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Endangered AnimalsSCIENCE FOCUS RI.1.1 Key details
Reading Checkpoint:
Forest HelpersUse your Scholastic Newsto answer the questions.
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1. What are tapirs?
Oa kind of fruit O leaves
Oanimals that live in the rainforest
2. What is this article mostly about?
Ohow tapirs help the rainforest O fruits
Ohow the rainforest has many plants
3. What is in the tapirs’ poop that helps the rainforest grow?
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4. A baby tapir’s fur looks different than an adult tapir’s fur. Look back at the issue to see how their fur is different. Color in this baby tapir’s fur.
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Color By Vowel SoundColor the picture by using the color key for each kind of word.Teacher tip: Before the children begin, have them color each crayon in the key.
Short “a” words =
Short “o” words =
Long “a” words =
Long “o” words =
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green blue
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mat
mat
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clap
clap
bag
bag
slowslow
go
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home
hot hot
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Vowel SoundsLANGUAGE ARTS FOCUS RF.1.2a Long/short vowels
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Endangered AnimalsSCIENCE FOCUS PoetryWRITING FOCUSRI.1.1 Key details; L.1.6 Using
words acquired from text
My Tapir Acrostic PoemWrite a poem about tapirs. Begin each line with a word that starts with the letter on that line.
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My Tapir Acrostic Poem