Book Summary
Bats are fascinating, but often misunderstood, creatures of the night. This book dispels myths and sheds light on the true nature of bats. It provides an overview of the many types of bats, as well as discussing their habitat, how they fly, feed, and raise their young, and special features that make bats unique. The book even gives detailed directions for building a bat house. 

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing
• Identify main ideas and details
• Recognize and form comparatives and superlatives
• Understand prepositions

Materials

• Book -- Bats (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Main idea/details, comparatives/superlatives worksheets

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

Vocabulary

• Content words: mammal, microbat, megabat, amphibians, echolocation, hibernating, migrating, colony