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Use Weird Sea Creatures by Laura Marsh to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

Weird Sea Creatures by Laura Marsh is both engaging and fun to read.   Its interesting text, color photographs, and simple nonfiction text features make it the perfect book for readers learning to comprehend nonfiction text.  When paired with the BookPagez lesson plans and teaching resources, students will use a variety of comprehension strategies as they learn fun facts about sea creatures  -like how they catch their prey,  how they survive without eyes,  and even how some creatures can make light all by themselves.
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Asking Questions with Weird Sea Creatures

The wide variety of photographs and facts in Weird Sea Creatures are sure to spark curiosity, making Weird Sea Creatures a smart choice for a mini lesson focused on asking questions.  This resource guides students through the text and prompts them to ask questions based on the text features and facts in the book.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RI.2.1,RI.2.7,RI.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.1c,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
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2.7E,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.13A,2.9D(iii),2.9D(ii),2.9D(i),2.8C,2.7F,2.1A,2.7D,2.7C,2.7B,2.6I,2.6E,2.6B,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Identifying the Author's Purpose with Weird Sea Creatures

This nonfiction text is a perfect springboard for a mini lesson on author's purpose.  Use the page-specific questions to help students analyze many of the author's choices such as the inclusion of certain nonfiction text features.  Then discuss whether or not the author's choices helped her to effectively inform her reader.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RI.2.2,RI.2.6,RI.2.8,RI.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.1c,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7F,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.10C,2.10B,2.10A,2.9D(iii),2.9D(ii),2.9D(i),2.9C,2.8C,2.1A,2.7E,2.7D,2.7C,2.7B,2.7A,2.6I,2.6E,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Making Predictions with Weird Sea Creatures

With this making predictions resource set, students are invited to think critically about clues they uncover while reading Weird Sea Creatures. Students will learn to make predictions based on the clues they see in the text and support their thinking with evidence from the features of nonfiction text, such as photographs, labels, and captions.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RI.2.3,RI.2.4,RI.2.8,RI.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7C,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.9D(iii),2.9D(ii),2.9D(i),2.8C,2.7F,2.7E,2.7D,2.1A,2.7B,2.7A,2.6I,2.6E,2.6C,2.6B,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Retelling & Summarizing with Weird Sea Creatures

Retelling and summarizing a text is a crucial skill for any expert reader. Students will practice this skill by answering questions to determine the main idea and important details of Weird Sea Creatures.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RI.2.1,RI.2.2,RI.2.4,RI.2.6,RI.2.7,RI.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7F,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.9D(iii),2.9D(ii),2.9D(i),2.9C,2.8D,2.8C,2.8A,2.1A,2.7E,2.7D,2.7C,2.7B,2.7A,2.6I,2.6G,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Visualizing with Weird Sea Creatures

The many visual features included in Weird Sea Creatures make it a solid choice for students who need to practice the skill of visualizing. With this set of lesson plans and teaching resources, students will think about how the visual features in the text help improve their ability to visualize key concepts in the text.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
RI.2.3,RI.2.7,RI.2.10,RF.2.3,RF.2.4,SL.2.1b,SL.2.2,SL.2.3,W.2.8,L.2.6
TEKS Alignment
2.7E,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.10C,2.9D(iii),2.9D(ii),2.9D(i),2.9C,2.8C,2.7F,2.1A,2.7D,2.7C,2.7B,2.7A,2.6I,2.6E,2.6D,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C
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Digraphs with Weird Sea Creatures

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use Weird Sea Creatures by Laura Marsh as a springboard for instruction focused on digraphs.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how consonant digraphs (-ch, -sh, and -th) are used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with words.

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RF.2.3,RF.2.4
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Vocabulary Connections with Weird Sea Creatures

This set of vocabulary development resources for Weird Sea Creatures highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book. Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions and pictures, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
L.2.4a,L.2.5a,L.2.6
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2.7E,2.7F,2.3A,2.3B,2.3D
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Comprehension Assessment with Weird Sea Creatures

Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of Weird Sea Creatures.
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Running Record with Weird Sea Creatures

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Weird Sea Creatures. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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Writing with Weird Sea Creatures

The BookPagez extension activities are a great way to push student engagement beyond the pages of the text. Try using this activity with early finishers, with students who show a deeper connection with the text, or as a center activity.
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Asking Questions with Weird Sea Creatures (Spanish)

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Identifying the Author's Purpose with Weird Sea Creatures (Spanish)

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Making Predictions with Weird Sea Creatures (Spanish)

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Retelling & Summarizing with Weird Sea Creatures (Spanish)

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Visualizing with Weird Sea Creatures (Spanish)

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Writing with Weird Sea Creatures (Spanish)

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About the Book

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Title: Weird Sea Creatures
Author: Laura Marsh
Genre: Informational, Nonfiction
Themes: Animals & Insects
ISBN: 9781426312823
Publisher's Summary:
Did you know that the deep-sea anglerfish has a glowing fishing rod attached to its body, or that the barreleye fish has a see-through head? See these wacky creatures and more in this brilliantly illustrated book that explores the strangest creatures under the sea. This level two reader uses easy-to-grasp language that will keep children intrigued and learning on every page.
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