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Penguin Chick. Mrs. Stortzum’s 3 rd grade. Get warm and cozy. snuggle. Baby penguins do NOT have ________ feathers. waterproof. To come out of an egg. hatch. The author’s purpose for this story is to ______ how penguins live. describe. What is the main idea of this selection.
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Penguin Chick Mrs. Stortzum’s 3rd grade
Get warm and cozy. • snuggle
Baby penguins do NOT have ________ feathers. • waterproof
To come out of an egg. • hatch
The author’s purpose for this story is to ______ how penguins live. • describe
What is the main idea of this selection. • The male and female penguin takes care of the penguin chick.
What is a detail that supports the main idea? • 1. The father keeps the egg warm. • 2. The mother looks for food.
How many years is it before a penguin is ready to have a chick of its own? • Five years
What is the cause and the effect of the penguins problems? • The cause is the bitter cold weather. • The effect is possible death.
What does the father penguin do in August?In your own words.
The emperor penguin holds the egg on his feet to keep it ________. • warm
How do the parents feed the penguin chick if there is no food source nearby? • They bring the food back up from their own stomachs and feed it to the chick.
What is another good title for this story?In your own words.
Turned to ice. • frozen
Curls up close and comfortably. • cuddles
After the egg hatches, the mother penguin leaves the ___________. • rookery
In August, the father penguin holds the egg on his ____. • feet
What problems do you think all penguins face?In your own words.
The mother penguin leaves the rookery to look for ____. • food
The father penguin is _____, so he is better able to stay with the egg. • fatter
Strikes with a beak. • pecks
What conclusion can you draw from the fact that a penguin chick in a nursery went to its parents for food?In your own words.
The father penguin keeps the eggs warm in his ________. • Brood patch
What was the setting of the story? • Antarctica
You can conclude that baby penguins can tell their ______ from other penguins. • parents