The lessons below highlight a few CAFE literacy strategies that work especially well with this title. Use them to spark discussion, model skills, and guide your instruction—then build on them as you see new opportunities with your students. Printable versions are included for easy reference.
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?
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?
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
The teaching points for this lesson were written by Allison Behne.
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