Rainforest Babies


This lemur mom carries her baby on her back. The baby goes with the mom to look for food.

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BOOK: Rainforest Babies [PDF version]

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Rainforest Babies

Correlations
First Grade

High frequency words a, for, have, he, her, his, in, is, mother, on, she, they, to, with

Story words gorilla, lemur, monkey, orangutan, troop

Reading Recovery 9
DRA 9 Guided Reading F
First Grade Science Standards 1-LS1-2, LS1.B

Guiding questions:

  • The animals in this book take care of their babies. What are some of the things the parents do?
  • Can you think of other things the parents might do for the babies?
  • Why do parents take care of their young?
  • How do your parents take care of you?
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Other Kindergarten-level readers:

  • Can you see me? Reading Recovery 1; DRA 1; Guided Reading A; Kinder Science Standards K-LS1-1
  • Frog colors Reading Recovery 1; DRA A1; Guided Reading A; Kinder Science Standards K-LS1-1
  • In and on Reading Recovery 2; DRA 2; Guided Reading B; Kinder Science Standards K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1
  • The rainforest Reading Recovery 1; DRA A1; Guided Reading A; Kinder Science Standards K-ESS3-1
  • The river Reading Recovery 2; DRA 2; Guided Reading B; Kinder Science Standards K-ESS3-1
  • Water Reading Recovery 2; DRA 2; Guided Reading B; Kinder Science Standards K-LS1-1
  • What do we eat? Reading Recovery 3; DRA 3; Guided Reading C; Kinder Science Standards K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1


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