Salmon: A Link in the Food Chain
Informational (nonfiction), 968 words, Level Q (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Summarize
Comprehension	Sequence Events
Grammar and Mechanics	Plural Nouns
Word Work	Content Vocabulary

Book Summary

Whether readers have ever gone fishing or not, they will be "hooked" by the interesting information in Salmon: A Link in the Food Chain. Using salmon as a way to show the interconnectedness of the food web, the author explains how a tiny salmon egg needs food, and later as an adult, becomes food. The theme throughout the book is the delicate balance of nature and the need for maintaining it. Photographs provide visuals of unfamiliar concepts and vocabulary.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Summarize
• Sequence information in nonfiction text
• Identify irregular plural nouns
• Recognize and use content vocabulary

Vocabulary

• Content words: alevins, brackish, estuary, fertilize, food chain, fry, interconnected, plankton, smolts, spawn

Book Resources

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