Herbivores (Food Chains) By Jill Foran

Examines those mammals which are herbivores, including birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles. Herbivores (Food Chains)

Jill Foran ì 7 Free read

Opening Moves:

1. Yesterday we read the book titled Carnivores. Who remembers what carnivores eat? Let's shout it out loud on the count of 3: 1, 2, 3! (children respond: MEAT!) That's right! Carnivores only eat meat. Today, we are going to learn about consumers called herbivores, which is also the title of this book. Based on the cover, what can you predict that herbivores eat? If we look at the word herbivore, are there any other clues that we can use to help us remember what herbivores eat? (children respond: herb!)

2. I started the read aloud with the opening move of asking the students to make a connection to a previously read text in the same series of books. Next, students made predictions about what this text would be about based on the title. We also made a connection to the word herbivores by noticing the root word to help the students remember information that would assist them as they listen to the text being read aloud.

3. I chose this book for the food chain text set because it gives more information about herbivores, which are kinds of consumers in food chains. It is important for students to see how different kinds of consumers fit into food chains. Humans can even be complete herbivores! Herbivores pairs nicely in this set with Carnivores because they both have really engaging components to interest students. The photographs give students perspectives of animals they may not have had the opportunity to see before, and the text includes catchy headings, such as 'Picky Eaters' and 'Crushing Food'. This text will also set students up with more background knowledge for the other books in the text set.

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