moving to a new place?

12. Day 4 - Question of the Day - Review
What kind of travel information can you find using online reference sources?

13. Weekly Fluency Check - Fluency TE 87a
Often text has many statements of facts and details, you will use a slower tempo and rate to help listeners understand it better.
Practice reading page 81 using appropriate tempo and rate.

14. Research/Study Skill – Electronic Media TE 87L
Electronic media includes any resources that require electricity
There are two types of electronic media, computer and non-computer sources.

15. Research/Study Skill – Electronic Media TE 87L
Computer sources: CD-ROMs, DVDs, and the Internet (including online sources such as Web sties, encyclopedia, newspapers, and so on).
Non-computer sources: audiotapes, videotapes, DVDs, films, filmstrips, television shows, and the radio.

16. Literary Device – Paraphrase TE Pg. 87b
Paraphrasing is putting something in your own words.
Paraphrasing should keep the ideas and meaning of the original text, but be simpler to read.
A paraphrase should not include the reader’s opinions.

17. Review Questions Why was grandfather amazed by the sights in NA?
How can you tell grandfather liked traveling through NA?
Why are songbirds important to grandfather?
What is the main idea of this story?

18. Fun Stuff
Skills Review
Webquest
More Fun Stuff
Japan for Kids

19. Vocabulary- Say It! amazed bewildered towering longed still homeland
sculptures

20. More Words to Know
seacoast
steamship
coast
route
lush

21. route
way to go; road

22. having thick growth; covered with growing things
lush
having thick growth; covered with growing things

23. land along the sea; seashore
coast
land along the sea; seashore

24. surprised greatly; struck with sudden wonder; astounded
amazed
surprised greatly; struck with sudden wonder; astounded

25. towering
very high

26. to make or become calm or quiet
still
to make or become calm or quiet

27. completely confused; puzzled
bewildered
completely confused; puzzled

28. country that is your home; your native land
homeland
country that is your home; your native land

29. works of art created by carving, modeling, casting, etc.
sculptures
works of art created by carving, modeling, casting, etc.

30. wished very much; desired greatly
longed
wished very much; desired greatly

31. ship moved by engines that work by the action of steam under pressure
steamship
ship moved by engines that work by the action of steam under pressure

32. land along the sea; seaboard
seacoast
land along the sea; seaboard

33. Full of hope, they left their homeland.

34. Full of hope, they left their homeland.

35. The English language and the new mix of customs in America bewildered them.

36. The English language and the new mix of customs in America bewildered them.

37. Deserts with rocks like enormous sculptures amazed them.

38. Deserts with rocks like enormous sculptures amazed them.

39. Towering buildings called skyscrapers soared into the sky.

40. Towering buildings called skyscrapers soared into the sky.

41. The new Americans longed for the sights and people they had left behind.

42. The new Americans longed for the sights and people they had left behind.

43. Having a better life did not still their feelings for their homeland.

44. Having a better life did not still their feelings for their homeland.

45. They seemed like sculptures that symbolized the power and promise of the new land.

46. They seemed like sculptures that symbolized the power and promise of the new land.

47. He stood on the seacoast and watched the waves come in.

48. He stood on the seacoast and watched the waves come in.

49. Early Americans traveled the rivers by steamships.

50. Early Americans traveled the rivers by steamships.

51. Seagulls can be spotted along the coast.

52. Seagulls can be spotted along the coast.

53. What is the quickest route for you to take home?

54. What is the quickest route for you to take home?

55. Postcard TE 87g-h
A postcard is a brief message, with a picture on one side, sent by mail to friends or family.
Often a post card gives detail about a place you are visiting on vacation and describes your feelings about being there.

56. Writing Assignment
Pretend that you are on vacation. Write a postcard to a friend or family member describing where you are. The place can be real or imaginary.

57. Spelling Words Long e and o
sweet
each
three
least
freedom
below
throat
float
foam
flown

58. Spelling Words Long e and o
greet
season
croak
shallow
eagle
indeed
rainbow
grown
seaweed
hollow

59. CHALLENGE
Halloween
speedometer
underneath
seacoast
cocoa

60. This Week’s Word Wall Words
Click and type your own words for this week:

61. Let’s review our Spelling words
Let’s review our Spelling words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We can clap as we spell the word, or we might just practice reading the words.

62. sweet

63. each

64. three

65. least

66. freedom

67. below

68. throat

69. float

70. foam

71. flown

72. greet

73. season

74. croak

75. shallow

76. eagle

77. indeed

78. rainbow

79. grown

80. seaweed

81. hollow

82. GREAT JOB!