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FOX IN THE FOREST Vocabulary
LEVEL D/5
• Use descriptions to determine word meaning: What does the word bees mean in this book? Let’s look for clues on pages 12–13. (Answer: a flying insect; Clues/evidence: illustration shows bees; bees are flying near the bear; bees are flying around a beehive) • Use descriptions to determine word meaning: What does the word like mean in this book? Let’s look for clues on page 8. (Answer: being happy about something; Clues/evidence: the animals are smiling; Owl likes to live in the forest so Fox will like to live in the forest)
Find It! Level 1 Comprehension • Identify facts and details: We can all play here in the . . . (forest, page 16)
Look Closer! Level 2 Comprehension Owl M
Weasel M
Bear M
the bees
• Identify sequence of events: Fox and Ant see Porcupine. What animals do Fox and Ant see after Porcupine? Explain your answer. Use a sequence chart to answer this question. (Owl; Weasel; Bear; the bees, pages 8–13) • Identify stated main idea: What sentence tells the main idea for page 16? (“We can all play here in the forest!”)
Prove It! Level 3 Comprehension • Analyze character: What kind of animal is Ant? (Answer: friendly, kind; Clues/evidence: Ant takes Fox to see Porcupine, Owl, Weasel, Bear, and the bees, pages 6–13) • Draw conclusions: The forest was a nice place to live. How can you tell? (Porcupine likes the forest; Owl likes the forest; Weasel likes the forest; Bear likes the forest; the bees like the forest, pages 6–13)
Take It Apart! Level 4 Comprehension • Evaluate author’s purpose: The author uses an illustration on pages 4–5. The illustration shows Fox and Ant. Why did the author use this illustration? (to show how Fox met Ant)
Early Explorers Set A Emergent Copyright © 2007 Benchmark Education Company, LLC. All rights reserved. This card may be photocopied for classroom use only. Based on the Comprehension Through Deductive Reasoning Model developed by Margaret Kilgo.
LEVEL D/5
• Use descriptions to determine word meaning: What does the word bees mean in this book? Let’s look for clues on pages 12–13. (Answer: a flying insect; Clues/evidence: illustration shows bees; bees are flying near the bear; bees are flying around a beehive) • Use descriptions to determine word meaning: What does the word like mean in this book? Let’s look for clues on page 8. (Answer: being happy about something; Clues/evidence: the animals are smiling; Owl likes to live in the forest so Fox will like to live in the forest)
Find It! Level 1 Comprehension • Identify facts and details: We can all play here in the . . . (forest, page 16)
Look Closer! Level 2 Comprehension Owl M
Weasel M
Bear M
the bees
• Identify sequence of events: Fox and Ant see Porcupine. What animals do Fox and Ant see after Porcupine? Explain your answer. Use a sequence chart to answer this question. (Owl; Weasel; Bear; the bees, pages 8–13) • Identify stated main idea: What sentence tells the main idea for page 16? (“We can all play here in the forest!”)
Prove It! Level 3 Comprehension • Analyze character: What kind of animal is Ant? (Answer: friendly, kind; Clues/evidence: Ant takes Fox to see Porcupine, Owl, Weasel, Bear, and the bees, pages 6–13) • Draw conclusions: The forest was a nice place to live. How can you tell? (Porcupine likes the forest; Owl likes the forest; Weasel likes the forest; Bear likes the forest; the bees like the forest, pages 6–13)
Take It Apart! Level 4 Comprehension • Evaluate author’s purpose: The author uses an illustration on pages 4–5. The illustration shows Fox and Ant. Why did the author use this illustration? (to show how Fox met Ant)
Early Explorers Set A Emergent Copyright © 2007 Benchmark Education Company, LLC. All rights reserved. This card may be photocopied for classroom use only. Based on the Comprehension Through Deductive Reasoning Model developed by Margaret Kilgo.
