Paws and Claws

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Orange (Levels 15-16)
Year: One
Fiction/Nonfiction: Non-fiction
Theme/Topic: Animals birds and insects, Life science
Page Count: 8
Word Count: 208
Reading Level:
Item Code: 300663
Sounds: aw oe
Phonics Phase: Phase 5 Real World: Vowel Sounds - ay, ou, ie, ea, oy, ir, ue, aw, wh, ph, ew, oe, au, ey, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, /zh/
Tricky Words: the, of, to, as, is, into, onto, push, there, are, they, you, we, by, some, have, like, when, their, bear, walk, because, water, learn,

Reader Description

This non-fiction book looks animals paws and claws as adaptations. Features of the Book – Phase 5 vowel sounds - aw.

After you have completed the Reader

Using art to help visualize the relationship between animal form and function. Clay Animal Tracks: Roll air-dry clay into "cookies." Use fingers, toothpicks, or plastic toys to press different animal tracks into the clay. This helps to distinguish between the broad prints of a bear and the delicate clawed prints of a bird.

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