Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story book cover

Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story Worksheets

by Adib Khorram

Reading Level M · Lexile AD480L · ATOS 3.3

It is the first day of spring and Nowruz is here at last, and Kian has helped Maman and Baba clean while the haft-seen, with its seven S's, waits in the living room. Kian wonders if more S's could make the new year even happier, but when Sonny the cat brings chaos instead, he hunts through the house for new S's before his grandparents arrive. A warm, funny Nowruz story about family, tradition and the hopes we bring to a new year.

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Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story vocabulary words and comprehension questions

12 vocabulary words and 8 comprehension questions across 3 sections: Beginning · Middle · End.

Vocabulary words include Nowruz, haft-seen, tradition, symbols, chaos, strength, snuck, roasted, arranging, favorites, baklava, gathered.

Sample questions

On the haft-seen in this story, what is the Samanoo (pudding) for?
Why does Kian want to find more things that start with S?
Why does Kian need to find new S's for the table?

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