DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 171
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 4
3. Let’s Read! (track 39) (page 124-126)
Before Reading
Say:
Look at the pictures; who are the Green Team?
How did you recognize them? (They are all
wearing green shirts and ID badges)
Scan the comic strip and write down the names of
the Green Team members. (Sasha, Lily, Jordan and
Ella)
NEW WORDS
VOCABULARY
depend on
environment
habitat
hummingbird
land
leaf
missing
nature
plant
shelter
space
survive
Write the new words on the board.
Have the students look for the
words in the story to see if they can
understand what they mean in the
context of the story.
Ask the students to look at all the
words and see if they can come up
with a good category for most of
the words. Encourage the category of
Nature or Ecology (teach if unfamiliar).
Curriculum:
AI: Students will understand the
general meaning, main ideas, and
sequence of events in the text and
use this knowledge as needed.
AI: Students will identify different
text types and use this knowledge as
needed.
AI: Students will locate relevant
information for a specific purpose.
AI: Students will use simple
information tools such as a glossary,
a simplified learner’s dictionary, and
a table of contents.
Vocabulary reinforcement
Have the students go over the text and find the words they just learned. Ask them to read the
sentences where they found the words. If there are still unclear words, explain them.
Have the students copy the words into their notebooks and write their definitions.
For weaker students: Have them copy the sentence with the new word into their notebooks, next
to the definition they wrote. This will help them remember the context as well.
For more ideas, go to pages vi and vii in the Yellow Pages section.
Reading
Have the students read the strip in parts. Tell them which frames to read each time.
Ask:
Frames 1-2
Who are the people in the Green Team? (Lily, Sasha, Jordan and Ella)
How do we know they are part of the Green Team? (they have green t-shirts and I.D.
badges.)
What kind of mystery is there? (an eco-mystery)
What is an eco-mystery? (an ecological mystery, something is changing in the environment)
Frames 3-4
Which animals are missing? (hummingbirds and wolves)
Frames 5-7
What is an animal’s habitat? (where it lives, eats and sleeps, its shelter)
How big does it have to be? (It can be very small or very big, depending on the animal.)
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