A New Skin

A New Skin is an expository nonfiction text that explains animals that can get a new skin like different insects and snakes. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

A New Skin includes critical thinking questions to guide the reader. Photographs match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the photographs and compare them to illustrations. As well, focus is placed on the labels, Index, layout, and design. An activity on drawing, comparing, and labelling pictures of animals that can and cannot come out of their skin is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (skin) and high-frequency words (new). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, commas, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sn (snake) and word family ew (new).

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