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Whales
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

Book Resources

Book Options Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level O Answer Sheet