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Today's Lesson

Readingexpository text identify main idea

Word Workhomophones

Grammar comparative structures with one syllable words

Vocabulary massive, exhibit, inhabit, protect

Level 6 Unit 1 Lesson 1

The Amazing Ocean

The deep, dark sea

Teacher Tips

Watch the whale wag its tail while Playing in the deep, dark sea. Spy the fish dance and swish while Swimming in the deep, dark sea. See the shark make a ripple mark while Hunting in the deep, dark sea. Hunting in the deep, dark sea? Oh no! Getting closer and closer to me!

word work

Homophones

These words make the same sound.

whale wail bare bear see sea pair pear meat meet stair stare

Matching

wail

whale

sea

meat

bear

meet

see

bare

Try It

stair

stare

I ate a pair of pears.

vocabulary

massive - very big

The mountain behind my house is massive.

exhibit- a public display

We went to see the exhibit of photographs at the museum.

inhabit - live in

The king inhabits the massive castle.

protect - keep safe from harm

This clothing protects the woman from bee stings.

Matching

exhibit

inhabit

protect

massive

In the future, people might Mars.

My teacher gave a amount of homework.

My favorite artist is going to have an in the museum.

I wear a helmet when I ride a bike to my head.

massive

inhabit

exhibit

protect

Would you rather?

reading

pre-Reading

What animal do you think this is?

A Visit to Georgia Aquarium

The Georgia Aquarium, located in Atlanta, Georgia, in the south of the United States, is an incredible place to visit. This is one of the largest aquariums in the world and is home to more than 100,000 sea creatures. Its exhibits use more than 11 million gallons of water for fish and sea creatures to live in. The aquarium has seven major galleries, each of which contains its own underwater habitat. There are lots of things to learn about and explore in this amazing aquarium.

First, let’s learn about the Cold Water Quest exhibit, which holds animals that live in the coldest parts of the world. This exhibit has more mammals than the other exhibits, and it is where we can find sea otters and beluga whales. The sea otter is one of the smallest marine mammals, and it lives all over the world. It inhabits the area next to the shore and eats the small sea creatures found there. Sea otters spend a lot of their time grooming themselves and can often be seen cleaning their fur and removing tangles. While they eat, they roll around in the water to make sure that no food gets stuck in their fur.

Another marine mammal found in the icy waters is the beluga whale. Even though it is much bigger than a sea otter, it is actually one of the smallest whales. Its body is almost completely white. It has two small fins on its sides and no fins on its back. Having no dorsal fin allows the beluga whale to swim easily right underneath the ice. Beluga whales are slower swimmers than other whales, so they live in large groups for protection.

Next, let's leave the cold and visit the massive display of coral reefs and warm-weather creatures in the Tropical Diver exhibit. Here, the fish are smaller but much more colorful than those found in cold water. There are more than fifty types of tropical fish, including distinctive clownfish, beautiful angelfish, and elegant seahorses. One of the most dangerous animals in the sea can be found in this tropical exhibit, the jellyfish. Jellyfish are marine animals with a body shaped like an umbrella and tentacles that float below. These tentacles can sting and are used to paralyze prey and get something to eat. Jellyfish sting more than a million people every year and can cause severe pain, paralysis, and even death.

true or false

Georgia Aquarium is the smallest aquarium in the world.

A sea otter is smaller than a beluga whale.

A beluga whale likes colder temperatures than a clown fish.

A whale shark is smaller than a jellyfish.

Discussion

genre

This text is expository.

topic

main idea

Find the Main Idea:

1. Read the first sentence.
2. Read the last sentence.
3. Look for repeating words.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

Another marine mammal found in the icy waters is the beluga whale. Even though it is much bigger than a sea otter, it is actually one of the smallest whales. Its body is almost completely white, and it has two small fins on its side and no fins on its back. Having no dorsal fin allows the beluga whale to swim easily right underneath the ice. Beluga whales are slower swimmers than other whales, so they live in large groups for protection.

Grammar

Form the comparative: When words have one syllable, we add '-er than' The giraffe is taller than the lion.

Comparative

Form the comparative: When words end in 'y', we delete the 'y' and add '-ier': The cat is prettier than the lion.

big small wide tall pretty happy angry healthy hungry fancy short cute

Spelling Note: CVC words double the last consonant: big - bigger fat - fatter

Spelling Note: Words that end with 'e' do not need another 'e'. e.g. cute - cuter

Form the superlative When words have one syllable, we add 'the' and '-est': The black marlin is the fastest fish in the sea.

Superlative

Form the superlative When words end in 'y', we delete the 'y' and add 'the' and '-iest': The whale shark is the ugliest fish in the sea.

Make some sentences.

the

clownfish

than

big

whale

ugliest

is

uglier

is

otter

than

prettier

bigger

is

ugly

jellyfish

an

biggest

shark

smaller

than

the

than

in the sea

fish

Wrap Up

Which animal that we learned about today is your favorite?

Would you like to go to Georgia Aquarium?

Extension

Think about your five favorite animals and write sentences to compare them.

Draw a picture of a marine animal and write sentences to describe it.

Review

Word Work

Vocabulary

Reading

Grammar

Poem

comparativessuperlatives -er than the -est

expository topic main idea

massive inhabit exhibit protect

homophones(wail/whale)

rhyming words

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