Mrs. Hartsock's Reading Group - by Noah Miller

We read a story about the Tewas, called Dancing Rainbows.  Tewas are Indians that live in New Mexico. They danced for many reasons.  A couple of the reasons are to cure the sick and to have fun.  Tewas have a special celebration called Feast Day when they dance and have a big feast. We worked on main ideas and details.  Main ideas are a "big" topic (like trains or eagles), and details tell something specific about the topic (like eagles have a wingspan that is 7 feet long). We also blogged about things that we celebrate. We had to use a main idea and details when we blogged. We had lots of fun!



Answering comprehension questions

Determining the main idea/details of a story (this was a challenge for many students!)