Fighting for Survival: Predators and Prey

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Before After Level I Word Count 478 Words 100th word cheetah page 6 Reading Activities Teaching Focus Fluency Using Expression Have students read aloud to practice reading with expression and with appropriate pacing be about Before Reading Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge Before reading a book it is important to set the stage for your child or student by using pre-reading strategies This will help them develop their vocabulary increase their reading comprehension and make connections across the curriculum 1 Read the title and look at the cover Let’s make predictions about what this book will 2 Take a picture walk by talking about the pictures photographs in the book Implant the vocabulary as you take the picture walk Be sure to talk about the text features such as headings Table of Contents glossary bolded words captions charts diagrams or Index 3 Have students read the first page of text with you then have students read the 4 Strategy Talk use to assist students while reading 5 Read it again 6 After reading the book complete the activities below Get your mouth ready Look at the picture Think does it make sense Think does it look right Think does it sound right Chunk it by looking for a part you know remaining text Content Area Vocabulary Use glossary words in a sentence burrows dodges prey senses traits venom After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery 1 What is a trait Summarize 2 Are predators always bigger than their prey Explain Asking questions 3 What are some human survival skills that keep away animal predators Text to self connection 4 Why aren’t animals survival traits always a physical strength Infer Extension Activity Do you have any pets Do you know a friend or family member that has pets Do they have a cat a dog fish reptile bird or something else Think about what their survival trait would be to catch prey and avoid predators Share with your classmates