Grade 1 Guided Reading Level G Kangaroos with Lesson Plan
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Book Snapshot
Title: All About Kangaroos
Genre: Nonfiction (informational)
Subject: Science (Life Science)
Primary Topic: Kangaroo traits, movement, food, and babies
Estimated Guided Reading Level (A–Z): G
What This Book Teaches Best
Identifies a kangaroo’s habitat by stating it lives in Australia.
Describes how kangaroos move: they have two big back legs, and they hop very fast.
Explains how a kangaroo’s tail helps it by keeping balance.
Shares what kangaroos eat by stating they like green grass and find food on the ground.
Teaches family/group terms: a baby is a joey that grows in the pouch, and a group is a mob.
Learning Goals
Students will identify where a kangaroo lives using details from the text.
Students will describe how kangaroos move, using the book’s words and examples.
Students will explain how a kangaroo’s tail helps it keep balance.
Students will describe what kangaroos eat and where they find food.
Students will name what a baby kangaroo is called and where it grows.
Students will identify what a group of kangaroos is called.
Key Vocabulary From the Text
Australia — a country where kangaroos live.
balance — staying steady and not falling over.
pouch — a pocket where a mother carries her baby.
joey — a baby kangaroo.
mob — a group of kangaroos that live together.
Discussion Prompts
Pre-reading question: What do you already know about kangaroos?
Comprehension questions: Where does the book say a kangaroo lives?
Comprehension questions: How does a kangaroo move in this book?
Comprehension questions: What is a group of kangaroos called?