Counting Crows
What kinds of birds were giving Gabi gifts?
Crows
Why did Gabi start receiving gifts from crows?
She and her family started feeding the crows regularly.
Why did Gabi receive “some icky objects”?
The crows were giving her the kinds of presents they give to their mates.
Read these sentences from “The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds.”
There’s a miniature silver ball, a black button, a blue paper clip, a yellow bead, a faded black piece of foam, a blue Lego piece, and the list goes on. Many of them are scuffed and dirty. It is an odd assortment of objects for a little girl to treasure, but to Gabi these things are more valuable than gold.
Which of the following is the most likely definition of assortment, based on the context clues?
a group of many different things
What part of the camera did the crows return?
The lens
How old was Gabi when she started feeding the crows
4
Why does Gabi call the pearl-colored heart her “most-prized possession”?
She believes that it represents the love the crows feel for her
What is mutual?
Did the crows always leave gifts?
NO
What was the food that Gabi dropped that first fed the crows?
Chicken Nugget
How does Gabi feel about her gifts from the crows?
Protective and pleased
What is a another meaning of sporadically
There wasn’t a pattern.
What did the majority of the trinkets look like?
They were shiny
What food did Gabi put in the bird feeder?
Peanuts
“The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds” includes a story of how the crows once returned a lost camera lens. Which central idea does that story most clearly illustrate?
The crows seem to care about Gabi’s family.
What does the context suggest is the most likely meaning of sporadically in these sentences from “The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds”?
The crows would clear the feeder of peanuts, and leave shiny trinkets on the empty tray; an earring, a hinge, a polished rock. There wasn’t a pattern. Gifts showed up sporadically—anything shiny and small enough to fit in a crow’s mouth.
occasionally
How do crows communicate with Gabi when they are waiting for her?
How they fly, how close they walk, and where they sit
Who usually photographed the birds?
Lisa, Gabi's mom
How did the crows show they cared about Gabi's Family at the end of the story?
“I’m sure [the crows] knew I dropped [the lens cap]. I’m sure they decided they wanted to return it.”
In this sentence from “The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds,” what does the word consumed most likely mean?
Gabi’s mother Lisa didn’t mind that crows consumed most of the school lunches she packed.
Ate