Book Summary
Extreme Animals introduces readers to some fascinating members of the animal kingdom. These animals aren't your usual variety. Read to discover which fish can climb a tree and which creature tastes food with its feet! Amazing information is conveyed through both explicit text and entertaining, clever illustrations.

Book and lesson also available at Levels K and Q.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing while reading to understand new information in a nonfiction text
• Identify main idea and details in the text
• Identify words with vowel /ou/ diphthong
• Identify superlative adjectives
• Understand and identify synonyms

Materials

• Book -- Extreme Animals (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Main idea and details, superlative adjectives, synonyms worksheets
• Discussion cards

      Indicates an opportunity for students to mark in the book. (All activities may be demonstrated by projecting the book on interactive whiteboard or completed with paper and pencil if books are reused.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: creatures, extreme, mammals, nutrients, quietest, remarkable, reptiles, transparent