Up A Rainforest Tree By: Carole Telford and Rod Theodorou Team Reading Goal: I can identify the main idea and supporting details. Team Cooperation Goal: Everyone can participate. Name
Vocabulary Practice Title: Up a Rainforest Tree Vocabulary Word Rating Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 section release gloomy scurrying predator blazing hover gliding 1. Can I say the word? 2. Can I define the word? 3. Can I use the word in a? Put a line through what you know. Circle what you need to keep practicing!
Day 1 Team Talk 1. Use the map on pages 8 and 9 to answer the following question. Above the canopy is the. a. forest floor b. emergent layer c. understory d. rainforest tree 2. The main idea on page 10 is what the forest floor is like. Give at least 2 details that support this main idea. 3. Why are fungi and rotting leaf litter important to the rainforest? Page Number:
Day 1 Vocabulary Practice Directions: Read the passage. Circle the word that means the same thing, or almost the same thing, as the underlined word. At mid-morning, the sky became gloomy because a storm was coming. Freddy the Fox was busy scurrying about looking for food to eat before the storm came. Sam the Snake tried to stay out of Freddy s sight because Freddy was a predator. But just as Freddy was about to turn Sam s direction, Freddy was distracted by another fox and Sam went gliding to safety. gloomy scurrying predator gliding a. dim a. walking a. friend a. walking slowly b. bright b. skipping b. hunter b. leaping c. cold c. running c. insect c. running fast d. heavy d. jumping d. animal d. moving slowly Meaningful Sentences. Directions: Choose at least 1 vocabulary word, and use it in a meaningful. section release gloomy scurrying predator blazing hover gliding
Day 2 Team Talk 1. The main idea on page 14 is what the understory is like. Give at least two details that support this main idea. 2. What can you learn from the caption on page 14? 3. Which question is answered on page 15? a. What types of trees grow in the understory? b. What is the understory like? c. What are lianas? d. both a and c
Day 2 Vocabulary Practice Directions: Read the passage. Circle the word that means the same thing, or almost the same thing, as the underlined word. It was a humid day in mid July, and the sun was blazing. Everyone knew the bugs would hover or bite. No one wanted to go outside until the local swimming pool opened. Finally, it opened and everyone cooled off in the water. After a while, the lifeguard blew a whistle, which meant that for fifteen minutes the deep section of the pool was for adults only. The kids anxiously watched the grown-ups gliding back and forth in the cool water. blazing hover section gliding a. freezing a. far away a. part a. swimming fast b. shining b. float b. half b. diving c. blinking c. back off c. whole c. running away d. burning d. wait d. most d. moving slowly Meaningful Sentences. Directions: Choose at least 1 vocabulary word and use it in a meaningful. section release gloomy scurrying predator blazing hover gliding
Day 3 Team Talk 1. Explain the importance of camouflage in the rainforest. Page Number: 2. What is the main idea of page 18? Give at least two details that support this idea. 3. The poison arrow frog is different from the boa because Page Number: a. it squeezes its prey to death. b. it stays still until its prey comes close. c. it does not use camouflage. d. it uses camouflage.
Day 3 Vocabulary Practice Directions: Read the passage. Circle the word that means the same thing, or almost the same thing, as the underlined word. The sky became gloomy as the black clouds began to hover. Alexis hurried home from the park even though she didn t think it was suppose to rain. Earlier in the day, it had been bright, and the blazing sun had beaten down on her as she played. Just as she stepped into her house, the clouds began to release big, fat raindrops and thunder clapped loudly. gloomy hover blazing release a. very bright a. drop a. burning a. give up b. cheery b. float b. shining b. go away c. dim c. fall c. clapping c. back down d. odd d. rise d. turning d. let go Meaningful Sentences. Directions: Choose at least 1 vocabulary word and use it in a meaningful. section release gloomy scurrying predator blazing hover gliding
Day 4 Team Talk 1. What is the main idea on page 22? Explain how you found the main idea, and give details to support it. 2. Which of the following is an opinion? a. Howler monkeys can be heard from far away. b. The gliding tree frog has webbed feet. c. The morpho butterfly has many colors. d. The three-toed sloth is really strange. Page Number: 3. How is the emergent layer different from the canopy layer? Page Number:
Day 4 Vocabulary Practice Directions: Read the following s and then circle the meaning of the underlined words. 1. If you release the balloon, it will fly away, warned Timmy s grandpa 2. The shoppers were scurrying from store to store trying to find the best sales. 3. The blazing fire kept the campers warm throughout the night. 4. Matt likes to read the sports section of the local newspaper. 5. The magician raised the scarf without touching it and made it hover over the table. 6. The zebra escaped from the lion and then from the cheetah, one predator after another. 7. The boat sailed through the gloomy fog before returning to shore. 8. Amelia was gliding across the water on her water skis. release a. let go b. give up c. give back d. go up hover a. swim b. run c. float d. fly scurrying a. walking b. running c. pausing d. jumping predator a. hunter b. friend c. brother d. animal blazing a. burning b. shining c. growing d. blinking gloomy a. too bright b. sad c. cheery d. dim section a. book b. half c. part d. side gliding a. walking stiffly b. moving smoothly c. leaping d. running