Activity

Follow the steps below to receive another

1. Read and listen to The Dollar Watch and the Five Jack Rabbits
2. Play the Rootamentary Match-up
   

Follow-up: Make Your Own Dictionary; Play Guess It! with your classmates.

Rootamentary
Dictionary

Do you ever find yourself unable to come up with the word you want? When Carl Sandburg couldn't find the right word, he just made up a new one! "Zango!"

Test your creative mind in this activity while enjoying Sandburg's story about The Dollar Watch and the Five Jack Rabbits. Follow each of the steps to the left and you will find another clue!

Resources

Sandburg, Carl. Rootabaga Stories. Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc. 1922.

Check out Sandburg's dictionary of words used in this famous story!