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First Builders, The
6-pack
ISBN: 9780176360726
Copyright Date: 2007
Grade Level:
3
Reading Level:
M
Strategy/Skill:
Asking questions, Synthesizing, Using texts as models for own writing, Vocabulary and word study
Genre:
Report
Theme/Topic:
Change over Time, Habitats, Life Science
Classification:
Nonfiction
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Book Summary
Animals were the first builders. They built nests, tunnels, dams, and towers long before the first people were around. This book explores how and why animals build different structures and what people have learned about building from animals.
Features of the Book
- Compares the structures built by animals with those built by people
- Explanations
- Compound words – honeybees, hilltops, underground, earthworms
- Specialized vocabulary – shelters, lodges, foundations
Purpose
The First Builders can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills and understandings:
- asking questions of the text
- synthesizing information from two or more sources
- using knowledge of the words in compound words to predict meaning
- using the text as a springboard for further research
- writing a narrative procedure
- identifying the similarities between the structures built by animals and those built by people
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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