A Slug is Born
9781869449254
A Slug is Born is an expository nonfiction text that explains a slug’s eggs, eyes, food, head, and slime. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.
A Slug is Born 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 and labelling a slug is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.
Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (eggs), high-frequency words (stay), and positional words (into). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sl (slug) and word family og (log).
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