Book Summary
Coral reefs are massive undersea communities where one quarter of all plants and animals in the ocean make their homes. Readers are invited to explore the diverse but fragile world of the coral reef. The author helps us learn more about why these unique communities are in need of our protection. Photographs, diagrams, captions, and a map support the text.

Book and lesson also available at Levels N and Q.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Ask and answer questions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand text
• Identify the main idea and supporting details
• Understand and use prepositions within sentences
• Arrange words in alphabetical order

Materials

• Book -- Coral Reefs (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Dictionaries
• KWLS, main idea and details, prepositions, alphabetical order 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: atoll, barrier reef, bleaching, crevices, crustaceans, erosion, fringing reef, habitat, lagoon, polyps, runoff, tsunami