Build Background and Vocabulary
Have students choose one of these countries to research with the interactive atlas and almanac: Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, or Venezuela. (Click “Atlas & Almanac” in the top menu at junior.scholastic.com. Then select “World Atlas.”) Ask students to write three sentences with facts about the country they chose. Then use Words to Know to preteach domain-specific terms in the article.