1. Genre: Expository Nonfiction Author’s Purpose:Inform
Penguin Chick
By:Betty Tatham
Genre: Expository Nonfiction
Author’s Purpose:Inform
Skill:Main Idea and Details

2. Words to Know
cuddles
flippers
frozen
hatch
pecks
preen
snuggles

3. More Words to Know
rookery
squid

4. cuddles lies close and comfortable; curls up

5. flippers broad, flat body parts used for swimming by seals and penguins

6. frozen hardened with cold; turned to ice

7. hatch to come out of an egg

8. pecks strikes with a beak

9. preen
To smooth or arrange feathers with a beak

10. snuggles
Lies close and comfortably together; cuddles

11. I watched the blue bird preen his feathers neatly.

12. I watched the blue bird preen his feathers neatly.

13. The baby cub snuggles closely to its mother to stay warm.

14. The baby cub snuggles closely
to its mother to stay warm.

15. A large chunk of frozen ice breaks off of the iceberg.

16. A large chunk of frozen ice breaks off of the iceberg.

17. All birds hatch from eggs.

18. All birds hatch from eggs.

19. The seal uses it flippers to help it swim.

20. The seal uses it flippers to help it swim.

21. The kitten snuggles close to its mother and falls asleep.

22. The kitten snuggles close to its mother and falls asleep.

23. A birds uses its beak to peck through the egg when it is born.

24. A birds uses its beak to peck through the egg when it is born.

25. Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.

26. cuddles

27. frozen

28. pecks

29. flippers

30. hatch

31. snuggles

32. preen

33. Spelling Words

34. What continent are the penguins on?
Review Questions p
What continent are the penguins on?
Where does the father penguin keep the egg?
How the mother penguin move around?
Why do the father penguins stay close in a huddle?

35. How do penguins “talk” to each other? Where does the father go?
Review Questions p
How do penguins “talk” to each other?
Where does the father go?
What is a group of chicks called?
8. What do webbed feet help a penguin do?

36. GREAT JOB!