River Otters

River Otters

Read aloud​

By Shelia Wright

​​Literary

RL.MC.5.1 Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions to demonstrate understanding of a text; use key details to make inferences and draw conclusions in texts heard or read. 

RL.MC.5.2 Make predictions using prior knowledge, pictures, illustrations, title, and information about author and illustrator.

RL.MC.7.1 Retell text, including beginning, middle, and end; use key details to determine the theme in a text heard or read. 

RL.MC.7.2 Read or listen closely to compare and contrast familiar texts and texts in author and genre studies

Informational

RI.MC.5.1 Ask and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions to demonstrate understanding of a text; use key details to make inferences and draw conclusions in texts heard or read. 

RI.MC.5.2 Make predictions using prior knowledge, pictures, illustrations, title, and information about author and illustrator.

RI.MC.7.1 Compare and contrast topics or ideas within a thematic or author study heard, read, or viewed.

​Standard(s) and Indicator(s):

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→ I can ask and answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions to demonstrate understanding of text.

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→ I can compare and contrast texts in a specific genre or by a specific author.

Objectives:

River Otters

Do you like to run and jump? Do you like to chase your pals? Do you like to splash in the pool in the summer? Do you like to slide down hills in the winter?

Well, if you like to do those things, you would make a good otter! You can see three of our river otters up on the rocks: Alex, Allen, and Agnes. That’s Alex up on top of Allen . The last one is Agnes.

Compare/Contrast Text

Otters have short, strong legs with webbed paws and sharp claws. The webbing helps the otters swim fast and get their food . River otters hunt for fish, frogs, and crabs .

When it is time for bed, the river otters scamper to their den. They have nests on land that are lined with grass, moss, and bark .

Compare/Contrast Text

Open Ended

What do river otters like to do?

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT the river otters' home?

• nests on land

• the river

• up in trees

Multiple Choice

What part helps river otters swim fast?

• webbed paws

• pointed nose

• sharp claws

Draw

Draw one thing river otters like to eat.