Help students group mammals into families based on body structure and other characteristics. For each animal in a family, list characteristics that are similar and different. Create a Venn diagram. Big Books Informational big books with colorful photographs and beginning reading text that appeal to children and adults alike. Students can tape record their reading so that others can follow in the Big Books.
Students can create their own glossary from the vocabulary introduced.
A class can create their own Big Books in a similar pattern. Wonders of Learning A primary-level reading program which gives students the option of reading aloud on their own or receive help by simply pointing and clicking the computer mouse. With this program, children can learn through either guided or independent practice. Students can click on various objects appearing on the screen, and the narrator will say the word in English or Spanish. Locate England on the map.