Lessons 41 and 42 Lighthouses

What is a lighthouse?

• a house that isn't very heavy

• a tower with a bright light

• a house with the brightest lights on

• a big light in the sky

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does the light do?

• shines on the beach so people can swim at night

• shines on the roads to make them safe

• guides ships as they sail near the coast

• guides ships far out at sea

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What does the lighthouse warn sailors?

• that the waters are deep

• of dangers so they do not crash into the rocks and reefs

• that there are dangerous sharks in the waters

• that there is a rip in the water

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What did people do in ancient times?

• used laterns to warn sailors

• used electric lights to warn sailors

• used candles to warn sailors

• built fires of hilltops so that boats and ships fould find the shore

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Who is a lighthouse keeper?

• the person who builds lighthouses

• the people who collect lights

• a person who looks after the lighthouse

• a person who keeps models of lighthouses

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

In the past what did lighthouse keepers have to do?

• stayed up all night to hold up a latern

• climbed hundreds of steps each night to turn on the lights

• light fires in the top of the lighthouse

• paint the outside of the lighthouse in bright colours

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Who cleaned the lights and windows of the lighthouse?

• the housekeeper

• the maid

• the lighthouse keeper

• the ship's captain

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

How many lighthouse keepers are there in Australia today?

• 0

• 20

• 60

• 100

Most lighthouses don't need people anymore because...........

• ships don't need lighthouses anymore

• they have machines that can turn the lights on automatically

• there are no lighthouses left

• they have trained animals to work the lights

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why do many people visit old lighthouses?

• because they are near the beach

• because they want to see them before they fall down

• because they have beautiful coloured lights that shine at night

• because they are beautiful landmarks and a reminder of life in the past

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2