Bears
Informational (nonfiction), 1,171 words, Level S (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Compare and Contrast
Grammar and Mechanics	Compound Adjectives
Word Work	Suffixes

Book Summary

Bears is a book about the eight different types of these powerful animals found around the world, including polar bears, brown (grizzly) bears, giant pandas, sloth bears, and spectacled bears. Sections are dedicated to informing readers about cub rearing, bear survival, and where in the world each species lives. Photographs and maps support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
• Identify details to compare and contrast different types of bears
• Identify and use hyphenated compound adjectives
• Identify the meaning of and use suffix -est

Vocabulary

• Content words: biologists, carnivore, comparative, conservationists, diverse, exclusively, extinction, hibernating, muzzle, omnivores, solitary, spectacled

Book Resources

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