Name: ____________________ Student Number: ____ Homeroom: ____

Teacher: __________________

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Building Background: KWL
Animals change as they grow. Many baby animals stay with at least
one parent while they are young. The parent helps the young animal
stay safe and find food. As a young animal grows, it becomes more like
an adult. Its appearance may change. It starts to look like an adult. It
also learns to look after itself. The young animal is then able to live on
its own.

In this unit, you will learn about how penguin parents care for a young
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penguin. What do you know about penguins? What would you like to
know about penguins? Complete the K and W columns below. You will
do the L column at the end of this unit.

K W L
What do you know about What do you want to know What did you learn about
penguins? about penguins? penguins?

BONUS: Although many baby animals look like their parents when they
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are born, there are many more that look completely different to their
parents and have to survive on their own. Discuss some examples that
you know of.
Target Vocabulary 1
DIRECTIONS Draw a line from the target vocabulary to the definition. Use a
dictionary to help you if needed.
Vocabulary Definition

1) webbed Not letting water through

2) waterproof Having or joined by a thin skin, like a

web

3) steer A baby bird

4) chick If not; a word that shows if something

is not done, something else will happen

5) otherwise To control the direction of something

DIRECTIONS Use the target vocabulary to complete the following sentences.

webbed waterproof steers chick Otherwise

1) Ducks are great swimmers because they have _______________ feet.

2) The little _______________ found a worm and tried to eat it.

3) You have to do all of your English work. _______________, you will not improve.

4) My bag is _______________, so all of my things are still dry.

5) The captain _______________ his ship between the dangerous rocks.

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Use at least one of the vocabulary above and fill each box below with
ideas about the picture. Then, write a super sentence on the lines.

determiner describing who or what? did, does, or is what? where or when?

(adjective) (simple subject)

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DIRECTIONS Use the words from the chart to write original sentences. Draw pictures
to go with your sentences.

webbed waterproof steered chick otherwise

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Target Vocabulary 2
DIRECTIONS Draw a line from the target vocabulary to the definition. Use a
dictionary to help you if needed.
Vocabulary Definition

1) junior To make a high sound

2) slippery Having a slick surface that is difficult

to move on without sliding

3) finally A breeding and nesting place for some

birds

4) rookery A word used for the very last thing

5) whistle A young living thing

DIRECTIONS Use the target vocabulary to complete the following sentences.

junior slippery finally rookery whistles

1) At the _______________, many baby birds were chirping loudly.

2) The naughty boy _______________ in class. It is so annoying!

3) The floor was _______________ because it was wet. Many children fell over.

4) Many _______________ penguins began swimming in the cold ocean.

5) We ________________ know all the words in the story, so we can now read it.

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Use at least one of the vocabulary above and fill each box below with
ideas about the picture. Then, write a super sentence on the lines.

determiner describing who or what? did, does, or is what? where or when?

(adjective) (simple subject)

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DIRECTIONS Use the words from the chart to write original sentences. Draw pictures
to go with your sentences.

junior slippery finally rookery whistles

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Multiple Choice Comprehension
DIRECTIONS Read the questions and circle the correct answers.

1) Where do emperor penguins live? 6) What will happen if the mother

a) the Arctic doesn’t return to the rookery?
b) Antarctica a) The father will go find food
c) Africa b) The father will find the mother
d) Korea c) The chick will find its own food
d) The chick will die
2) What do the penguin parents do
before the mother leaves for food? 7) When the mother returns to the
a) dance rookery, how much food does she
b) kiss have for the chick?
c) sing a) Enough food to last a few hours
d) hug b) Enough food to last a few days
c) Enough food to last a few weeks
3) How long does it take for the d) Nothing
mother to reach the water?
a) 3 hours 8) What do you call a group of chicks?
b) 3 days a) a cake
c) 3 weeks b) a school
d) 3 years c) a class
d) a nursery
4) How long does the father keep the
egg on its webbed feet? 9) How long does it take for a chick to
a) 2 days become a junior penguin?
b) 2 weeks a) 5 days
c) 2 months b) 5 weeks
d) 2 years c) 5 months
d) 5 years
5) When the father talks to his chick,
how does the chick answer? 10) How many eggs will a mother
a) with a whistle penguin lay each year?
b) with a quack a) 1
c) with a trumpet b) 2
d) with a roar c) 3
d) 10
Written Comprehension
DIRECTIONS Answer the following questions using complete sentences.

1) How does the penguin father look after the egg?

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2) Why doesn’t the penguin mother stay with the egg?

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3) How do the penguin fathers stay warm in winter?

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4) After the chick hatches, why does it still stay between its father’s feet?

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5) What does the mother do for the chick when she returns to the rookery?

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6) How do chicks move up slippery hills?

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7) Why do chicks wait until they are junior penguins before going to the ocean?

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8) Explain how a young penguin moves through the water?

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Cause and Effect
 Sometimes one event in a story makes another event happen.
 A cause is an action that creates a result.
 The result is the effect.

Complete the cause and effect chart below. An example has been done for
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you. In the last row, you can come up with your own cause and effect
example.
Cause Effect

The penguin father keeps an egg A baby chick hatches from the
warm between his webbed feet. egg.

The ice and snow make it

difficult for penguins to walk on.

Junior penguins can swim in the

icy cold ocean.

Own idea: Own idea:

Comic Strip Presentation
DIRECTIONS Draw pictures of the main events from the story. Then, use your
pictures to retell the story.