National Parks
Informational (nonfiction), 1,397 words, Level S (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Connect to prior knowledge
Comprehension	Compare and Contrast
Grammar and Mechanics	Capitalization
Word Work	Content Vocabulary

Book Summary

National Parks explains the value of national parks and explores several parks around the world. Students will learn about animals that live in a large grassland in Africa, as well as the way in which plants and animals of the forest and ocean interact in a small national park in Costa Rica. Students also will read about some unlikely places for a national park, such as in the middle of a major city and totally underwater! Exceptional photography accompanies the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Connect to prior knowledge

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand nonfiction text
• Compare and contrast factual information
• Capitalize names of people and places
• Recognize and use content vocabulary

Vocabulary

• Content words: artifacts, designations, diversity, estuary, fjord, habitat, heritages, migrate, preservation, savannas

Book Resources

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