Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
Informational (nonfiction), 1,365 words, Level W (Grade 4), Lexile 1080L
Mount Kilimanjaro began as a volcano in eastern Africa more than 750,000 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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Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Visualize to understand text
Comprehension
Cause and Effect : Understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships
Grammar and Mechanics
Nouns : Recognize and use possessive nouns
Word Work
Number Words : Understand and use number words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
