Penguin ChickBy:Betty TathamGenre: Expository

NonfictionAuthor’s Purpose:Inform

Skill:Main Idea and Details

Words to Know•cuddles

•flippers

•frozen

•hatch

•pecks

•preen

•snuggles

More Words to Know

•rookery

•squid

cuddleslies close and comfortable;

curls up

flippersbroad, flat body parts used for swimming by

seals and penguins

frozenhardened with cold;

turned to ice

hatchto come out of an egg

pecksstrikes with a beak

preenTo smooth or arrange feathers with a beak

snuggles

Lies close and comfortably together; cuddles

I watched the blue bird preen his feathers neatly.

I watched the blue bird preen his feathers neatly.

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

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

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

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

All birds hatch from eggs.

All birds hatch from eggs.

The seal uses it flippers to help it swim.

The seal uses it flippers to help it swim.

The kitten snuggles close to its mother and falls asleep.

The kitten snuggles close to its mother and falls asleep.

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

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

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.

cuddles

frozen

pecks

flippers

hatch

snuggles

preen

Spelling Words

Review Questionsp. 156-160

1. What continent are the What continent are the penguins on?penguins on?

2.2. Where does the father Where does the father penguin keep the egg? penguin keep the egg?

3.3.How the mother penguin How the mother penguin move aroundmove around??

4.4.Why do the father penguins Why do the father penguins stay close in a huddle?stay close in a huddle?

Review Questionsp. 161-167

5.How do penguins “talk” to each other?

6.Where does the father go?7.What is a group of chicks

called?8. What do webbed feet help a

penguin do?

GREAT JOB!GREAT JOB!