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Whales
Informational (nonfiction), 1,106 words, Level O (Grade 2)
Informational (nonfiction), 1,106 words, Level O (Grade 2)
Lesson Objectives
| Reading Strategy | Visualize |
| Comprehension | Main Idea and Details |
| Grammar and Mechanics | Compound Words |
| Word Work | Digraphs |
Book Summary
Whales is a factual text with photos that includes types of whales, feeding habits, sounds, reproduction, and migration. The author points out that many whales are endangered and in need of our respect and protection.
About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
- Visualize
Objectives
- Use the reading strategy of visualizing
- Identify main idea and details in text
- Recognize and form compound words
- Understand the wh digraph
Vocabulary
- Content words: baleen, blowhole, blubber, buoyant, decibel, extinction, narwhal, pod
