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Chameleons of the Rain Forest
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478186024
Grade Level:
2
Reading Level:
L
Strategy/Skill:
Asking questions, Comprehension strategies, Phonemic awareness, Using graphic sources, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
Report
Theme/Topic:
Animals, Birds, and Insects, Habitats, Life Science
Classification:
Nonfiction
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Book Summary
More than half the world’s chameleons live on Madagascar. Chameleons of the Rain Forest contains many interesting facts about these creatures and how they live as well as information about other animals that live on the island.
Features of the Book
- Captioned photographs
- Labeled diagram
- Life cycle
- Measurements
- Specialized vocabulary – absorb, endangered, extinct, mammal, predator, prey, reptile, scales
Word Study Opportunities
- Hard “ch” sound – chameleon
- “ly” word ending – slowly, quickly
- Multisyllabic words – chameleon, Madagascar, predators
- Regular and irregular plurals – trees, leaves, branches, chameleons, patches, years, bushes
- Rhyming words – prey, away
Purpose
Chameleons of the Rain Forest can be used to introduce and reinforce the following standards-related skills:
- asking and answering questions about the text
- extending vocabulary by using a glossary
- using visual, structural, and meaning cues to read unknown words
- exploring rhyming words
- interpreting information in diagrams, charts, and graphs
- showing an awareness of the topic and audience
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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