The River

BOOK: The River [PDF version]

Sponsor:

Water

Correlations
Kindergarten

High frequency words and, by, in, is, the, this
Story words birds, drink, elephants, fish, flowers, frogs, grass, grows, hippos, live, plants, river, tree, turtles, water, zebra

Standards: Reading Recovery 2; DRA 2; Guided Reading B; Kinder Science Standards K-ESS3-1

Guiding questions:

• An animal has camouflage when its natural coloring or form allows it to blend into its surroundings.
• How does camouflage help an animal?
• Can you think of other animals with camouflage?

• 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