vocab
What is the important fact or information about a subject
Relevant Details
What does the word “flap” mean as it is used in paragraph 6?
Loose covering
Which heading tells about a back with a sticky egg pad?
Piggyback Nursery
Read the first two sentences of the story. How does the author support the information in these sentences?
By showing that father animals use different ways to care for their babies
What animal sucks them up and spits them out?
Red Devil Chchlid
What do we call it when we pull information from across the text or infer?
Implicit
What text structure did the author use in the text?
Description
What heading tells about keeping wandering young in their place?
Suck Them Up and Spit Them Out
ReRead paragraph 4 and 6. You can use your graphic organizers.
Which statement supports the central idea found in both paragraph 4 and 6?
Father animals use their bodies to protect their babies from harm.
What father carries the eggs in his pouch and gives birth?
Seahorse
What is clearly stated in the text?
Explicit
How does the table contribute to the meaning in the article?
It gives more examples of how animal fathers take care of babies.
Which heading tells about a dad hiding food?
Sly Teacher
Which statement is the best to be included in a summary of the article?
Animal fathers have unusual ways of helping their young.
What father feeds himself, 2 to 3 babies, and the mother ?
Great Horned Owl
What is the most important thought or unifying elements in a text?
Central Idea
According to the information in paragraph 7, which statement best explains something special the father red box does for his kits?
He hunts for food then covers it so the kits have to find it.
What heading tells about BE CAREFUL not to swallow that!?
Excuse Me, I‘ve Got a Frog in my Throat
What father builds the nest, hatches the eggs and also cares for the young?
Rhea
What are skills needed to stay alive?
Survival skills
What heading tells about a dad who goes hungry and thirsty for two months?
Cold Feet, Big Heart
What father protects the nest, even sometimes from the mother ?
Jacana