El abejorro 6-pack Author: Pat Quinn ISBN: 9780478121506 Copyright Date: 2007 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Reading Level: F Strategy/Skill: Comparing and contrasting, Information skills, Vocabulary and word study Genre: Explanation Theme/Topic: Animals, Birds, and Insects, Humor Classification: Nonfiction Fluency: Early

Overview

El abejorro is a simple explanatory text that describes how a bumblebee flies.  The colorful close-up photographs of the bumblebee captivate the reader and provide further information.

Purpose

This title would be a very good introduction to a study of small creatures or animal flight.  It also develops the skill of interpreting labeled diagrams for further information.

Setting the scene

Use the cover photograph as an opening for discussion about bumblebees.  Read the title and the names of the author and photographer.
The story text focuses on the question of how such small wings can lift such a chunky body.  This will be a difficult concept for some readers, so talk about the shape of the bumblebee and how it moves.

• ¿Quién ha visto un abejorro de cerca?
• ¿Qué usa el abejorro para caminar y para volar?
• ¿Cómo se mueve?
• ¿Pueden ustedes mostrarme?

This is a nonrepetitive text with a high level of new information, so you will need to make sure that the children feel confident with the vocabulary
before they read the text for themselves.

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