| Reading A-Z Level |  |
| Ages | 8 - 9 |
| Grade | 3 |
| Fountas & Pinnell | N |
| Reading Recovery | 30 |
| DRA | 30 |
| Lexile | 651-730 |
Weird Bird Beaks
Informational (nonfiction),
912 words,
Level R (Grade 3)
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. Book and lesson also available at Levels H and N.
Book Resources
Multilevels
- Weird Bird Beaks (Level H)
- Weird Bird Beaks (Level N)
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Lesson Resources
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
air pockets, barbet, crossbill, dousing, elaborate, extinct, huia, pelican, regurgitate, rhinoceros hornbill, ritual, scarce, shellfish, shoebill stork, sword-billed hummingbird, toucan, wattles
air pockets, barbet, crossbill, dousing, elaborate, extinct, huia, pelican, regurgitate, rhinoceros hornbill, ritual, scarce, shellfish, shoebill stork, sword-billed hummingbird, toucan, wattles
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand nonfiction text
Comprehension
Identify details to compare and contrast beaks
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify adjectives and the nouns they describe
Word Work
Recognize and use antonyms
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand nonfiction text
Comprehension
Identify details to compare and contrast beaks
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify adjectives and the nouns they describe
Word Work
Recognize and use antonyms
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Assess the Objectives
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