Vocabulary
Characters
Spanish Words
Comprehension
Comprehension
100

The word for "shining brightly."

To shimmer

100
The main character in the story

Lucida

100

What does "la casida" mean?

tiny house

100

The main character is

Lucida

100

What did they buy to make the blanket?

yarn

200

A building to shelter and feed farm animals

Stable

200

Who takes Mama to the doctor?

Papa

200
What does "si" mean?

Yes

200
What did Lucida place around the stable?

weeds

200

Lucida helped Mama make 

tortillas

300

A small town

Village

300

Who will take care of Mama?

Tia Carmen

300

What does "buenos dias" mean?

Good day

300

Papa took Mama to 

the doctor

300

Each weed was tipped with

a red star

400

A group of people moving along in an orderly way

Procession

400

Who asked if Mama would make a new blanket?

Padre Alvarez

400

What does "mi padre" mean?

My father

400

Padre Alvarez asked Mama to

make a new blanket

400

The children went to the church 

for singing pracice
500

A Christmas plant from Mexico

Poinsettia

500

Who told Lucida her mother would be okay?

An old woman
500

What does "la Navidad" mean?

Christmas

500

Lucida went to see if the shrine

needed fresh candles

500

On Sundays the family did not

work