Surviving the Weather SUMMARY This book presents information about various world habitats, such as the Antarctic, tropical forests, grasslands, and temperate forests and the animals that live in these areas The emphasis is on how animals adapt to their environments LESSON VOCABULARY critical mucus specialize enables scarce sterile INTRODUCE THE BOOK INTRODUCE THE TITLE AND AUTHOR Discuss with students the title and the author of Surviving the Weather: Animals in Their Environments Ask: In this context, what does environment mean? Based on the title, ask them what they think they will learn about in this book BUILD BACKGROUND Ask students to share information about animals they are interested in Where these animals live? Show students a world map and invite them to discuss different types of environments around the world Invite students to name and describe some animals in their home languages You may wish to introduce terms they will come across in the book, such as environment, migrate, and adapt PREVIEW/USE TEXT FEATURES Have students look at the Table of Contents on page Ask how this book is organized Have students look at the photos and the maps Ask how these features could add to, or help them better understand, the information they learn in the text 80 5.4.3 GRAPHIC SOURCES MONITOR AND FIX UP READ THE BOOK SET PURPOSE Have students set a purpose for reading Surviving the Weather: Animals in Their Environments Students’ questions about animals and how they have adapted to different environments around the world may drive their purpose STRATEGY SUPPORT: MONITOR AND FIX UP As students read, encourage them to ask themselves questions and otherwise monitor their comprehension You may ask students to take notes of the facts and details they remember after they read each chapter COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS PAGE In the second paragraph, what is the main idea? What are the supporting details? (Animals adapt to survive Changes can take thousands of years They make animals better at finding food, running fast, hiding from enemies, and developing other survival skills.) PAGE 15 Use the map to determine the continents on which grasslands are found (North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia) PAGES 16–17 What animals you see in the photos? What did you learn about these animals in the text? Find the African grasslands on the map (Elephants, lions Elephants get water from Boabab trees, Lions live in prides to hunt together.) PAGE 19 How has the black-tailed Jack Rabbit adapted to life in the desert? (Spends most of day in shade to conserve water and stay cool) PAGE 21 Why you think so many different types of plants and animals live in tropical rain forests? (Possible response: Plentiful food and water, trees offer protection from predators) Surviving the Weather 16911_LRD_TG_080-081 80 6/16/06 12:12:01 PM REVISIT THE BOOK READER RESPONSE Student responses will vary but should mention one of the habitats from the book Possible response: Tundra: Average winter temperature is − 30°; permafrost frozen all year; musk ox, polar bear, brown bear Temperate Forests: Four seasons; squirrels, raccoon Possible response: Animal would have to change its coat to live in a cold environment Student responses will vary EXTEND UNDERSTANDING Encourage students to use the notes they took during reading to create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting three different habitats they read about in the book RESPONSE OPTIONS WRITING Encourage students to pick a favorite animal from the book Have them write a poem about the animal They should include facts they learned from the book in their poems WORD WORK Have students look up the word adapt How many other words can they find that have adapt as a root? How many synonyms of adapt can they think of? SCIENCE CONNECTION Have students research an endangered animal They should include information about that animal’s habitat and how that habitat may be changing Students may discuss whether the animal could adapt quickly enough to our changing world to make a comeback Skill Work TEACH/REVIEW VOCABULARY Have students locate the vocabulary words in the text Have them define each word using context clues, the glossary, and a dictionary Then invite students to list for each word as many words as possible that have similar meanings or are related in some way TARGET SKILL AND STRATEGY GRAPHIC SOURCES Remind students that graphic sources are graphs, maps, pictures, photographs, and diagrams that help strengthen their understanding of the text Have students read the text and look at the map on page 15 Discuss how the map helps deepen their understanding of the text Encourage students to keep in mind the connection between graphic sources and the text as they read MONITOR AND FIX UP Remind students that good readers constantly monitor, or check, comprehension as they read If the text isn’t making sense, they can use fix up strategies, such as adjusting reading rate, reading on, summarizing facts and details, or rereading and reviewing Have students read pages and Encourage them to ask questions as they read (“Do I understand this?”) and use fix up strategies when their comprehension falters Discuss with students the strategies they used and how they worked ADDITIONAL SKILL INSTRUCTION MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS Remind students that the main idea is the most important idea about a topic It is usually stated very briefly The supporting details are small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea To practice identifying the main idea and supporting details, have students read page Ask them what the main idea is (Many different habitats on our planet.) Ask: What details relate to this idea? (Habitats can be wet, dry, hot, cold The shape of the land can affect a habitat Students may name six different habitats.) Surviving the Weather 16911_LRD_TG_080-081 81 81 10/20/05 10:26:17 AM Name Surviving the Weather Graphic Sources Graphic sources are graphs, maps, pictures, photographs, and diagrams that help strengthen one’s understanding of text © Pearson Education Directions On the map below, mark where the world’s different habitats are found, including the Arctic, temperate areas, grasslands, deserts, and tropical rain forests Show the animals that live in each area Remember to include a title for your map and a key 82 16911_LRD_TG_082-083 10/20/05 10:27:01 AM Surviving the Weather Name Vocabulary Directions Choose the word from the box that best matches each clue Write the word on the line Check the Words You Know If a person does this, he or she helps make something possible This is something slippery that comes from the body of an animal This means you are referring to something that is very important critical enables mucus scarce specialize sterile This refers to a place that cannot sustain life This is when there aren’t very many of a certain thing When an animal does this, it changes to suit its habitat © Pearson Education Directions Write a brief paragraph about Surviving the Weather: Animals in Their Environments using each of the words in the box above 83 16911_LRD_TG_082-083 10/20/05 10:27:03 AM ... hot, cold The shape of the land can affect a habitat Students may name six different habitats.) Surviving the Weather 16911_LRD _TG_ 080-081 81 81 10/20/ 05 10:26:17 AM Name Surviving the Weather Graphic... from the book Have them write a poem about the animal They should include facts they learned from the book in their poems WORD WORK Have students look up the word adapt How many other words can they... diagrams that help strengthen their understanding of the text Have students read the text and look at the map on page 15 Discuss how the map helps deepen their understanding of the text Encourage students