Amazing Animals

Lesson 14
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ELA

Unit 3

1st Grade

Lesson 14 of 24

Objective


Describe how different brothers and sisters rely on each other for survival.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Sisters and Brothers: Sibling Relationships in the Animal World by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page  pp. 10 – 18

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

How do different animals rely on their brothers and sisters for survival? Give two specific examples.

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Key Questions


  • Describe the relationship between male grizzly bears.

  • Why does the author say that “Family life is tough” for spotted hyenas?

  • Why does the author use the caption “I’m having my family for dinner…” to describe black widow spiders?

  • Why does the author use the caption “practice makes perfect?” How are cheetahs different from the other animals we have learned about so far?

  • How do peregrine falcons work together to survive?

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Common Core Standards


  • L.1.1.j — Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.
  • RI.1.3 — Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
  • RI.1.6 — Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
  • RI.1.7 — Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
  • SL.1.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups

Supporting Standards

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