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Ages	9 - 11
Grade	4
Fountas & Pinnell	S
Reading Recovery	40
DRA	40
Lexile	801L-860L

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Mount Kilimanjaro

Informational (nonfiction), 1,394 words, Level W (Grade 4)

Mount Kilimanjaro began as a volcano in eastern Africa more than two million years ago. Today, it draws thousands of tourists a year to the border region of Tanzania and Kenya. The mountain rises through several different ecosystems--from forests to glaciers--providing habitats for a wide variety of life forms. Mount Kilimanjaro provides students a look at the different aspects of the world's tallest freestanding mountain. The book can also be used to teach students how to understand cause-and-effect relationships and the proper use of possessive nouns.

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Preteach the Vocabulary

Story Words
altitude sickness, caldera, clans, ecosystems, equator, evaporation, geologic, glaciers, montane, plateau, porters, summit

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Reading Strategy
Visualize to understand text

Comprehension
Understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships

Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and use possessive nouns

Word Work
Understand and use number words

Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class

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