Night of the Pufflings By Bruce McMillan

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Predict and Share What do you think the story is going to be about? Why do you think this?

Genre and Summary Genre: Nonfiction Summary – On Heimaey Island, near Iceland, a community works together to help young birds called pufflings return safely to the sea.

Focus Skill - Summarize Use Decoding/Phonics Make and Confirm Predictions Create Mental Images Self-Question Summarize-Focus Skill Read Ahead Reread to Clarify Use Context to confirm meaning Use text structure and format Adjust reading rate-Focus Strategy

Summarize A good summary tells the most important ideas in a few words. It does not include opinions or descriptions. When you read your should summarize the most important ideas of the text. Summarizing will help you better understand what you have read.

Focus Strategy Adjust Reading Rate Good readers use different strategies to help them understand what they read. You should read some texts, such as those with many facts and details, more slowly than other texts. You should adjust your reading rate according to the kind of text you are reading.

Strategy  Skill Connection If you are trying to summarize a nonfiction selection with many facts and details, you should adjust your reading rate by slowing down to make sure you understand what you are reading.

All About Puffins Click here to learn about Puffins Click here to learn about Puffins More on the Puffin More on the Puffin

Building Background In the next selection, children in Iceland save the lives of thousands of baby puffins. What are some ways that people help animals? Use the web on the next page. Use the web on the next page.

Building Background Ways People Help Animals

Building Background When might animals need help from people? What might you learn from caring for an animal? How should you act when you take care of an animal?

VOCABULARY UninhabitedBurrowsVentureStrandedNestlesInstinctively

Uninhabited Un-in-hab-it-edAdj. Having no people living there

Burrows Bur-rowsn/v Holes in the ground made by animals

Venture Ven-tureV Go out in to a dangerous place

Stranded Strand-edVerb/adj. Left behind or in a helpless situation

Nestles Nest-lesVerb Moves snugly next to

Instinctively In-stinc-tive-lyAdv Without thinking; in a way that is natural

Vocabulary Power Read Pages 206 and 207 in the book. What are things you do instinctively? Would you expect to find a restaurant on an uninhabited island? Why or why not? What are some animals that make burrows? What word is a synonym for snuggles? Would a cautious person venture into an unfamiliar place? Why or Why not? How is being rescued different from being stranded?

After You’ve Read Reading Skills Rocket – Summarize Reading Skills Rocket – Summarize Test Tutor – Summarize Test Tutor – Summarize Writing Detective – Explaining a Process Writing Detective – Explaining a Process Grammar Practice Park – Sentences Grammar Practice Park – Sentences Homework Helper – Week 3 Homework Helper – Week 3