Ever wonder why fish disappear from the surface of the water in cold weather? Fifth graders read a fun story about the magical fish tribe and their underwater bonfire before answering four comprehension questions.

Concepts

pourquoi tales, reading comprehension, context clues, inferences

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Attach to a homework packet for language arts
• Use in a unit on pourquoi tales
• Have readers write their own fictional story about why a selected animal does something

Classroom Considerations

• Reading passage is long at over two pages, and only includes four questions; consider adding your own questions as well

Pros

• Questions focus on making inferences
• Follows the format of pourquoi tales

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.4