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LIVING THINGS Features of Creatures Animal Characteristics Essential Question How do animals survive in nature?
Fur by Eric Geron | 32 pages | Informational Text
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FC_BC_9781338898033.indd 1 engaging students and introducing the book, including a preview of vocabulary. Grades K–2 cards start with a First Reading The Before Reading section provides guidance for read-aloud, while Grades 3–5 cards include options for accessing the text, including shared and independent reading.
Explore the amazing world of animal fur! Learn about fantastic fur—from whiskers to stripes. See how fur helps to keep animals warm or cool, and also safe from predators. Join in for a fun, furry adventure!
BY ERIC GeRON
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Qualitative: Complex
Before Reading Engage Read the title and talk about the striking pattern of the tiger’s fur. Remind children of the Essential Question. What do you think an animal’s fur has to do with its surviving? Introduce Genre: Informational Text Remind children that an informational text provides facts about a real topic. Together, browse the Contents page and share the engaging titles. Preview Content Vocabulary Let children know they’ll be encountering these words as they read. • mammal (noun) a warm-blooded animal that has hair or fur and usually gives birth to live babies (p. 6) • predator (noun) an animal that kills other animals for food (p. 9) • camouflage (verb) to blend in with your surroundings (p. 22)
First Reading: Share Big Ideas and Wonderings Read aloud the text and have children follow along, or have children read the text independently. After reading, guide children to discuss the Big Ideas and share their Wonderings . Big Ideas What facts did you learn about fur? What new words did you discover in the book? Share Wonderings Encourage children to share their wonderings. You might suggest using the following sentence starters:
I wonder why ___________________________ . I wonder how ___________________________ .
For all grades, discussion prompts are included to build
Second Reading: Build Comprehension and Vocabulary Read through the text again, and this time use these stopping-point prompts to build knowledge. Some children might benefit from discussing what they read at each point. Big Ideas pp. 6–7 The animals in these photographs are mammals. What do all mammals 1
Comprehension Support: Explain Scientific Terms Help children understand that animals can be warm-blooded or cold-blooded . Explain that a warm-blooded animal’s body keeps its temperature constant, while a cold-blooded animal, like a snake, uses its environment to control its body temperature. Comprehension Support: Make Inferences Explain that readers can combine what they learn in the text with what they already know to figure out something new. Review the meanings of predator and prey and ask: Why would it be helpful to hide while trying to capture something?
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have in common? In what ways do these mammals look different from each other? Deep Thinking pp. 8–9 Why would a mammal hide from a predator? Why would a mammal hide from its prey? MLs Explain that the phrase “to play a role” (p. 8) means “to do a job.” Point out the descriptions in the text of the different jobs that fur has. Vocabulary pp. 10–13 The author explains that the fur of many animals has a topcoat and an undercoat. What is the purpose of each? Big Ideas pp. 14–15 The author says that many animals rely on their fur to protect them from the sun. How do animals with little fur protect themselves from the sun? How do people protect themselves from the sun? Deep Thinking pp. 16–21 How does an animal’s fur help it survive in its habitat? Why is Fur-mometer a good title for these pages? MLs Provide children with this sentence starter: The color of a mammal’s fur helps it survive b y _____ . Deep Thinking pp. 22–23 The author says that darker-colored fur can help animals stay warmer. Why do many arctic animals, though they live in cold, snowy places, have white fur? Vocabulary pp. 24–26 Why are whiskers and quills special? How do animals use them to protect themselves from predators? MLs Help children locate the whiskers and quills on the animals in the photographs. Big Ideas pp. 28–29 What happens when an animal sheds its fur? Why is it helpful to the animal?
reading, featuring Big Ideas , Deep Thinking , and Vocabulary questions. Call-outs for Comprehension Support provide point-of-use di erentiation options. Embedded Multilingual Learner support strategies provide additional di erentiation to build language skills.
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