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Newsela | In a first, researchers record penguins vocalizing underwater

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But the scientists still aren't sure what the birds are saying.

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Lesson plans exist for the English version of this book.

Teach the Objectives

Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand informational text

Comprehension
Main Idea and Details : Identify the main idea and supporting details

Phonics
Vowel Digraphs : Fluently read the long /e/ vowel digraph

Grammar and Mechanics
Contractions : Identify and use contractions

Word Work
Alphabetizing : Arrange words in alphabetical order

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

Assessment Resources

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Guided Reading Lesson

Story Words
balance, cartilage, confuse, dangerous, dinosaurs, dorsal fin, pattern, steer, surface

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Teach the Objectives

Reading Strategy
Ask and answer questions to understand informational text

Comprehension
Main Idea and Details : Identify main idea and details

Phonics
R-Controlled Vowels : Identify r-controlled vowel ar

Grammar and Mechanics
Periods : Identify and use periods

Word Work
Compound Words : Identify and form compound words

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

Assessment Resources

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Guided Reading Lesson Story Words balance, cartilage, confuse, dangerous, dinosaurs, dorsal fin, pattern, steer, surface Premade vocabulary lessons at VocabularyA-Z.com Use of vocabulary lessons requires a subscription to VocabularyA-Z.com.

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Lesson plans exist for the English version of this book.

Teach the Objectives

Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of visualizing

Comprehension
Main Idea and Details : Identify main idea and details in text

Grammar and Mechanics
Compound Words : Recognize and form compound words

Word Work
Digraphs : Understand the wh digraph

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Lesson plans exist for the English version of this book. Reading Strategy Use the reading strategy of visualizing Comprehension Main Idea and Details : Identify main idea and details in text Grammar and Mechanics Compound Words : Recognize and form compound words Word Work Digraphs : Understand the wh digraph

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Newsela | Elephants have a special alarm sound: "Humans! Run!"

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Lesson plans exist for the English version of this book.

Teach the Objectives

Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of connecting to prior knowledge to understand text

Comprehension
Main Idea and Details : Identify main idea and details

Phonics
Consonants : Identify initial and final consonant Ss

Grammar and Mechanics
Capitalization : Capitalize the beginning of sentences

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

Assessment Resources

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See the Giants of the Animal World grade-appropriate, series lesson plan and activity cards for additional instructional resources.

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Lesson plans exist for the English version of this book.

Teach the Objectives

Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of asking and answering questions to understand nonfiction text

Comprehension
Main Idea and Details : Identify main idea and details in text

Grammar and Mechanics
Proper Nouns : Identify proper nouns and understand the rules for capitalizing proper nouns

Word Work
Syllables : Determine the syllable division of words and count syllables accurately

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

Assessment Resources

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Newsela | Every dead whale has a tale to tell

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When dead whales turn up on land, scientists have their work cut out for them solving a mystery.

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See the Giants of the Animal World grade-appropriate, series lesson plan and activity cards for additional instructional resources.

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Newsela | Researchers measure a wild blue whale's heart rate for the first time

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The team found the world's largest mammal pushes its heart to its limits.

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Leveled Book Lesson

Story Words

communicate, mammals, offspring, predators, regurgitate, territory

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Teach the Objectives

Reading Strategy

Ask and answer questions to understand text

Comprehension

Main Idea and Details : Identify main idea and details

Phonics

Consonant Blends : Use and identify initial and final consonant sh-blends

Grammar and Mechanics

Simple Sentences : Recognize and use simple sentences

Word Work

Synonyms and Antonyms : Identify and use synonyms and antonyms

Think, Collaborate, Discuss

Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class

Assessment Resources

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Leveled Book Lesson Story Words communicate, mammals, offspring, predators, regurgitate, territory Premade vocabulary lessons at VocabularyA-Z.com Use of vocabulary lessons requires a subscription to VocabularyA-Z.com.

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See the Giants of the Animal World grade-appropriate, series lesson plan and activity cards for additional instructional resources.

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Guided Reading Lesson

Story Words
ability, field guide, habitat, predators, prey, rodents

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Teach the Objectives

Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand the text

Comprehension
Main Idea and Details : Identify the main idea and supporting details

Grammar and Mechanics
Adjectives : Identify and use adjectives

Word Work
Similes : Recognize and understand the use of similes

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

Assessment Resources

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Leveled Book Lesson

Story Words
continents, globe, predator, protect, research, scientists

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Teach the Objectives

Reading Strategy
Summarize to understand text

Comprehension
Make Inferences/Draw Conclusions : Make inferences and draw conclusions using clues found in the text

Phonics
Consonant Blends : Identify and use words with initial consonant st- blends

Grammar and Mechanics
Adjectives : Recognize and use adjectives

Word Work
Boldface Words : Understand the purpose of boldface words

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

Assessment Resources

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Leveled Book Lesson Story Words continents, globe, predator, protect, research, scientists Premade vocabulary lessons at VocabularyA-Z.com Use of vocabulary lessons requires a subscription to VocabularyA-Z.com.

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Newsela | These humpback whales have stayed put for 70,000 years

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Humpback whales usually journey around the oceans but not those in the Arabian Sea, where they have remained for up to 70,000 years

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Newsela | A smaller red wolf population might be easier to save, says federal agency

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A plan to better manage red wolves is being drafted, but critics say the agency in charge is not invested in making it work.

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Newsela | Animal Atlas: Meet the animals of Antarctica

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Arctic terns, emperor penguins and Weddell seals

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Newsela | Scientists At Work: Cracking the mysteries of the elusive, majestic whale shark

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Little is known about the massive whale sharks, but scientists are trying to change that.

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Newsela | Gone in milliseconds: Frogs snare bugs with their sticky tongues

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Watch a video about birds, thinking about all the things that we already know about birds. VIDEO:

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Newsela | When giant penguins roamed the Earth

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Millions of years ago, these penguins were the size of pro basketball players.

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Newsela | Wolf dens provide information about pup survival

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Experts examine wolf pups to better understand the wolf population

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As winter draws near, the youngsters shed their fluffy baby feathers and learn how to swim in the freezing and dangerous ocean waters.VIDEO:

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Newsela | Adelie penguins poop so much, their feces can be seen from space

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Scientists can see the guano, or poop, of Adelie penguins in satellite photos from space. This sounds gross, but it has actually helped scientists learn things that may help the penguins survive.

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Emperor penguins live in the Antarctic, where both parents share the responsibility for taking care of their young. Students will use information about penguins to practice similes and alliteration. VIDEO:

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Newsela | New species of tree frog from Ecuador has a mysterious claw

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A new species of tree frog discovered in Ecuador has a mysterious claw at the base of its thumb, which may be used as a weapon to defend against predators or competing males.

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Newsela | Endangered Species: The African elephant

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Presents five interesting facts about African elephants.

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Newsela | What is electroreception and how do sharks use it?

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Electroreception is a special sense sharks use to help them find prey.

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Newsela | New study: There's one animal great white sharks are really afraid of

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Great white sharks are fearsome, yet there is one animal they fear ... the killer whale.

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Red-Eyed Leaf Frog and Gliding Tree Frog

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Red-Eyed Leaf Frog and Gliding Tree Frog

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Newsela | World's smallest frog found - fly-sized critter is tiniest vertebrate

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These New Guinea mini frogs are the size of a housefly.

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Newsela | New species of shark that can glow in the dark has been discovered

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Newsela | Instructional Content Platform

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Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every subject.

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Newsela | The mystery of the humpback whale songs

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Humpback whales like to sing songs together in the South Pacific.

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Newsela | Surprise: Elephants comfort upset friends

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When an Asian elephant is upset, a friend or relative comes to calm them down.

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Newsela | How African elephants get their wrinkles

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We know African elephants have wrinkly skin, but how did it get that way?

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Newsela | More than a million Adelie penguins found thriving in Antarctic Peninsula

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Penguin colony discovered in its own little corner of the Antarctic.