Ask students what they know about how animals move. How many different ways can they brainstorm? Turn-and-talk with partner. Write animal names and how they move on board. Ex. Frog-hops, mouse-scurries

Can students name 2 animals that move the same way? 

Are there any animals you want to know about? 

Add to list of animals and movements after reading the book.

Compare 2 animals that share the same movement verb. Use a Venn diagram on the board. What is similar about the animals? What is different? Fill in the diagram together.

Have a student choose another verb from the book. Compare the 2 animals and fill in the diagram.

Discuss the similarities and differences by ‘reading’ the Venn diagram. Upper grade students could be asked to fill in a Venn diagram.

Sometimes when we sound out a word, it doesn’t sound quite right. That’s okay! If a word doesn’t make sense, try a different sound for the letters until it sounds right.

Here’s how:

1. Say the word the first way you think it sounds.
2. If it doesn’t sound right or make sense, change one of the sounds.
3. Try again until the word sounds like a real word you know!

For example:

• Waddle — If you say wad-dull but it doesn’t sound right, try wad-dle instead.
• Slither — If you say sli-ther and it sounds strange, try slith-er instead.
• Swing — If you say sw-eye-ng, try sw-ing instead.

The structure of the book is that the first part of a sentence is on the right page and the second part of the sentence is on the other side. Students practice rereading the 1st and 2nd parts fluently then putting them together without stopping in the middle. 

This is a good book choice for reading with a partner.  One student reads the first part and the other reads the second part. They could practice it so they read the complete sentence fluently. Students could read it chorally also.

Some word choices include: snag, slithering, rustling, prey, impress, and waddle. Many other interesting words are also found at the end of the book in the animal descriptions.