Johnny Kaw

What does TERRITORIES mean?

• A type of dog

• large areas of land where people start living in a region new to them.

• Property that belongs to me

• it is falling or moving downward very quickly.

What does SCOFFED mean?

• To have scoffed at an idea is to have expressed ridicule or contempt toward it.

• To shrivel means to shrink, wrinkle or wither.

• it is falling or moving downward very quickly.

• To run

Maria made Marks Legos TOPPLE over. What does TOPPLE mean?

• To shrivel means to shrink, wrinkle or wither.

• To topple means to collapse or fall.

• dried up from heat or lack of moisture.

• A type of dog

If you see something SHRIVEL, what does it do?

• falling or moving downward very quickly.

• Someone who looks for gold, silver or other minerals in the ground.

• means to shrink, wrinkle or wither.

• a place where people live when they first arrive in an area that is new to them.

Sally's plant WITHERED away. What does WITHERED mean?

• has dried up from heat or lack of moisture.

• it is falling or moving downward very quickly.

• to collapse or fall

• to have expressed ridicule or contempt toward it.

The dog went PLUNGING into the cold lake. What does PLUNGING mean?

• to have expressed ridicule or contempt toward it.

• to have expressed ridicule or contempt toward it.

• falling or moving downward very quickly.

• A type of dog

John is a PROSPECTOR. What does John do?

• He is a chef at a restaurant

• He's a plumber

• looks for gold, silver or other minerals in the ground.

• Buys new land

Pioneers built many settlements as they moved west. What are SETTLEMENTS?

• A type of dog

• Something that has dried up from heat or lack of moisture.

• a place where people live when they first arrive in an area that is new to them.

• Someone who looks for gold, silver or other minerals in the ground.

Comprehension - Why did the Kaw family need to move?

• They needed a new home for their chicken coop

• Mama wanted to find some new friends

• Dad was tired of working

• They needed room to grow

COMPREHENSION - What did Johnny use to cut off the mountains at the base?

• He cut down a tree and carved it into a giant, sharp scythe.

• a pair of scissors

• a saw

• a stick that he found on the ground