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Wild Fibonacci: Nature's Secret Code Revealed

By Joy Hulme, Illustrated by Carol Schwartz

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Readers will enjoy a fascinating look at the Fibonacci Sequence in this book, which includes an author's note to help introduce this unfamiliar concept

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P. 3 — (Read aloud) This page talks about “Fibonacci creatures” and how they have body parts that help them survive. As I read this page I was asking myself, what body part is a winding and coiling shape and helps beasts survive? Why are these creatures called “Fibonacci creatures”?

Pgs. 9–10 — As I am reading these pages, I notice the numbers are bold. I wonder why the author has made these numbers bold? Let me turn the page and see if I can figure it out. I notice here on pgs. 11-12 there are more numbers in bold. What is the author trying to tell me?

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P. 13 — (Read without showing pictures.) “Two eagles glide high in the sky, and float above the breeze.” What do you see in your mind as I read this selection? 
P. 16 — “...then quickly pounce to capture it with sharp and curling claws.” Which details helped you create a picture in your mind?

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Model and use word learning tools as opportunities arise. Possible words to search:

P. 4—sequence, graceful 
P. 10—fierce 
P. 18—pounce 
P. 21—submerged

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The teaching points for this lesson were written by Allison Behne.

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