Masters of Disguise: Animal Mimicry

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Before After Level J Word Count 413 Words 100th word survives page 6 Reading Activities Teaching Focus Endings ing Locate the words jumping and tricking in the book Write the words and underline the common root word How does the ending change the meaning of the root word Practice using the ending with another root word 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 harmless insect mimic predators prey risk 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 Why do animals try to look like other things Asking questions 2 What are predators Summarize 3 How does a ghost mantis survive Summarize 4 What does mimic mean Do you mimic anything Text to self connection Extension Activity Mimicry is when one animal mimics another in order to survive Think of two animals or insects How would one mimic the other What would be the advantages of mimicking the other animal Draw a picture of the two animals and what the mimicry would look like Then provide a caption explaining why the mimicry would help with survival