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Reading A-Z Level Level O Books
Grade 2
Fountas & Pinnell M
Reading Recovery 20
DRA 28
Bats
Informational (nonfiction), 1,200 words, Level O (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy Summarize
Comprehension Main Idea and Details
Grammar and Mechanics Prepositions
Word Work Comparative and Superlative Words

Book Summary

Bats are fascinating, but often misunderstood, creatures of the night. This book dispels myths and sheds light on the true nature of bats. It provides an overview of the many types of bats, as well as discussing their habitat, how they fly, feed, and raise their young, and special features that make bats unique. The book even gives detailed directions for building a bat house.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Summarize

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of summarizing
  • Identify main ideas and details
  • Understand prepositions
  • Recognize and form comparatives and superlatives

Vocabulary

  • Content words: amphibians, colony, echolocation, hibernating, mammal, megabat, microbat, migrating
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