Anthony Reynoso: Born to Rope, by Martha Cooper and Ginger Gordon, is the true story of a young boy carrying on his family's tradition of riding and roping in the Mexican Rodeo. This selection is a personal narrative about Anthony's life in a small Arizona town, his talent for performing in rodeo shows, and his hopes for the future.

Your child can review and practice the vocabulary words and definitions for Anthony Reynoso: Born to Rope by clicking the Java Games link in the Quia activities section below. It may be helpful to print out the list of terms (vocabulary words and meanings) from the game choices page so your child can refer to them as needed during practice. Once your child can easily match the words and definitions, try playing the Columns Game where vocabulary words are used in the context of sentences.

The Useful links section at the bottom of the Class Page features hyperlinks to other sites that contain background materials and enrichment activities that go along with this week's story. These links are provided as an extra opportunity for fun and learning for you and your second grader.

Anthony Reynoso: Born to Rope is the last story of Theme 5, Neighborhood News. We will have a vocabulary quiz, which will include many of the list words and definitions from the five stories of this theme, the week after break. To prepare for the quiz, your child can play the Hangman Game linked below to review all the vocabulary words from Theme 5.