Shells

Shells is an expository nonfiction text that explains how a crab, turtle, and people use big shells as well as how people use little shells. Readers gain information from the text, photographs, and labels.

Shells 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 picture of a shell with text is provided for teachers to extend students’ learning.

Readers develop vocabulary such as interest words (dance), positional words (on), and high-frequency words (some). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, full stops, and commas. Focus on digraph sh (shell) and word family ell (bell).

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Guided F

DRA 10

Grade 1