Name:___________________  Date:______________

 

Before we read Stop a Toppling Tower, rate how well you know these words.

 

 

 

I know what the word means.

I’ve heard it, but I’m not sure what it means.

I’ve never seen it or heard it.

 

engineer

 

 

 

 

 

tilt

 

 

 

 

 

landmark

 

 

 

 

 

foundation

 

 

 

 

 

paws

 

 

 

 

 

This vocabulary chart is given to activate the students’ background knowledge

before they begin to read a story about the Leaning Tower of Pisa.