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Activity card The perfect kelp forest
What I know about sea otters Fill in as much information as you can under each of the headings in the concept map below.
Create the perfect kelp-forest home. The winner is the first person to draw every part of the kelp forest on his/her piece of paper. You will need: A piece of paper, colored pencils, and a die What to do:
hunt
eat
1. Work with two or three friends. 2. Take turns throwing the die. 3. Match the number you roll with the number on the table below, then draw a picture of this word (e.g. if you roll a 4, draw a crab). 1
sea otters
2
3
live
swim sleep
look after pups
Can the student find relevant information in the text? Can the students organize information under headings in a concept map?
Flying Start to Literacy Lesson Plans Sea Otters and the Kelp Forest / The Luck of the Sea Otters © 2009–2019 EC Licensing Pty Ltd.
Level H (14)
Sea Otters and the Kelp Forest is a report about sea otters and the different ways they use the kelp forest to survive. Running words: 437 Text type: Report
The Luck of the Sea Otters is about fishermen who take the shellfisheating sea otters away from the kelp forest, before realizing their mistake. Running words: 425 Text type: Narrative
High-frequency words
Key vocabulary
New: away back because could find found into live must over than these until water while
clams crabs eating fisherman fishing hunt(ing) jetty kelp kelp forest pups rocks sea otters shellfish skin swimming tails webbed
Phonics
• I dentifying the /v/ sound made by “ve” as in leaves • Identifying the /j/ sound represented by “ge” as in change
Text features Sea Otters and the Kelp Forest
kelp 4
sea otter 5
pup 6
The Luck of the Sea Otters
Reading strategies
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Photographs with captions Photographic summary of a food chain Dialogue Illustrations support and extend the text
• Reading captions to gain further information from the text • Self-correcting for meaning
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
crab
Assessment
Transitional reading stage
sea urchin
clams
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Phonics 1(2) (B) (i) Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by decoding words in isolation and in context by applying common letter sound correspondences. 1(2) (B) (vi) Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by identifying and reading at least 100 high-frequency words from a research-based list. Reading 1(6) (I) Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as rereading, using background knowledge, checking for visual cues, and asking questions when understanding breaks down. 1(9) (D) (ii) Recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including features and simple graphics to locate or gain information. 1(10) (C) Discuss with adult assistance the author’s use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes.
Writing 1(12) (B) Dictate or compose informational texts, including procedural texts. Speaking and Listening 1(1) (C) Share information and ideas about the topic under discussion, speaking clearly at an appropriate pace and using the conventions of language.