Animal World
Animal World
Animal World
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Title of Selection
Topic of
Selection
Main Idea of
Selection
Main Idea of
Each Paragraph
Sleepy ZZZZZZ
Animals
A unique way of getting the rest their body needs
1. Introduction to a unique way of getting the rest their body
needs
2. Cats like to sleep on their back
3. Sea otter sleeps on its back
4. Fish sleep with their eyes wide open
5. Birds often tuck their beak under warm feathers
6. Penguins tuck their beak while sleeping
7. Koalas sleep in trees
8. Koalas have special features
9. Large animals sleep while standing
10. Manatees sleep under water
11. Dolphins sleep under water
Animals have a unique way of getting the rest their body needs. Some animals sleep
with their body in a special position. Other animals have a special place to sleep.
Fish even sleep with their eyes wide open.
Topic of
Selection
Main Idea of
Selection
Main Idea of
Each Paragraph
Animals
A unique way of getting the rest their body needs
1. Introduction to a unique way of getting the rest their body
needs
2. Cats like to sleep on their back
3. Sea otter sleeps on its back
4. Fish sleep with their eyes wide open
5. Birds often tuck their beak under warm feathers
6. Penguins tuck their beak while sleeping
7. Koalas sleep in trees
8. Koalas have special features (for sleeping in trees)
9. Large animals sleep while standing
10. Manatees sleep under water
11. Dolphins sleep under water
Animal World
October 2008
Issue 10
Vol. 1,
Sleepy continued
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Matching Activity
Directions and Activity Variations
Students may work individually or with a partner.
1. Cut apart the main ideas and give one main idea to individual student or partners. Teacher
reads the selection one paragraph at a time. Students identify when they have the
matching main idea.
2. Provide the selection and cut-apart main ideas. Students read the selection and match cutapart main ideas to paragraphs in the selection.
3. Provide cut-apart selection and cut-apart main ideas. Students match cut-apart paragraphs
to the cut-apart main ideas.
Topic of
Selection
Main Idea of
Selection
Main Idea of
Each Paragraph
Animals
A unique way of getting the rest their body needs
Introduction to a unique way of getting the rest their body
needs
Cats like to sleep on their back
Sea otter sleeps on its back
Fish sleep with their eyes wide open
Birds often tuck their beak under warm feathers
Penguins tuck their beak while sleeping
Koalas sleep in trees
Koalas have special features
Large animals sleep while standing
Manatees sleep under water
Dolphins sleep under water
Directions
Main ideas are arranged in alphabetical order. Article is read and students write the
paragraph number by the correct main idea. This may be
1. teacher guided with individual student recording correct paragraph number.
2. teacher guided with main ideas projected with teacher marking the correct response
from the group.
3. partners working together as they take turns reading and recording correct paragraph
number.
Paragraph
Number
Directions
As selection is read, complete the words in the blanks with the first letter given.
Topic of
Selection
Main Idea of
Selection
Main Idea of
Each Paragraph
Animals
A unique way of getting the r_________ their body needs
1. Introduction to a u_____________ way of getting the rest
their body needs
2. Cats like to sleep on their b________
3. Sea otter s____________ on its back
4. Fish sleep with their e_______ wide open
5. Birds often t______ their beak under warm f__________
6. P____________ tuck their beak while sleeping
7. Koalas sleep in t__________
8. Koalas have special f________________
9. Large animals sleep while s________________
10. Manatees sleep under w___________
11. D______________ sleep under water
Topic of
Selection
Main Idea of
Selection
Main Idea of
Each Paragraph
Animals
A unique way of getting the __________ their body needs
1. Introduction to a ______________ way of getting the rest
their body needs
2. Cats like to sleep on their _________
3. Sea otter _____________ on its back
4. Fish sleep with their ________ wide open
5. Birds often _______ their beak under warm ___________
6. _____________ tuck their beak while sleeping
7. Koalas sleep in ___________
8. Koalas have special _________________
9. Large animals sleep while _________________
10. Manatees sleep under ____________
11. _______________ sleep under water
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