Reading aloud books that have content specific and interesting vocabulary is a powerful way to build vocabulary experiences.



Hogwood Steps Out by Howard Mansfield and Barry Moser (2008) is a quality model for vocabulary related to farming, pigs, and gardens.

VOCABULARY:
pigpen, inviting, sensitive, gate, feeders, squishy, soil, plowed, pounds, runt, litter, earthy, vintage, throbbing, grunt, trench, impressed, compliment, pointers, wallow, rambling, wood shavings