Kindergarden - Stories

104 Stories: Supplemental Guide 6 | Momotaro, Peach Boy

 Orally predict what will happen in the story based on pictures and/or

text heard

 Distinguish between elements in the story that are real and elements

that are fantasy

Core Vocabulary

island, n. A piece of land completely surrounded by water

Example: We had to take the boat to get out to the island.

Variation(s): islands

pheasant, n. A type of bird that normally has a long tail

Example: James spotted a colorful pheasant on a high branch of a

tree.

Variation(s): pheasants

swooped, v. Moved downward quickly through the air in a curving

movement

Example: The stunt plane swooped down out of the sky.

Variation(s): swoop, swoops, swooping

Vocabulary Chart for Momotaro, Peach Boy

Core Vocabulary words are in bold.

Multiple Meaning Word Activity word is underlined.

Vocabulary Instructional Activity words have an asterisk (*).

Suggested words to pre-teach are in italics.

Type of Words Tier 3

Domain-Specific Words

Tier 2

General Academic Words

Tier 1

Everyday-Speech Words

Understanding

castle

dog

pheasant

Japan

monkey

village

brave

confusion

help

island

journey

steal/stolen

swooped*

thanked

treasure

cake

king

peach

Multiple Meaning

Phrases millet cakeoni monster ran away

Cognates

castillo

faisán

Japón

oni monstruo

confusion

isla

tesoro