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Exploring Bugs

This boy is using a magnifying glass to search for bugs in the grass.

A caterpillar can climb up a thin piece of grass.

Hidden Bugs

Bugs can be very hard to find at times. This is because they are very small animals. Bugs can be found outdoors, typically around plants, trees, and

in the grass. Looking carefully is required in order to find bugs, otherwise these small creatures may not be spotted. Use a magnifying glass to help, too.

If you find a bug and want to keep it, create a habitat that will help it survive. This may include dirt, water, and leaves in a jar. The jar will also need to have holes in it so that the bugs can breathe oxygen.

1. What should you do once you find a bug? ________________________________________________________________________2. Why are bugs so hard to find? ________________________________________________________________________3. Identify places where a bug can be found. ________________________________________________________________________

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Exploring Bugs Text Feature How it helps me to understand the text

Different NoisesThere are many different animals species in the world, so it should be no surprise at all that all of these animals make different types of noises. A small animal may make a very soft noise, while a very large animal may make a very loud noise. There are millions of different species, so that means there are a large amount of noises, too.

Surprising Sounds The size of an animal candetermine the loudness ofits sound. However, thereare exceptions to this. The giraffe is an extremely large animal, but tends to be very quiet. Also, some very small birds can make very loud noises that can heard from miles away.

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Animal Sounds

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A lion makes a roaring noise. It is very loud.

An elephants uses its trunk to make a trumpet sound.

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1. What do you think the word exception means? ________________________________________________________________________2. Why are there so many different animal noises? ________________________________________________________________________3. What is something you learned from the photographs? ________________________________________________________________________

Text Feature How it helps me to understand the text

Animal Sounds

Dirt Bikes

Dirt bikes are motorized bikes that stand up on two wheels. They are very similar to motorcycles, but the engines are a bit different. The body

body. It is much smaller and more slender.

Many people can ride dirt bikes in open fields, through forests, or even at dirt bike competitions. Most of these people follow directions on how to stay safe while riding

them. Protective gear is needed to safely ride a dirt bike. Start with the head. A full helmet is

worn when riding. Some of the helmets come with eyes shields,

too. Gloves will help you steer around the dirt bike course.

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Dirt Bikes

This rider turns a corner on his dirt bike.

A row of dirt bikes is parked at a competition.

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1. What is needed to stay safe while riding a dirt bike? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 2. Explain the difference between dirt bikes and motorcycles. ____________________________________ ____________________________________ 3. What is the main idea of the second paragraph? ____________________________________ ____________________________________


Dirt Bikes

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Plant Life Cycle

Here are the five steps of the plant life cycle.

The Five Steps Plants follow a life cycle, much like animals and water. It goes through many steps in its life cycle. The first step begins with seeds. Once the seeds are planted, a cotyledon, or a seed leaf begins to grow in the soil. It grows roots and begins to sprout out of the ground. Then, a seedling, or a young plant begins to form. As the seedling gets bigger and bigger, the adult plant begins to take shape. The adult plant will eventually form a flower. On this flower, seeds or pollen may grow in the center. This will eventually help the growth of a new plant to form. This is how a cycle is completed.

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1. What is the first step of the life cycle? ________________________________________________________________________2. Explain what you see in the diagram. ________________________________________________________________________3. What is the main idea of this text? ________________________________________________________________________


Plant Life Cycle

Eye Doctors

An optometrist is the name that eye doctors are called. Optometrists will check your

need glasses or contacts. They

also check your eyes for diseases and infections. This keeps your eyes healthy.

If your optometrist finds that your eyes do not have perfect vision, he or she will suggest eyeglasses or contact lenses for you to wear. Eyeglasses are frames that have powered lenses inside them that help you see. Contact lenses are soft circles that fit on top of your eyeballs. Once you get used to them, you can hardly

options will help your vision.

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Can You See?

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An eye doctor uses a very large contraption to look at your eye.

You can try on different frames to find the one you like the best.

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1. How does an optometrist help you? ________________________________________________________________________2. Explain the difference between eyeglasses and contacts. ________________________________________________________________________3. Identify the two things an optometrist checks for. ________________________________________________________________________


Can You See?

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Frogs

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Frogs are very unique animals. They are amphibians, which is one of the six main animal groups. They are unique animals, though, because they live two different lives. At the beginning of their lives, their bodies look like fish with no arms or legs. They breathe underwater just like a fish, too. As they grow older and their bodies go through a metamorphosis, or change. The frogs grow legs and form bigger bodies. When they are fully grown adults, they have lungs that breathe air and four long legs that help with jumping.

This illustration shows the body parts of a fully grown frog.

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Frogs

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1. Explain how frogs have two different bodies. ________________________________________________________________________2. How are tadpoles similar to fish? ________________________________________________________________________3. What is the main idea of this text? ________________________________________________________________________


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Text Features Assessment 2.RI.5

1. What text feature is shown to the right? a. index b. glossary c. table of contents d. captions

2. Which is NOT a purpose of text features?

a) to make the text easier to understand b) to make the text confusing c) to give the reader more information d) to make the text interesting

3. What is the purpose of a caption with a photograph?

4. What is the purpose of a photograph in a nonfiction text?

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5. What is the subheading? a. Grapes b. How Grapes Grow c. Grapes hang in trees while they grow. d. Cluster

6. What information do you learn from the caption?

a) How grapes grow b) What color grapes are c) Which gardeners plant grapes d) Where to buy grapes

7. What information do you learn from the text box?


Grapes

Grapes are a fruit that many families love to buy from the grocery store. There is a growing process that happens before they get to the store, though. Grapes grow on vines, hanging in a cluster, which means in a group with other grapes. Many gardeners or farmers use a trellis, or a

tall structure to help the grape vines grow. The grapes will begin to grow on the vines.

Grapes hang in trees while they grow.

Did you know? Grapes can come in two different

colors, green and red.

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8. What is one text feature you see? Why is it included?

9. What is another text feature you see? Why is it included?

10. What is the main topic of this text?

Packing Your Suitcase

Airports have very strict rules. In your suitcase, you can only have 4 ounce bottles of liquid. You have to put your suitcase through a scanner. It can see through your suitcase. If you bring something that is not approved by the airport, you will have to throw it away.

These people are waiting in the scanning line.

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Text Features Assessment 2.RI.5

1. What text feature is shown to the right? a. index b. glossary c. table of contents d. captions

2. Which is NOT a purpose of text features?

a) to make the text easier to understand b) to make the text confusing c) to give the reader more information d) to make the text interesting

3. What is the purpose of a caption with a photograph?

4. What is the purpose of a photograph in a nonfiction text?

The purpose of a caption is to explain what the reader can see in the photograph.

The purpose of a photograph is to show a real life example of what the text is discussing.

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5. What is the subheading? a. Grapes b. How Grapes Grow c. Grapes hang in trees while they grow. d. Cluster

6. What information do you learn from the caption?


7. What information do you learn from the text box?


Grapes

Grapes are a fruit that many families love to buy from the grocery store. There is a growing process that happens before they get to the store, though. Grapes grow on vines, hanging in a cluster, which means in a group with other grapes. Many gardeners or farmers use a trellis, or a

tall structure to help the grape vines grow. The grapes will begin to grow on the vines.

Grapes hang in trees while they grow.

Did you know? Grapes can come in two different

colors, green and red.

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8. What is one text feature you see? Why is it included?

9. What is another text feature you see? Why is it included?

10. What is the main topic of this text?

Packing Your Suitcase

Airports have very strict rules. In your suitcase, you can only have 4 ounce bottles of liquid. You have to put your suitcase through a scanner. It can see through your suitcase. If you bring something that is not approved by the airport, you will have to throw it away.

These people are waiting in the scanning line.

-I see a bold word. This is included to give me vocabulary from a text. OR-I see a caption. This is to help explain what is happening in the photograph.

OR-I see a heading. This is to help me know

OR -I see a subheading. This is to help me identify what the next paragraph will be about.

The main topic of this text is following directions in when packing your suitcase.

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