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Nate the Great
Last updated Monday, December 30, 2019
Author: Marjorie Weinman
Date of Publication: 2002
ISBN: 0385730179
Grade Level: 2nd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Jan. 2020
Synopsis:
Nate the Great has a new case! His friend Annie has lost a picture. She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate the Great must get all the facts, ask the right questions, and narrow the list of suspects so he can solve the mystery.
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What does a detective do? Can you name some famous detectives? (eg. Sherlock Holmes, Nancy Drew)
Vocabulary
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Detective: a person, especially a police officer, whose occupation is to investigate and solve crimes
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Trapdoors: a hinged or removable panel in a floor, ceiling, or roof
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Dull: lacking interest or excitement
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Sniff: to perceive by or as by smelling.
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Bury:to put in the ground and cover with earth
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Leash:a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead. check; curb; restraint:
to keep one's temper in leash; a tight leash on one's subordinates. verb (used with object) to secure, control, or restrain by or as if by a leash: to leash water power for industrial use. to bind together by or as if by a leash; connect; link; associate.
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Claws: noun a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird. a similar curved process at the end of the leg of an insect. verb (used with object) to tear, scratch, seize, pull, etc., with or as if with claws, to make by or as if by scratching, digging, etc., with hands or claws.
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| Discussion topics for during/after reading: |
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What did Annie want Nate to help her find?
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What color was Annie's room? What color is your room?
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Why did Nate and Annie dig in the yard? What did they find?
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Who did Nate help Rosamond find?
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How did Nate end up solving the case of the missing picture? Who had the picture?
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| Craft ideas: |
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Create a color wheel - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.
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Draw a picture of Fang. Then turn it into a picutre of a monster.
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Check our craft ideas on Pinterest! https://www.pinterest.com/readingtokids/january-2020-mysteries-new-adventures/
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*Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions.
You can use them, but you don't have to use them.
You can expand upon them, or add your own twist.
Remember, though, that the focus of your time should
not be on the development and execution of a craft;
the focus should be on the read-aloud and the
enjoyment of the book!
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