Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology - EngageNY

The Wampanoag
8B
Extensions
15 minutes
Multiple Meaning Word Activity
Associated Phrase: Log
1. [Show Poster 5M (Log).] In the read-aloud you heard, “They
rushed to build log homes before the snows of winter came,
and they decided upon a name for their new settlement.”
[Have students hold up one or two fingers to indicate which
image on the poster shows this meaning.]
2. Log can also mean something else. Log also refers a written
record of events. [Have students hold up one or two fingers to
indicate which image on the poster shows this meaning.]
3. [Point to the log that is used to build things, such as homes or
furniture.] With your partner, talk about what you think of when
you see this kind of log. I will call on a few partners to share
what they came up with. Try to answer in complete sentences.
(When I see this kind of log, I think of a building, a fireplace, a
table, etc.)
4. [Point to the person writing in a log.] Now with your partner,
talk about what you think of when you see this kind of log. I
will call on a few partners to share what they came up with.
Try to answer in complete sentences. (When I see this kind of
log, I think of writing, a record of something, etc.)
102 Columbus and the Pilgrims 8B | The Wampanoag
© 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation