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Suggested levels for Guided Reading, DRA, Lexile, ® and Reading Recovery are providedin the Pearson Scott Foresman Leveling Guide.<strong>Busy</strong>Life Science<strong>Beavers</strong>GenreExpositorynonfictionComprehensionSkills and Strategy• Sequence• Fact and Opinion• SummarizeScott Foresman Reading Street 2.2.3ì
Think and ShareRead Together1. What steps must the beavers take inorder to build the lodge?<strong>Busy</strong><strong>Beavers</strong>2. Think about what you read. What didyou learn about beavers? Tell the mostimportant things you learned.3. What words in this book have ther-controlled vowel sound spelled ar oror? Make a chart.ar wordsor words4. How does the lodge protect beavers?by Jessica QuiltyEditorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois • Parsippany, New Jersey • New York, New YorkSales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts • Duluth, Georgia • Glenview, IllinoisCoppell, Texas • Ontario, California • Mesa, Arizona
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4<strong>Beavers</strong> have strong, sharp teeth. First,they use their teeth to cut down trees.Next, they cut off the branches. Thenthey cut off the bark.After this is done the beavers carrythe logs toward the stream.They use mud in order to stick thelogs and branches together.5
6The word for a beaver’s <strong>home</strong> is alodge. The lodge is big enough for thewhole beaver family.The top of the beaver’s <strong>home</strong> sticksout above the water. The door is underthe water.7
Think and ShareRead Together1. What steps must the beavers take inorder to build the lodge?2. Think about what you read. What didyou learn about beavers? Tell the mostimportant things you learned.3. What words in this book have ther-controlled vowel sound spelled ar oror? Make a chart.ar wordsor words4. How does the lodge protect beavers?8Baby beavers, called kits, are bornsafe and dry inside the lodge. Now thisstream is a <strong>home</strong> for beavers.
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