Hidden in Plain Sight: Animal Camouflage

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Before After Level I Word Count 360 Words 100th word the page 9 be about Content Area Vocabulary Use glossary words in a sentence Reading Activities Teaching Focus Vocabulary Adjectives Adjectives are words that describe Look in the book Find the words that describe For example giant big quick deep Before Reading Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge Before reading a book it is important to set the stage for your child or student by using pre-reading strategies This will help them develop their vocabulary increase their reading comprehension and make connections across the curriculum 1 Read the title and look at the cover Let’s make predictions about what this book will 2 Take a picture walk by talking about the pictures photographs in the book Implant the vocabulary as you take the picture walk Be sure to talk about the text features such as headings Table of Contents glossary bolded words captions charts diagrams or Index 3 Have students read the first page of text with you then have students read the 4 Strategy Talk use to assist students while reading 5 Read it again 6 After reading the book complete the activities below After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery 1 What does camouflage mean Summarize 2 How does the chinstrap penguin camouflage itself Summarize 3 Why would animals need the ability to blend in with their surroundings Summarize 4 Can humans camouflage themselves Explain Text to self connection Get your mouth ready Look at the picture Think does it make sense Think does it look right Think does it sound right Chunk it by looking for a part you know coral nooks predators prey terrain texture remaining text Extension Activity Blending in with the environment is key for animal survival You may have walked by animals and not known they were there Now let’s see if you can find objects that are hidden in plain sight First you will need a box of multi-colored toothpicks or something similar Separate them by color and record how many there are of each color Then mix all the pieces together again Take the pieces to a large grassy area like a field playground or lawn Now taking all the pieces in your hand throw them in the air Quickly pick up as many pieces as you can in one minute Record how many of each color you found Which colors were the easiest to find The hardest Why