GR 6 7 Wonders_TG.qxd
60743_ctdr_LifeAtBeach.qxd:CTDR Set D 1-4.qxd
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LIFE AT THE BEACH Vocabulary • Use photographs to determine word meaning: What does the word fish mean in this book? Look for clues on pages 10–11. (Answer: an animal that lives in the sea; Clues/evidence: the photograph on page 11 shows a fish swimming) • Use photographs to determine word meaning: What does the word seal mean in this book? Look for clues on pages 12–13. (Answer: an animal that lives at the beach; Clues/evidence: the photograph on page 13 shows a seal lying on the beach)
LEVEL A/1
Find It! Level 1 Comprehension • Identify facts and details: Look on page 16. I see a . . . (beach)
Look Closer! Level 2 Comprehension
snail bird
clam
Prove It! Level 3 Comprehension
beach
seal
crab fish
• Identify sequence of events: I see a snail. What do I see next? (clam, pages 4–7) • Identify stated main idea: What is the main idea of pages 8–9? (“I see a crab.”)
• Make inferences: Look at pages 6–7. Find the clam on each page. What can you tell about clams? (Answer: they are made of two shells, a top shell and a bottom shell; Clues/evidence: the picture on page 6 shows the clam with an open mouth; you can see the two shells; the picture on page 7 shows a line where the two shells meet) • Identify main idea: What is this book mainly about? Explain your answer. Use a word map to answer this question. (Answer: animals living at the beach; Clues/evidence: the book shows clams, fish, birds, crabs, and seals, pages 4–14)
Take It Apart! Level 4 Comprehension • Evaluate author’s purpose: The author used real pictures in this book. Why did the author use real pictures? (so we know what beach things really look like, pages 4–14)
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.
12/30/10
4:09 PM
Page 1
LIFE AT THE BEACH Vocabulary • Use photographs to determine word meaning: What does the word fish mean in this book? Look for clues on pages 10–11. (Answer: an animal that lives in the sea; Clues/evidence: the photograph on page 11 shows a fish swimming) • Use photographs to determine word meaning: What does the word seal mean in this book? Look for clues on pages 12–13. (Answer: an animal that lives at the beach; Clues/evidence: the photograph on page 13 shows a seal lying on the beach)
LEVEL A/1
Find It! Level 1 Comprehension • Identify facts and details: Look on page 16. I see a . . . (beach)
Look Closer! Level 2 Comprehension
snail bird
clam
Prove It! Level 3 Comprehension
beach
seal
crab fish
• Identify sequence of events: I see a snail. What do I see next? (clam, pages 4–7) • Identify stated main idea: What is the main idea of pages 8–9? (“I see a crab.”)
• Make inferences: Look at pages 6–7. Find the clam on each page. What can you tell about clams? (Answer: they are made of two shells, a top shell and a bottom shell; Clues/evidence: the picture on page 6 shows the clam with an open mouth; you can see the two shells; the picture on page 7 shows a line where the two shells meet) • Identify main idea: What is this book mainly about? Explain your answer. Use a word map to answer this question. (Answer: animals living at the beach; Clues/evidence: the book shows clams, fish, birds, crabs, and seals, pages 4–14)
Take It Apart! Level 4 Comprehension • Evaluate author’s purpose: The author used real pictures in this book. Why did the author use real pictures? (so we know what beach things really look like, pages 4–14)
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.
