Monkey Business
Informational (nonfiction), 1,659 words, Level S (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Ask and answer questions
Comprehension	Facts and Details
Grammar and Mechanics	Adverbs
Word Work	Content Vocabulary

Book Summary

Monkeys are fascinating animals. People love watching them, perhaps because they are so much like humans. Monkey Business discusses the distinctions between monkeys and apes, and between Old World and New World monkeys. Readers will also learn about the many different types of monkeys, where and how they live, and how they interact with people.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Ask and answer questions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
• Identify facts and details
• Recognize and categorize adverbs
• Identify and use content vocabulary

Vocabulary

• Content words: anthropoids, baboon, chimpanzees, colobus, gestures, gorillas, habitat, howler, mandrill, marmoset, New World, Old World, opposable thumb, orangutans, prehensile, primates, proboscis, spider monkey, tamarin, troop

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