Crocs and Gators
Informational (nonfiction), 600 words, Level L (Grade 2)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Retell
Comprehension	Fact Opinion
Phonics	Vowel Digraphs
Grammar and Mechanics	Plural Nouns
Word Work	Alphabetizing

Book Summary

Crocs and Gators is a factual text that provides information about crocodilians. It describes their physical characteristics, habitats, and eating habits, as well as the four main types of crocodilians. The book also discusses why some crocodilians are becoming endangered and what is being done to save them.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Retell

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text
• Distinguish fact and opinion
• Identify vowel digraphs ea and ee
• Recognize plural nouns formed by adding -s and -es
• Alphabetize vocabulary words

Vocabulary

• Content words: alligators, caimans, capture, crocodiles, destroy, endangered, escape, fierce, gharials, impossible, incubator

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 L Answer Sheet