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Build Background Leveled Reader: How does Echolocation Work? As a group, discuss the following: Before Reading

Why do animals behave the way they do? Remember the Read Aloud “Sugar, Cross Country Traveler.” What remarkable thing did Sugar do? How did she do it? A P

, Today you will read a book about how dolphins and bats send e

You may have seen dogs wag their tails, drop r o

m and receive signals that help them locate things. Use the h t their tails between their legs, or pick up their r a illustrations in the reader to predict what they will learn and set a w S

, l purpose for reading. ears. Why do dogs do these things? o o h c S

g During Reading d e l Why do animals t u R

behave the way they e Read the book independently and answer the question: r o

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a How does vibration affect sound? w S

h How does the melon function in echolocation? c a e T

d How is the echolocation bats use similar to that of dolphins? a r g

, Animal Behavior Reasons y After Reading o r l E c M

i Review the concept map and explain how this book helps r E

y answer the weekly question Why do animals behave the way b

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Compare and Contrast Reading Street Book: Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon Review the definitions of compare and contrast. When you contrast two things, you tell ways in Revisit

which they are different. You can find contrasts A P

, Read Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon e r by recording facts in a chart as you read. o m

h pp. 58-64 and use the comprehension skill and t r a

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Today, you will read about an unusual animal. , l o o h c

Make a T-chart with one column labeled Ocean S How would you prepare for a journey upriver on the e g d e Animals. You will label the other column after l Amazon? t u R

e you begin reading about the encantado. r o

m What would you do in order to learn about the h t r a encantado on your journey? w

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h Think about how to solve the challenge of studying t 4

o animals in remote areas. What is the best way to r l E c M Summarize study a newly discovered animal? c i r E

Mentally summarize main ideas as you read. t t i r w e

Fill in your T-charts, and summarize the R

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Multiple Meaning Words / Context Clues Reading Street Book: Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon Read a sentence with a multiple meaning word, such as this one: Revisit: A P

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e Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon

“Off to you left, a big pink form has surfaced.” r o m

h pp. 68-71. Use context clues as you finish reading t

The word form can be a verb or a noun. In this r a w

S with a partner.

sentence it is a noun, something that comes to o o h c S Critical Thinking:

the surface. As a noun, form can mean e g d e l t

“shape,” “body,” “procedure,” or “document.” u

R Like the encantado, the Amazonian manatee in the

e r This sentence appears in the context of a canoe o

m picture on p. 71 has relatives that live in the ocean. h t r a

trip searching for river dolphins. The context w Most animals live where they can get what they need S

, r e tells me the best meaning is “shape” or “body.” h from their surroundings. Think of animals that are c a e T plentiful in your region. I’ll try that in the sentence “Off to you left, a big e d a r g

pink shape, or body, has surfaced.” That 4

What animal seems especially common around here? , y o r l

makes sense. E c

M What explains its ability to live so comfortably in this

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0 Would you like to live on the Amazon River? Why or why not? 2 * Unit 4 Week 2 Day 3 Unit 4 Week 2 Day 3 A Activity A Activity

Reading Street Book: Mysterious Animals Leveled Reader: How does Echolocation Work?

Before Reading Reread for Fluency

Preview Mysterious Animals on pp. 76-79. Read Silently reread passages from How does the genre information about recipes. Set a purpose for Echolocation Work? Then reread them aloud with reading. a partner or individually. A P

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e Match your expression to the content. r o m h t Why are these animals considered mysterious? r a Retell w S

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How do the sidebars and their information help readers h Summarize the main idea and key details from each of c S

e better understand these animals? g d the three titled sections of How does Echolocation e l t u R

e Work?

After Reading r o m h t r Discuss with your teacher Reading Across Texts. a

w What are the most important ideas in this S

Then do Writing Across Texts independently. e h selection? c a e T

r What did you learn from reading this selection? g

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l After Reading E c M

c i r Complete any unfinished projects. You may share them with E

n your classmates with the teacher’s permission. e t t i r w e R

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