Weird Bird Beaks
Informational (nonfiction), 530 words, Level N (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Compare and Contrast
Phonics	Vowel Digraphs
Grammar and Mechanics	Adjectives
Word Work	Antonyms

Book Summary

Have you ever wondered why some birds have such weird beaks? Have you wondered how they can eat or fly with such oddly shaped beaks? Weird Bird Beaks provides insight as to why some birds have the weird beaks they do. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand nonfiction text
• Identify details to compare and contrast beaks
• Read words with long /e/ digraphs
• Identify adjectives and the nouns they describe
• Recognize and use antonyms

Vocabulary

• Content words: air pockets, bearded barbet, crossbill, extinct, huia, pelican, rhinoceros hornbill, shellfish, shoebill stork, sword-billed hummingbird, toucan

Book Resources

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