Mrs. Stauffer

3/23/2026-3/27/2026

Genre: Expository Text

  • gives facts and information about a topic

  • includes text features such as subheadings and graphs

Essential question:

How do we use money?

Comprehension Skill:

Problem and Solution

  • Some information in an informational text may be presented as a problem.

  • The solution is how the problem is solved.

Vocabulary Strategies: Paragraph Clues

  • Paragraph clues can help you figure out the meaning of a new word

  • Look at the sentences within the paragraph for clues to help you understand a new word.

High Frequency

  • alone

  • became

  • suppose

  • surprised

  • round

  • notice

  • hello

  • four

  • beside

  • large

Spelling

state

these

replace

tadpole

nine

ninety

side

sidewalk

face

outside

Vocabulary

invented- making or creating something new

money- the dollars and cents that you can use to buy things

prices-how much you have to pay to buy things

purchase- getting something by paying money

record-facts written down about something

system-a plan or set of rules for doing something

value-how much something is worth

worth-the cost of money to buy something