Moonwalk

This week we are reading “Moonwalk” by Ben Bova.  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
loomed	appeared dimly or vaguely as a large, threatening shape
rille	a long, narrow valley on the surface of the moon
runt	animal, person, or plant that is smaller than the usual size.  If used about a person, runt is sometimes considered offensive.
staggered	became unsteady; wavered
summoning	stirring to action; rousing
taunted	jeered at; mocked; reproached
trench	any ditch; deep furrow
trudged	walked wearily or with effort

Here are this week’s spelling list!

Spelling Words: please, pleasant, breath, breathe, image, imagine, product, production, heal, health, triple, triplet, relate, relative, meter, metric, compose, composition, crumb, crumble, origin, original, academy, academic, inspire, inspiration