Unit 2, Lesson 4
Survival
Whooping Cranes in Danger
Essential Question: How can people help animals survive?
Weekly Concept: People can help threatened animals survive. We can protect their habitats, keep their habitats clean, and join special groups that respect and help animals. Genre: Expository Text - *Informs readers about a topic. *May include headings and subheading that summarize main ideas and help readers locate information. *Text features include maps, photographs, captions, and sidebars. Focus Skill: Author's Point of View - Authors often have a point of view about the topic in the text. Look for details that show what the author thinks. Vocabulary Strategy: Sufffix - a word part added to the end of a word and changes the word's meaning. -ful : means "full of" -less : means "having no" or "without" Comprehension Strategy: Reread - Good readers reread something that they do not understand. They can also reread to help them remember important facts and details. |
Spelling: Three-letter blends
1. scrubs
2. screams 3. scratch 4. scrape 5. screen |
6. spread
7. splash 8. spray 9. streak 10. strength |
11. strong
12. squeak 13. three 14. throw 15. thread |
16. wrote (review)
17. knife (review) 18. sign (review) 19. streamer (challenge) 20. scribble (challenge) |
Vocabulary
1. success: an attempt that ends well.
2. caretakers: people that care for a person or animal.
3. populations: all of the animals of the same kind living in a place.
4. recognized: remembered someone or something from the past.
5. relatives: members of the same family.
6. resources: things that are available to be used when needed.
7. survive: stay alive.
8. threatened: a danger of being hurt.
2. caretakers: people that care for a person or animal.
3. populations: all of the animals of the same kind living in a place.
4. recognized: remembered someone or something from the past.
5. relatives: members of the same family.
6. resources: things that are available to be used when needed.
7. survive: stay alive.
8. threatened: a danger of being hurt.