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In this highly entertaining book, author Steve Jenkins invites readers to learn about the fascinating ways animals protect themselves from danger. Students will learn about animals who blow up like balloons, fly through the air, and run across the water to escape predators. Every page of this informational read aloud begs children to make predictions about animal behavior, determine important facts, and synthesize the information presented within the pages of this popular text.

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Asking Questions with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

This highly entertaining informational text is the ideal springboard for a mini lesson focused on asking questions while reading. Children will easily form questions about the unusual animals in this book, making it fun to model how and why readers ask questions to deepen comprehension while reading nonfiction.

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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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Determining Importance with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Students often find it easier to determine importance while reading informational texts. Focus on the guiding questions included in this mini lesson and set of student resources to support the readers in your classroom who are working on mastering their ability to determine important facts and supporting details in text.

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RI.2.6,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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2.7D,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.9D(iii),2.9D(ii),2.9D(i),2.9C,2.8C,2.8A,2.7F,2.7E,2.1A,2.7C,2.7B,2.7A,2.6I,2.6G,2.6E,2.6B,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C

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Making Predictions with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Steve Jenkins makes it fun for readers to make predictions with his compelling text and vibrant illustrations. Readers will enjoy using both text and picture clues to predict how the animals in this text escape their predators.

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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

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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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Synthesizing with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Children will enjoy engaging with this nonfiction text while sharing what they already know about how animals protect themselves. Follow this text-dependent mini lesson to teach your students how readers synthesize information while reading in order to add to their knowledge of animal behavior.

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RI.2.1,RI.2.2,RI.2.3,RI.2.4,RI.2.5,RI.2.6,RI.2.7,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

2.7E,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.9D(iii),2.9D(ii),2.9D(i),2.9C,2.8C,2.7F,2.1A,2.7D,2.7C,2.7B,2.6I,2.6H,2.6B,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C

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Understanding Text Structure with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Author Steve Jenkins delivers information about animals in an exciting and captivating way. He plays a guessing game with readers using a sequence of cause and effect scenarios. Readers who are working with text structure will love spending time with this book.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

RI.2.1,RI.2.5,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

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2.8C,2.13G,2.13E,2.13C,2.10C,2.10B,2.9D(iii),2.9D(ii),2.9D(i),2.9C,2.1A,2.7F,2.7E,2.7D,2.7C,2.7B,2.6I,2.6A,2.1D,2.1C

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Digraphs with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

This word work lesson plan and set of teaching resources use What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You? by Steve Jenkins as a springboard for instruction focused on digraphs.

By anchoring word study to the text, students will benefit from seeing how ck letter combination is used inside of the text before engaging in both guided and independent practice with digraphs.

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RF.2.3,RF.2.4

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Vocabulary Connections with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

This set of vocabulary development resources for What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? 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.

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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 What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

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Running Record with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? 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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Research with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

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 What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? (Spanish)

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Determining Importance with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? (Spanish)

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Making Predictions with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? (Spanish)

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Synthesizing with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? (Spanish)

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Understanding Text Structure with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? (Spanish)

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About the Book

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Title: What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Author: Steve Jenkins

Genre: Informational, Nonfiction

Themes: Animals & Insects

ISBN: 9780547772912

Publisher's Summary:

What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? by Steve Jenkins is a captivating nonfiction picture book that introduces children to the extraordinary ways animals defend themselves from predators. With his signature cut-paper collage illustrations, Jenkins brings to life a wide variety of creatures, each facing the age-old question: how do you survive when you're on the menu? Readers discover how animals such as octopuses, bombardier beetles, puff adders, and gliding frogs use camouflage, speed, startling displays, and even surprising tricks to escape danger. The book presents these real-world animal strategies in a format that is both visually stunning and highly accessible, making it ideal for read-alouds and classroom discussion.

Teachers will appreciate how the book sparks curiosity about the natural world and encourages students to think critically about adaptation and survival. Its lively images and clear explanations provide an excellent foundation for exploring science concepts such as defense mechanisms, predator-prey relationships, and the diversity of life. The engaging text and vivid illustrations also offer opportunities for vocabulary development and comprehension practice. What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? is a memorable resource for lessons on animal behavior, nature, and creative problem-solving, inspiring students to ask their own questions about how creatures survive in the wild.

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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

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Asking Questions with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Determining Importance with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Making Predictions with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Synthesizing with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Understanding Text Structure with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Digraphs with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Vocabulary Connections with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Comprehension Assessment with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Running Record with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Research with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

Asking Questions with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? (Spanish)

Determining Importance with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? (Spanish)

Making Predictions with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? (Spanish)

Synthesizing with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? (Spanish)

Understanding Text Structure with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? (Spanish)

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