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Reading A-Z Level
Grade 4
Fountas & Pinnell Q
Reading Recovery 40
DRA 40
Fungus Among Us
Informational (nonfiction), 1,546 words, Level V (Grade 4)

Lesson Objectives
Reading Strategy Ask and answer questions
Comprehension Compare and Contrast
Grammar and Mechanics Dash
Word Work Synonyms

Book Summary
Fungus Among Us is a book about the thousands of different types of fungi that scientists have identified. Many scientific terms are explained and defined, such as kingdoms and photosynthesis. The book highlights fungi that are harmful as well as those that are useful. It also points out some of the obscure forms of fungi in addition to the more obvious types. Photographs and diagrams support the text.

About the Lesson
Targeted Reading Strategy
  • Ask and answer questions

Objectives

  • Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
  • Identify details to compare and contrast different types of fungi
  • Understand the use of a dash as punctuation
  • Recognize and use synonyms

Vocabulary

  • Content words: antibiotic, bacteria, budding, buttons, cap, decompose, enzymes, fruiting body, fungi, fungicides, germinate, gills, hyphae, infectious, kingdoms, lichen, mildew, mold, mycelium, mycologist, nutrients, organisms, photosynthesis, reproduce, species, sporangia, spores, stalk, yeast
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