Students explore animal behavior and challenging situations in the wild. They interpret survival-themed readings, explain cause and effect, and discuss possible responses using the lesson language.
Practice: Vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, and discussion.
Vocabulary: predator, prey, carnivore, threat.
Grammar: Use the past perfect (had + past participle) to show which past action happened first.
Word study: Practice sph words such as sphere, sphinx, hemisphere, and atmosphere.
Reading & speaking: Read about sharks and a shark encounter; answer comprehension questions and discuss the reading’s survival scenario.