Bridges Lesson 3

Bridges- Lesson 3

Definition: To move from one place to another.
Example: "Monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico every winter." هاجر, Migrar, Migrar, Emigre, Migrer

Migrate

Definition: All the living things in a particular area, such as a forest.
Example: "The Monarch butterfly is an important part of the forest ecosystem." النظام البيئي, Ecossistema, Ecosistema, Ekosistèm, Écosystème

Ecosystem

An ecosystem is everything that lives in a place (like animals, plants, and insects) and how they work together with things that are not alive (like water, air, and soil).

Multiple Choice

Is a tree a living thing?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is water a living thing?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is a rock a living thing?

• Yes

• No

Definition: A person who studies science.
Example: "Andrés’ aunt is a scientist who studies butterflies." عالم, Cientista, Científico, Syantis, Scientifique

Scientist

Definition: To study something to find out more about it.
Example: "Andrés did research to learn about butterflies." البيئة, Meio ambiente, Medio ambiente, Anviwònman, Environnement

Research

Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Author and Illustrator: Bridges to

Academic Success

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Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Part 1

Andrés is from Mexico City. His favorite

subject is science.

He likes to go to work with his aunt. She

is a scientist. She works at the Monarch

Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.

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Respond:

How do you feel after reading? Why?

I feel_____because…

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

Why did Andrés’ research help him?

______helped him because…

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

Are butterflies important? Are trees important?
Why?

______are important because…

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

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Glossary

to count

to find a total number
1, 2, 3, 4….

to die

to stop living

to decide

to make a choice

ecosystem

everything that is in a
place, like a forest

to migrate

to move from one
place to another place

to research

to study to answer a
question

scientist

a person who works in
science

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She studies butterflies. She sees them

migrate to Mexico. She counts the

butterflies

every year.

Counting helps the scientists. Many

butterflies are dying. Their numbers are

going down. This is a problem.

The butterflies are dying. The population numbers

are going down. What would it mean if the numbers

were going up? _________ _________

2

✔ Check:

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Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Andres is an environmentalist. He loves

all insects, but he loves Monarch

Butterflies the most.

He knows they are important. They are

important to his culture.

They are important to North American

ecosystems.

How can he help? How can he solve

the problem?

3

Part 3

Andrés decides to plant trees. He thinks

this can help the butterflies.

He goes on a trip. He climbs high in the

mountains. It is colder. He puts seeds in

the ground.

He thinks the butterflies can live in the

trees. It is higher. He thinks this is a good

solution.

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Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Andrés’ aunt tells him to research. She

tells him to read about butterflies and

their problems. Learning about

Monarchs can help save them.

Andrés decides this is a good idea.

Check:

Which words do you think connect to researching?
Circle them.

4

Andrés thinks about the problem. He

thinks about his research. What can he

do?

✔ Check:

What can Andrés do about the problem? Why do
you think that?

I think…because..
__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

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Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Part 2:

Research 1:

Monarch butterflies go

on a long trip in the fall.

They fly to Mexico.

It is not easy.

They need flowers and

other plants to eat.

Sometimes there are few

forests or fields to find

food. It is hard. This is a

problem for the

monarchs.

5

Notes:

-Monarchs
migrate

-use
flowers
nectar

-need
forests and
fields

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Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Next, they arrive. They

stay in the forests. They

live in Mexico for many

months.

Their hearts slow down.

Their bodies are cold.

They live longer than

most other butterflies.

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Notes:

-forests in
Mexico

-slow
down to
save
energy

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Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Logging is another
problem. Some trees are
cut down.

There are fewer trees for
the butterflies to live in. It
is a problem for them.

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Notes:

-cut down
trees=
illegal

-butterflies
need trees

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Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Research 2:

Monarch butterflies
come to Mexico. They
live in the Oyamel Fir
Trees.

The trees are high up in
the mountains. The
weather is a little cold
and a little wet.

Now, it is changing. It is
hotter. It is drier. The trees
cannot grow.

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Notes:

-Oyamel
Fir trees-
important

-mountain
ecosystem:
cold
wet

-changing

drier
hotter

bad for
trees=
bad for
Monarchs

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Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Then, in the Spring, they

go back.

They lay eggs in Mexico

and Texas. Last, they die.

Their caterpillars change

into butterflies. They lay

eggs on milkweed and

keep traveling.

In the fall, Monarchs go

again. They migrate to

Mexico.

9

10

Notes:

-life cycle

-need
milkweed
for eggs

-redo

✔ Check:

Write or sketch about a monarch’s life.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

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Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Author and Illustrator: Bridges to Academic Success

Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Andrés is from Mexico City. His favorite

subject is science.

He likes to go to work with his aunt. She

is a scientist. She works at the Monarch

Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.

She studies butterflies. She sees them

migrate to Mexico. She counts the

butterflies

every year.

Counting helps the scientists. Many

butterflies are dying. Their numbers are

going down. This is a problem.

The butterflies are dying. The population numbers

are going down. What would it mean if the numbers

were going up? _________ _________

Part 1

1

2

✔ Check:

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Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Andrés’ aunt tells him to research. She

tells him to read about butterflies and

their problems. Learning about

Monarchs can help save them.

Andrés decides this is a good idea.

Andres is an environmentalist. He loves

all insects, but he loves Monarch

Butterflies the most.

He knows they are important. They are

important to his culture.

They are important to North American

ecosystems.

How can he help? How can he solve

the problem?

Check:

Which words do you think connect to researching?
Circle them.

3

4

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Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Next, they arrive. They

stay in the forests. They

live in Mexico for many

months.

Their hearts slow down.

Their bodies are cold.

They live longer than

most other butterflies.

Part 2:

Research 1:

Monarch butterflies go

on a long trip in the fall.

They fly to Mexico.

It is not easy.

They need flowers and

other plants to eat.

Sometimes there are few

forests or fields to find

food. It is hard. This is a

problem for the

monarchs.

5

6

Notes:

-Monarchs
migrate

-use
flowers
nectar

-need
forests and
fields

Notes:

-forests in
Mexico

-slow
down to
save
energy

Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Then, in the Spring, they

go back.

They lay eggs in Mexico

and Texas. Last, they die.

Their caterpillars change

into butterflies. They lay

eggs on milkweed and

keep traveling.

In the fall, Monarchs go

again. They migrate to

Mexico.

9

10

Notes:

-life cycle

-need
milkweed
for eggs

-redo

✔ Check:

Write or sketch about a monarch’s life.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

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Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Logging is another
problem. Some trees are
cut down.

There are fewer trees for
the butterflies to live in. It
is a problem for them.

Research 2:

Monarch butterflies
come to Mexico. They
live in the Oyamel Fir
Trees.

The trees are high up in
the mountains. The
weather is a little cold
and a little wet.

Now, it is changing. It is
hotter. It is drier. The trees
cannot grow.

11

12

Notes:

-Oyamel
Fir trees-
important

-mountain
ecosystem:
cold
wet

-changing

drier
hotter

bad for
trees=
bad for
Monarchs

Notes:

-cut down
trees=
illegal

-butterflies
need trees

Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Part 3

Andrés decides to plant trees. He thinks

this can help the butterflies.

He goes on a trip. He climbs high in the

mountains. It is colder. He puts seeds in

the ground.

He thinks the butterflies can live in the

trees. It is higher. He thinks this is a good

solution.

Andrés thinks about the problem. He

thinks about his research. What can he

do?

✔ Check:

What can Andrés do about the problem? Why do
you think that?

I think…because..
__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

15

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Bridges-CUNY ELA/ELD Curriculum for SLIFE & Newcomer Learners

Glossary

Respond:

How do you feel after reading? Why?

I feel ______because…

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

Why did Andrés’ research help him?

______helped him because…

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

Are butterflies important? Are trees important?
Why?

______are important because…

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

to count

to find a total number
1, 2, 3, 4….

to die

to stop living

to decide

to make a choice

ecosystem

everything that is in a
place, like a forest

to migrate

to move from one
place to another place

to research

to study to answer a
question

scientist

a person who works in
science

17

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Story Summary

• Andrés is a boy from Mexico City. He loves science and learning about Monarch butterflies.

• Monarch butterflies are special butterflies that migrate (move from one place to another) every year to Mexico.

• Andrés’ aunt is a scientist. She studies the butterflies to help them. She sees that many butterflies are dying because of changes in the environment.

• Andrés wants to help the butterflies. He plants trees so they have a place to live when they come to Mexico.

Open Ended

Questions from the Story

1. How do you feel after reading? Why?

   • Translation: كيف تشعر بعد القراءة؟ لماذا؟, Como você se sente depois de ler? Por quê?, ¿Cómo te sientes después de leer? ¿Por qué?, Kijan ou santi ou apre w fin li? Poukisa?, Comment vous sentez-vous après avoir lu? Pourquoi?

2. Why did Andrés’ research help him?

   • Translation: لماذا ساعد البحث أندريس؟, Por que a pesquisa ajudou Andrés?, ¿Por qué la investigación ayudó a Andrés?, Poukisa rechèch la te ede Andrés?, Pourquoi la recherche a-t-elle aidé Andrés?

3. Are butterflies important? Are trees important? Why?

   • Translation: هل الفراشات مهمة؟ هل الأشجار مهمة؟ لماذا؟, As borboletas são importantes? As árvores são importantes? Por quê?, ¿Son importantes las mariposas? ¿Son importantes los árboles? ¿Por qué?, Eske papiyon yo enpòtan? Eske pyebwa yo enpòtan? Poukisa?, Les papillons sont-ils importants ? Les arbres sont-ils importants ? Pourquoi ?

Answers

1. How do you feel after reading? Why?

   • Example: I feel happy because Andrés is helping the butterflies.

2. Why did Andrés’ research help him?

   • Example: Research helped Andrés because he learned how to help the butterflies.

3. Are butterflies important? Are trees important? Why?

   • Example: Butterflies are important because they help flowers grow. Trees are important because they give butterflies a place to live.

Open Ended

1. Who is Andrés?

2. What do Monarch butterflies do every year?

3. Why are the butterflies dying?

4. How does Andrés help the butterflies?

1. Who is Andrés?

   • Andrés is a boy who loves science and Monarch butterflies. He lives in Mexico City.

2. What do Monarch butterflies do every year?

   • The butterflies migrate to Mexico. They fly from the north to the south when the weather gets cold.

3. Why are the butterflies dying?

   • The butterflies are dying because there are fewer trees and the weather is changing. They need trees to live in when they come to Mexico.

4. How does Andrés help the butterflies?

   • Andrés helps by planting trees. These trees give the butterflies a place to live during their migration.