Book Summary
National Parks explains the value of national parks and explores several parks around the world. Students will learn about animals that live in a large grassland in Africa, as well as the way in which plants and animals of the forest and ocean interact in a small national park in Costa Rica. Students also will read about some unlikely places for a national park, such as in the middle of a major city and totally underwater! Exceptional photography accompanies the text. 

About the Lesson 

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make connections to prior knowledge

Objectives

• Compare and contrast factual information
• Capitalize names of people and places
• Recognize and use content vocabulary

Materials

• Book – National Parks (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Prior Knowledge Survey, Compare & Contrast, Grammar, Content Vocabulary worksheets

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: artifacts, designations, diversity, estuary, fjord, habitat, heritages, migrate, preservation, savannas