Mrs. Stortzum’s 3rd grade Penguin Chick Mrs. Stortzum’s 3rd grade

Get warm and cozy. snuggle

Baby penguins do NOT have ________ feathers. waterproof

To come out of an egg. hatch

The author’s purpose for this story is to ______ how penguins live. describe

What is the main idea of this selection. The male and female penguin takes care of the penguin chick.

What is a detail that supports the main idea? 1. The father keeps the egg warm. 2. The mother looks for food.

How many years is it before a penguin is ready to have a chick of its own? Five years

What is the cause and the effect of the penguins problems? The cause is the bitter cold weather. The effect is possible death.

What does the father penguin do in August? In your own words.

The emperor penguin holds the egg on his feet to keep it ________. warm

How do the parents feed the penguin chick if there is no food source nearby? They bring the food back up from their own stomachs and feed it to the chick.

To smooth or arrange feathers with a beak. preen

A group of penguins is called a ________. creche

What is another good title for this story? In your own words.

Turned to ice. frozen

Curls up close and comfortably. cuddles

After the egg hatches, the mother penguin leaves the ___________. rookery

In August, the father penguin holds the egg on his ____. feet

What problems do you think all penguins face? In your own words.

The mother penguin leaves the rookery to look for ____. food

The father penguin is _____, so he is better able to stay with the egg. fatter

Strikes with a beak. pecks

Penguins eat fish, _____, and krill. squid

What conclusion can you draw from the fact that a penguin chick in a nursery went to its parents for food? In your own words.

The father penguin keeps the eggs warm in his ________. Brood patch

What was the setting of the story? Antarctica

You can conclude that baby penguins can tell their ______ from other penguins. parents

When the egg cracked, the ______ came out. chick

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