I found this word when I researching vocabulary for the book Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner. Some of my students that will be reading this book are from Spanish speaking backgrounds but they said this word has a different meaning in some countries than that of a horse. I also found this chart on the scholastic website for this book and thought it was interesting. I knew that a Palomino was a specific kind of horse but I did not know what it looked like. I used to ride horses in high school but I was not familiar with what a palamino looked like.
Activity/Before and After
Have students draw a chart like the one shown and write each of the words they don't know in the word column. In the Before Reading column they should write what they think the word means. Then when they come to the word in the story, they should check to see if the meaning they wrote makes sense. If not, can they figure out a better meaning? Have students write that in the During Reading column. Finally, have students use a dictionary to check their word meanings and complete the chart.| Word | Before Reading | During Reading | Dictionary |
| palomino | a horse | a handsome horse | horse with a tan coat and a white mane |
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