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Wangari studied hard in school and received a scholarship to go to college in the United States. She came to the United States in the 1960s, when the environmental movement was starting. Like many other young scholars, she read a book by environmentalist Rachel Carson and saw the importance of protecting the Earth. E G I = = = L N P = = = R S T = = = A B C = = = Use the code to discover the name of the book.
Read each nonsense sentence. Replace each word with a word that rhymes from the word list. You should be able to create two sentences about how to plant a tree.
WANGARI MAATHAI AFRICA SCHOLARS TREES TOPSOIL FIREWOOD DOCTORATE EARTH FIRST RURAL REPLANT LAND NOBEL PART
Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.
D O O W
T S T N A L P E R
W R N E H
M A A T
W L N
R O O G R R P C R
U H B E A S I D O
R C E D O R U F T
A S L I F R I A C
L O L A N D F L O
P S T L O A
E R I F D
H A I Y T
T R A E
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
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