Table of Contents n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n A Science Article: The Koala... 1 Prewriting: Using a Diagram Writing: Descriptive Essay Picture Comprehension: Number Sequence A Poem: The Robin... 7 Objective Questions: Interpreting Poetry Listening Comprehension: My Birthday... 11 Listening Directions: Active Listening Skills Picture Comprehension: Following Directions A Correspondence: My New Bike.... 15 Prewriting: Using a Picture Plan Writing: Friendly Letter Picture Comprehension: Using Symbols A Study Skill: Reading a Poster... 21 Fill in the Blank: Critical Thinking A Science Article: The Sun.... 23 Prewriting: Picture Chart Writing: Compare and Contrast Picture Comprehension: Following Directions continued
A Poem: Dodge Ball by Karen B. Winnick.... 29 Objective Questions: Interpreting Poetry Listening Comprehension: The Boy and the Candy.... 33 Listening Directions: Active Listening Skills Picture Comprehension: Following Directions A Biography: Jackie Robinson.... 37 Prewriting: Using a Chart Writing: Problem and Solution Picture Comprehension: True or False
A Science Article The Koala n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n What I Know Circle the correct answer. 1. A koala lives in a. a. nest b. tree 2. The gum tree is the tree. a. where koalas live b. that makes gum Check the Answer Box to see! What I Want to Know ( 4 Check all that you want to know.) q What do koala bears look like? q When do they eat? q (go on) Û ANSWER BOX 1. A koala lives in a tree. 2. The gum tree is the tree where koalas live. 1
The Koala n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n A koala bear is not a bear. It is like a kangaroo. A koala is little and round. The mother koala has a sack. A joey is a baby koala. It lives in her sack. It is as big as a jelly bean. Koalas live in the woods. They go up the gum tree. They like to eat the leaves. Koalas sleep in the day. They eat at night. 2
What I Learned Circle the letter next to the correct answer. 1. The koala bear is NOT. a. little b. round c. a bear 2. The name for a baby koala is. a. joey b. Bobby c. cubby 3. If you see a koala at night, it will be. a. sleeping b. eating c. hiding 4. You can tell that the baby koala is. a. tiny b. bad c. cold 5. How is the mother koala like a kangaroo? a. It can jump. b. It is little. c. It has a sack. 3
Prewriting Here is a picture of a koala bear. q Make his belly white. q Make the rest of him gray or brown. q Make his eyes and nose black. q Show him eating. n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n 4
Write a Story Tell all about the koala. Tell: q where he lives q what he looks like I helped you get started! n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n The koala bear lives The koala bear is brown or gray. It 5
Picture Comprehension Follow the dots to make a picture. I drew a. n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n 6