Bear and Kangaroo Level E
Text Type: Fiction • Word Count: 109

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WORKSHEETS FOR
BEAR AND KANGAROO
Worksheets
U.K. Worksheets

LEVEL E
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COMPREHENSION QUIZ FOR
BEAR AND KANGAROO
Comprehension Quiz
Level E Answer Sheet

OTHER PRINT OPTIONS
RAZ Pocketbook
Wordless Book

Book Summary
Bear and Kangaroo tells the story of two animal friends who are always trying to outdo each other. Charming illustrations show that the competition is good-natured. Repeated sentence patterns and character dialogue make this a fun book to read.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions
• Compare and contrast characters
• Blend phonemes
• Read VCe long /a/ words
• Identify action verbs
• Recognize and write the high-frequency word I

Materials

• Book -- Bear and Kangaroo (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Compare and contrast, VCe long /a/ worksheets
• Word journal (optional)

Indicates an opportunity for student to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reusable.)

Vocabulary

• High-frequency words: am, can, said, too
• Content words: kangaroo, bear