Amazing Bird Nests
by Ron Fridell
Genre: Expository Test
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Details
Comprehension Strategy: Text Structure
Question of the Week:
How have plants and animals adapted to solve problems?
Target Skills
Comprehension Skill is Main Idea and Details. The main idea is the most important idea expressed about the topic. Details are the sentences used to give more information about the main idea. Your child should be able to identify the main idea and 2-3 details in a passage.
Comprehension Strategy Text Structure-good readers look for how a text is organized to help them understand the information. Your child should look for writing structures like descriptive writing, cause and effect relationships and compare and contrast formats.
Vocabulary Strategy - Unfamiliar Words
Phonics - Consonant Digraphs sh, th, ph, ch, ng
Writing conventions- Plural Possessive Nouns
Vocabulary:
bill- the hard mouth part of a bird
goo- sticky stuff
hunters- animals that chase other animals for food
material- what something is made of or used for
platform- a high, raised flat surface
tons- measures of weight equal to two thousand pounds each
twigs- small branches of a tree or bush
Spelling/Phonics: - Consonant Digraphs /sh/, /th/, /f/, /ch/, /ng/
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by Ron Fridell
Genre: Expository Test
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Details
Comprehension Strategy: Text Structure
Question of the Week:
How have plants and animals adapted to solve problems?
Target Skills
Comprehension Skill is Main Idea and Details. The main idea is the most important idea expressed about the topic. Details are the sentences used to give more information about the main idea. Your child should be able to identify the main idea and 2-3 details in a passage.
Comprehension Strategy Text Structure-good readers look for how a text is organized to help them understand the information. Your child should look for writing structures like descriptive writing, cause and effect relationships and compare and contrast formats.
Vocabulary Strategy - Unfamiliar Words
Phonics - Consonant Digraphs sh, th, ph, ch, ng
Writing conventions- Plural Possessive Nouns
Vocabulary:
bill- the hard mouth part of a bird
goo- sticky stuff
hunters- animals that chase other animals for food
material- what something is made of or used for
platform- a high, raised flat surface
tons- measures of weight equal to two thousand pounds each
twigs- small branches of a tree or bush
Spelling/Phonics: - Consonant Digraphs /sh/, /th/, /f/, /ch/, /ng/
1. father