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What's the Big Idea?. Reading is like a mystery! If you use clues wisely, you can go anywhere. I Can . . . I can read a growing number of words. I can use context clues to figure out new words and their meanings. I can identify my purpose for reading. “Wild Shots”. They’re My Life
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What's the Big Idea? Reading is like a mystery! If you use clues wisely, you can go anywhere.
I Can . . . • I can read a growing number of words. • I can use context clues to figure out new words and their meanings. • I can identify my purpose for reading.
“Wild Shots” They’re My Life Created by: M. Coliadis and M. Kozlowski
creatures • Animals; any living being • Animals; any living being • “My friends were the gentle, trusting creatures of the Galapagos Islands, where I grew up.” (p. 182)
curious • Full of questions • Full of questions • “The best part was that the animals in the Galapagos were as curious about me as I was about them.” (p. 183)
marine • Found in the sea • Found in the sea • “Galapagos marine iguanas are the only lizards in the world that feed in the sea.” (p. 186)
delicate • easily broken • easily broken • “But neither delicate throat pouch got punctured.” (p. 188)
collapsed • fell (from being very hot, tired, sick) • fell • “Finally, the collapsed into a heap and started snoozing.” (p. 189)
survived • Lived (through a difficult time) • Lived • “The ones that survived would spend years growing up far out in the ocean.” (p. 189)
Check your understanding • Which word has to do with the sea? 1) creatures 2) marine 3) delicate
1) creatures 2) marine 3) delicate
Which word is a synonym (same) for animals? 1) marine 2) curious 3) creatures
1) marine 2) curious 3) creatures
Someone who asks a lot of questions is ________. • delicate • collapsed • curious
delicate • collapsed • curious
What word means lived? • survived • curious • collapsed
survived • curious • collapsed
A sand dollar can be very easily broken. A sand dollar is ___________. • delicate • curious • creatures
delicate • curious • creatures
What word is a synonym for fell? • survived • creatures • collapsed
survived • creatures • collapsed
What's the Big Idea? Reading is like a mystery! If you use clues wisely, you can go anywhere.
I Can . . . • I can read a growing number of words. • I can use context clues to figure out new words and their meanings. • I can identify my purpose for reading.