Lesson 24:What Animals Eat

y Ann TakmanHOUGHTON MIFFLIN

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Look at the bird.He likes to eat flowers.2

Look at the bugon the plant.She likes to eat the plant.3

The frog likes to eat.Look at him jump upto catch a bug.4

The bat can catch a bug, too.He likes to eat bugsat night.5

The fish likes to eat a wormin the water.6

Look at the rabbit.She can sit in the grass.She likes to eat a plantin the grass.7

Look at the horse.He likes to eat grass.8

Look at the caterpillar.The caterpillar likesto eat plants.9

Look at all the animals.They like to eatand eat and eat!10

RespondingTARGET SKILL Conclusions Thisbook is about what differentanimals eat. List three kindsof animals that eat grass orplants. Make a diagram.Talk About ItText to Text Tell something youhave learned about animals froma book. Then tell what else youwould find out for a report.11

likesWORDS TO KNOWtoLEARN MORE WORDScatchnightTARGET SKILL Conclusions Usedetails to figure out more aboutthe text.TARGET STRATEGY Monitor/ClarifyFind ways to figure out what doesn’tmake sense.GENRE Informational Text givesfacts about a topic.12

Level: DDRA: 6Genre:Informational TextStrategy:Monitor/ClarifySkill:ConclusionsWord Count: 112K.5.24HOUGHTON MIFFLINOnline Leveled BooksISBN-13:978-0-547-01733-4ISBN-10:0-547-01733-21031548