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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.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

W.2.8L.2.6RI.2.1RI.2.7RI.2.10RF.2.3RF.2.4SL.2.1bSL.2.1cSL.2.2SL.2.3

TEKS Alignment

2.13G2.7D2.7E2.1A2.7F2.1C2.8C2.1D2.9D(i)2.6A2.9D(ii)2.6B2.9D(iii)2.6E2.13A2.6I2.13C2.7B2.13E2.7C

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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.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

SL.2.3W.2.8L.2.6RI.2.6RI.2.10RF.2.3RF.2.4SL.2.1bSL.2.1cSL.2.2

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2.9D(ii)2.7A2.9D(iii)2.7B2.13C2.7C2.13E2.1A2.7D2.13G2.1C2.7E2.1D2.7F2.6A2.8A2.6B2.8C2.6E2.9C2.6G2.9D(i)2.6I

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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.2.10RF.2.3RF.2.4SL.2.1bSL.2.2SL.2.3W.2.8L.2.6RI.2.3RI.2.4RI.2.8

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2.7F2.6A2.8C2.6B2.9D(i)2.6C2.9D(ii)2.6E2.9D(iii)2.6I2.13C2.7A2.13E2.7B2.13G2.7C2.1A2.7D2.1C2.7E2.1D

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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.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

RI.2.1SL.2.1bRI.2.2SL.2.2RI.2.3SL.2.3RI.2.4W.2.8RI.2.5L.2.6RI.2.6RI.2.7RI.2.8RI.2.10RF.2.3RF.2.4

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2.6H2.9D(iii)2.6I2.13C2.7B2.13E2.7C2.13G2.7D2.7E2.1A2.7F2.1C2.8C2.1D2.9C2.6A2.9D(i)2.6B2.9D(ii)

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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

RF.2.3RF.2.4SL.2.1bSL.2.2SL.2.3W.2.8L.2.6RI.2.1RI.2.5RI.2.7RI.2.10

TEKS Alignment

2.6A2.9D(iii)2.6I2.10B2.7B2.10C2.7C2.13C2.7D2.13E2.7E2.13G2.7F2.8C2.1A2.9C2.1C2.9D(i)2.1D2.9D(ii)

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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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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 would you do if something wanted to eat you? Walk on water? Stick out your tongue? Play dead? Animals in the wild use all kinds of methods to protect themselves from their enemies. Using dynamic and intricate cut-paper collages, Steve Jenkins explores the many fascinating and unique defense mechanisms creatures use to escape from danger.

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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?

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

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Comprehension Assessment with 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?

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?

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)

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

Explore lesson plans and activities to help you teach with What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? in the drop down below.

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

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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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