Red Bird's Nest

Red Bird’s Nest is a humorous and fictional animal fantasy story about Red Bird not wanting to leave his nest before the winter! Red Bird was stuck in his nest when the snow came down. The other birds realized Red Bird was not enjoying the sun too so they went back to get him…and his nest! The story is narrated with dialogue, illustrative text, and onomatopoeia.

Red Bird’s Nest is a simple narrative story. Critical thinking questions are provided to guide the reader. Illustrations match the text. A visual information guide is provided for teachers to draw students’ attention to the illustrative text, bold font, layout, and design. There is an exemplar of a map at the end of the book to show a route map. An activity on drawing and writing about a place where birds might take their nest is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (stuck), high-frequency words (came), and positional words (in). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters for the beginning of names (Red Bird), full stops, commas, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on blend sn (snow) and word family est (nest).

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