Introducing Home of the Brave: Vocabulary Worksheet for Grade 6
A short beginning-of-unit worksheet for Katherine Applegate's Home of the Brave that introduces key background about Kek's story and builds vocabulary like refugee, proverb, and immigrant. It is designed for a 6th grade reading class and works well as a 20-30 minute warm-up before students start the novel.
“Make a beginning worksheet for the story home of the brave by Katherine Applegate background with vocabulary”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as a pre-reading activity before students begin Home of the Brave, either as a whole-class warm-up or as independent work at the start of the unit.
- Discussion question: Why might Kek find snow so surprising and difficult, and what does his comparison to wading across a river tell us about how he feels?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Pair them with a partner to read the key terms aloud and define each word in their own words before writing the definitions on the page.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to write a short paragraph explaining how the word refugee differs from immigrant in Kek's situation, using evidence from the excerpt.
- Plan roughly 20-30 minutes for reading the background, completing the vocabulary section, and discussing the questions as a class.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as a pre-reading activity before students begin Home of the Brave, either as a whole-class warm-up or as independent work at the start of the unit.
- Discussion question: Why might Kek find snow so surprising and difficult, and what does his comparison to wading across a river tell us about how he feels?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Pair them with a partner to read the key terms aloud and define each word in their own words before writing the definitions on the page.
- Extension for advanced students: Ask them to write a short paragraph explaining how the word refugee differs from immigrant in Kek's situation, using evidence from the excerpt.
- Plan roughly 20-30 minutes for reading the background, completing the vocabulary section, and discussing the questions as a class.
Introducing Home of the Brave: Vocabulary Worksheet for Grade 6
A short beginning-of-unit worksheet for Katherine Applegate's Home of the Brave that introduces key background about Kek's story and builds vocabulary like refugee, proverb, and immigrant. It is designed for a 6th grade reading class and works well as a 20-30 minute warm-up before students start the novel.
What is Diffit?
Teachers use Diffit to get quality materials for their unique classrooms. Adjust difficulty, add scaffolds, or change the topic to get started.
Try Diffit for free