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Turtle’s Pond

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Book meta-data
  • Reading Box: Ruby (Levels 27-28)
  • Year: Four
  • Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
  • Theme/Topic: Animals birds and insects, Conflict, Overcoming obstacles, Relationships
  • Genre: Traditional story
  • Strategy/Skills: Making predictions, Finding Main Ideas, Making Inferences
  • Page Count: 6
  • Reading Level: 27
  • Item Code: 220038
  • High Frequency Words:
  • Curriculum Codes: ACELA1490, ACELA1793, ACELA1780, ACELA1828, ACELT1602, ACELT1603, ACELT1604, ACELT1605, ACELY1690, ACELY1691, ACELY1692
Reader Description

In this story Beaver and Turtle race each other to decide who can stay in the pond. How do you usually settle an argument?

After you have completed the Reader

• reread the story in pairs • research the homes of turtles and beavers and compare them on a chart • choose other animals and identify their character traits, then write a story using this tale as a model.

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Discussion Cards

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