Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Boss of the Plains Vocabulary

Your child will be learning the following vocabulary in Anthology, through the story Boss of the Plains.  You can ask them if they know the definitions, or give them a definition and see if they can tell you the word! :)
  • adventurers- travelers in search of unusual or exciting experiences
  • determined- sticking to a purpose
  • frontier- unexplored land
  • gear- equipment used for a specific activity
  • opportunity- a good chance
  • pioneers- people who are the first to settle in a region
  • settlers- people who travel to a little known area and make a home
  • tanned- changed animal hide leather by soaking it in chemicals
  • wranglers- cowboys
Boss of the Plains by Laurie Carlson

4 comments:

  1. I can't wait until we read The Boss Of The Plains!!! It sounds like a intersting book!!

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  2. I wonder who gets the hat?

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  3. I like the crossword puzzle, but it was kind of hard.

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  4. I liked the card game we played Yesturday it was awesome but a little hard!!!!

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