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Changing to Survive: Bird Adaptations SUMMARY This book surveys various birds from around the world It identifies and describes different bird groups, including sea birds, shore birds, birds of prey, and song birds It describes their habitats, eating habits, behavior, and physical make-up LESSON VOCABULARY critical mucus specialize enable scarce sterile INTRODUCE THE BOOK INTRODUCE THE TITLE AND AUTHOR Discuss with students the title and the author of Changing to Survive: Bird Adaptations Based on the title, ask students what information they think this book will provide BUILD BACKGROUND Invite students to share what they know about birds Ask if anyone has owned a bird What sorts of bird behaviors have students observed? Ask what it is about birds that students find interesting Introduce the word “adaptation.” Ask students what they think this word means You may wish to tell them that birds or animals adapt by changing or adjusting to a special situation Encourage English language learners to share names of birds in their home languages PREVIEW/USE TEXT FEATURES Have the students look at the photographs, captions, maps, and headings in the book Ask students what they notice about the way this book is organized What other text features the students recognize? How they think the maps can help them understand more about what they’re reading? 5.4.3 GRAPHIC SOURCES MONITOR AND FIX UP READ THE BOOK SET PURPOSE Have students set a purpose for reading Changing to Survive: Bird Adaptations Their interest in birds and animals and in environmental issues may drive this purpose Students may continue to add questions and answers to their KWL charts STRATEGY SUPPORT: MONITOR AND FIX UP Encourage students to monitor their comprehension by asking questions as they read (Do I understand this? Does this make sense?) Sometimes their questions will be about things they want to learn They may add these questions to their KWL charts If students are having comprehension difficulties, encourage them to use a fix-up strategy, such as reading on, rereading and reviewing, or seeking help from others COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS PAGES 4–5 How have birds evolved into “flying machines”? (Wings and bodies covered with feathers, lightweight bodies, eat a lot for energy.) PAGES 6–7 What these photos show you? (Possible responses: Birds live in many different areas There are many types of birds.) PAGES 10–11 What is the main idea? What are the supporting details? (Shore birds have adapted in different ways to life along the shore Some have long, pointy beaks for digging and long, thin legs to keep bodies above water Others have short beaks and legs because they eat above the water.) PAGE 14 What are some of the owl’s special adaptations? (Possible responses: Nocturnal, huge eyes in front of face, can rotate head almost all the way around, soft feathers help make them silent flyers.) PAGE 22 What are some challenges that birds face? (Possible responses: growing cities, pollution, cutting down forests, destroyed habitat) 80 Changing to Survive: Bird Adaptations 16917_LRD_TG_080-081 80 6/16/06 12:13:53 PM REVISIT THE BOOK READER RESPONSE The author uses each caption as a heading for the pages that follow Possible response: Shore birds and water birds have both similarities and differences Shore birds spend a lot of their time in shallow water, while water birds are good swimmers Both types of birds may use their beaks or bills to obtain food and other types live in many different regions of the world Thick, sticky liquid; makes insects stick to tongue Responses will vary EXTEND UNDERSTANDING Have students think about what their understanding of this text would be like if the book contained no photographs Discuss how the photographs help make some of the points presented in the text much more vivid RESPONSE OPTIONS WRITING Encourage students to pick a favorite bird from Changing to Survive Have them write a poem about the bird They should include facts they learned from the book in their poems SCIENCE CONNECTION How have other animals adapted to their environments? Have students choose an animal to research Encourage them to pay special attention to how the animal has adapted to its habitat Skill Work TEACH/REVIEW VOCABULARY Have students locate the vocabulary words in the text Have them define each word using context clues, the glossary, and a dictionary Then, invite students to list for each word as many words as possible that have similar meanings or are related in some way TARGET SKILL AND STRATEGY GRAPHIC SOURCES Remind students that graphic sources are graphs, maps, pictures, photographs, and diagrams that help strengthen their understanding of the text Students may also use graphic sources before reading to predict and preview information Have students create a KWL chart They should list what they already know about birds and what they want to know MONITOR AND FIX UP Remind students that good readers constantly monitor, or check, comprehension as they read If the text isn’t making sense, they can use fix-up strategies, such as adjusting reading rate, reading on, or rereading and reviewing Have students read page Encourage them to practice the fix-up strategies mentioned Discuss which strategy worked best and why ADDITIONAL SKILL INSTRUCTION MAIN IDEA AND DETAILS Remind students that the main idea is the most important idea about a topic It is usually stated very briefly The supporting details are small pieces of information that tell more about the main idea Have students read page Ask them to tell you what the main idea is (Birds live all over the world.) Ask students to tell you some supporting details (Birds have adapted to many different habitats— deserts, forests, Antarctica—to be able to live in so many places.) Changing to Survive: Bird Adaptations 16917_LRD_TG_080-081 81 81 10/20/05 2:14:48 PM Name Changing to Survive Graphic Sources Graphic sources are graphs, maps, pictures, photographs, and diagrams that help strengthen understanding of text © Pearson Education Directions On the map below, show the ranges of the birds you learned about in the book Include a title and a key 82 16917_LRD_TG_082-083 82 10/20/05 2:15:25 PM Changing to Survive Name Vocabulary Directions Fill in the missing spaces in each sentence below with the correct word from the “Words to Know” box and an appropriate word from the “Birds to Know” box You may refer to your reader for information about the birds Check the Words You Know critical enable mucus scarce specialize sterile Birds to Know penguins pelican woodpeckers ostriches have a special on their tongues for snatching up insects to eat live in an environment where food is They have to walk a long way in search of food have adapted flippers in place of wings that them to swim underwater has the longest beak of any bird It allows it to The in fishing by scooping fish from the water © Pearson Education 5 Scientists who work with baby birds keep them in a stay healthy When birds are endangered, bird conservationists feel it is them environment so they to help save 83 16917_LRD_TG_082-083 83 11/18/05 9:45:36 AM ... places.) Changing to Survive: Bird Adaptations 16917_LRD _TG_ 080-081 81 81 10/20/ 05 2: 14: 48 PM Name Changing to Survive Graphic Sources Graphic sources are graphs, maps, pictures, photographs,... them in a stay healthy When birds are endangered, bird conservationists feel it is them environment so they to help save 83 16917_LRD _TG_ 082-0 83 83 11/18/ 05 9: 45 : 36 AM ... the map below, show the ranges of the birds you learned about in the book Include a title and a key 82 16917_LRD _TG_ 082-0 83 82 10/20/ 05 2: 15: 25 PM Changing to Survive Name Vocabulary Directions