Finding Answers
Aligned to W.2.8 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
What this lesson teaches
To answer a question, you can remember what you know or look it up in a book you are given.
Worked examples
Example 1
Question: What do rabbits eat? You remember seeing a rabbit eat a carrot, and a book says rabbits also eat grass.
Example 2
Question: How do birds find their way south? You look in a book and find that many use the sun and stars.
Example 3
Say where you found it. 'A book about birds said so' is stronger than 'I think so.'
Practice questions
- Think of a question you want to answer.
- Remember something you already know about it.
- Find one more fact from a book to help answer it.
Watch the lesson
Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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Buscar respuestas
Para responder una pregunta, puedes recordar lo que sabes o buscarlo en un libro que te dan.
Ejemplo 1: Pregunta: ¿Qué comen los conejos? Recuerdas que viste a un conejo comer zanahoria, y un libro dice que también comen pasto.
Ejemplo 2: Pregunta: ¿Cómo encuentran los pájaros el camino al sur? Buscas en un libro y encuentras que muchos usan el sol y las estrellas.
Ejemplo 3: Di dónde lo encontraste. 'Un libro de aves lo decía' es más fuerte que 'creo que sí.'
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