Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu

This week we are reading “Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu” by Ted Lewin.  We will focus on the following vocabulary words in this story.  It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child. 

Vocabulary Word	Meaning
curiosity	an eager desire to know or learn
glorious	magnificent; splendid
granite	a very hard gray or pink rock that is formed when lava cools slowly underground
ruins	what is left after a building, wall, etc., has fallen to pieces
terraced	formed into a flat, level land with steep sides; terraces are often made in hilly areas to create more space for farming
thickets	bushes or small trees growing close together
torrent	a violent, rushing stream of water

Here are our spelling words for the week.  The words in italics are the optional challenge spelling words.

Spelling Words: basic, vacant, secret, honor, local, novel, olive, tiger, spinach, second, donate, locust, beware, emotion, cabin, tripod, dragon, habit, tribute, lizard, icicles, lemonade, momentum, economy, isosceles