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Animal Habitats. Mrs. Williams Third Grade. Animal Habitats. What is a habitat? What are some animal habitats that you know of? Why do you think polar bears have white fur?. Pgs. 10 & 11. Journal. If you were an animal, what kind would you be and what habitat would you live in? Why?.
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Animal Habitats Mrs. Williams Third Grade
Animal Habitats • What is a habitat? • What are some animal habitats that you know of? • Why do you think polar bears have white fur? Pgs. 10 & 11
Journal If you were an animal, what kind would you be and what habitat would you live in? Why? PB pg. 1
Websites about Puffins http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/atlantic-puffin.html http://www.brucemcmillan.com/FRB_PuffinPage.html ADOPT A PUFFIN http://www.worldpantry.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/barbarasbakery/adoptapuffin.d2w/report http://www.audubon.org/BIRD/PUFFIN/adoptapuffin.html
Fact and Opinion • What fact does the following sentence about puffins contain? What opinion does in contain? “Their faces are chalk white and their eye markings make them look sad.”
Fact and Opinion • Is it a fact or an opinion that puffins fly like crazy bumblebees? How do you know? Opinion • Is it a fact or an opinion that puffins grow new feathers every year? How do you know? Fact
It’s time for . . . These are . . . We use them for . . . Vocabulary Words we want to know Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!
burrows: holes or tunnels dug in the ground by small animals
instinctively: acting on an inner feeling; doing without thinking
venture: to set out to do something even though it might be dangerous.
Evaluate • How interested you are in a story is a good indication of how well the author is presenting the material. As I read, I will evaluate how well the author describes this exciting information.
Fact and Opinion I can determine if a statement is a fact or an opinion. Fact is a statement that can be proven correct or incorrect, true or false. Opinion is what someone thinks, feels, or believes. You can agree with or disagree with an opinion, but you cannot prove it true or false.
Syllabication • A compound word is divided between the two words that form it. sun/light
Syllabication • In words with a VCCV pattern, syllables are often divided between the two consonants mer/ry
Syllabication • Two different consonants that form a single sound are in the same syllable fath/er
Syllabication • Words can also be broken down into base words and endings. old/er flap/ping
It’s time for . . . These are . . . We use them for . . . Vocabulary Words we want to know Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!
burrows: holes or tunnels dug in the ground by small animals
instinctively: acting on an inner feeling; doing without thinking
Fact and Opinion I can determine if a statement is a fact or an opinion. Fact is a statement that can be proven correct or incorrect, true or false. Opinion is what someone thinks, feels, or believes. You can agree with or disagree with an opinion, but you cannot prove it true or false.
Fact and Opinion A puffin chick will grow into a young puffling. FACT A puffin chick is cute. OPINION Puffins look like worried clowns. OPINION A puffin egg hatches into a chick. FACT
Fact and Opinion Puffins lay their eggs in burrows. FACT Puffins enjoy riding the waves. OPINION In summer puffins feed fish to their chicks. FACT
Syllabication • overlooking the sea • spotted the smallest bird • safely hidden underground • the stranded pufflings
It’s time for . . . These are . . . We use them for . . . Vocabulary Words we want to know Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!
Fact and Opinion Write 2 facts and 1 opinion about yourself. Pg. R8
Syllabication • Iceland • puffin • summer • underground • ocean • August • flashlights • millions • overlooking • ashore • village • weekends • inside • cardboard • adult • hidden
It’s time for . . . These are . . . We use them for . . . Vocabulary Words we want to know Reading, writing, listening, & speaking!
venture: to set out to do something even though it might be dangerous.