Penguin Chick
by Betty Tatham
ilustrated by Helen K. Davie
Genre: Expository Text
Comprehension Skill - Main Idea and Details
Comprehension Strategy - Monitor and Clarify
Vocabulary:
cuddles - lies close and comfortably
flippers - broad, flat body parts used for swimming by animals such as seals and penguins
frozen - hardened with cold; turned to ice
hatch - to come out of an egg
pecks - strikes with a beak
preen - to smooth and arrange feathers with a beak
snuggles - lies closely and comfortably; cuddles
Spelling - Syllable Patterns V/CV and VC/V
1. finish
2. pilot
3. even
4. wagon
5. music
6. silent
7. rapid
8. female
9. lemon
10. pupil
11. focus
12. robot
13. tulip
14. camel
15. salad
16. resident
17. spinach
18. climate
19. tradition
20. innocent
by Betty Tatham
ilustrated by Helen K. Davie
Genre: Expository Text
Comprehension Skill - Main Idea and Details
Comprehension Strategy - Monitor and Clarify
Vocabulary:
cuddles - lies close and comfortably
flippers - broad, flat body parts used for swimming by animals such as seals and penguins
frozen - hardened with cold; turned to ice
hatch - to come out of an egg
pecks - strikes with a beak
preen - to smooth and arrange feathers with a beak
snuggles - lies closely and comfortably; cuddles
Spelling - Syllable Patterns V/CV and VC/V
1. finish
2. pilot
3. even
4. wagon
5. music
6. silent
7. rapid
8. female
9. lemon
10. pupil
11. focus
12. robot
13. tulip
14. camel
15. salad
16. resident
17. spinach
18. climate
19. tradition
20. innocent