Nocturnal
Animals
Orientation and Conferencing Plan get set
Orientation
Comprehension questions
Ensure that you have read about using the plan in the
Program Guide.
1. When do nocturnal animals sleep?
Book summary
3. Name some nocturnal animals.
Read the following summary to the student.
Animals that are awake at night are called nocturnal.
Read this book to find out about some nocturnal
animals, what they are looking for at night, and what
they like to eat.
Introduction
Foster interest and activate the student’s background
knowledge. Be concise – focus on motivating and involving
the student. Encourage prediction by using the text
and illustrations on the cover of the book. Discuss new
vocabulary and remind the student to use the glossary
(when applicable). Also remind the student to ask him/
herself questions before, during and after the reading.
Ask the student what they know about nocturnal
animals. If necessary, explain that a bat is a nocturnal
animal because it sleeps in the day and is awake at
night. Identify each nocturnal animal in the book and
the food they hunt.
Conferencing
Check how well the student reads
When you are conferencing, the student reads all or part of
the book to you. Then:
•praise, pause, and prompt appropriately;
•check for accuracy (by counting mistakes) and fluency;
•check for understanding by using one or more of the
following methods:
−asking
−
the comprehension questions provided and any
others that seem necessary;
−asking
−
the student to retell the story in their own words;
−asking
−
questions about and discussing aspcts of the
story, such as the theme, plot, main ideas, sequence
and characters;
−encouraging
−
the student to confirm the predictions they
made during the orientation.
Decide what the student does next
2. What do they do at night?
4. What problems might a nocturnal animal have
looking for food at night?
5. What help might a nocturnal animal have looking
for food at night?
Answers to the Comprehension questions
1. During the day.
2. Hunt for food.
3. Owl, bat, porcupine, rattlesnake, mouse, red fox.
4. Answers will vary but could include: difficult to see.
5. Answers will vary but could include: enhanced senses.
Supporting English Language
Learners
The following are suggestions for optional lessons to take
with your English language learners. See the overview chart
in the Program Guide for a summary of the text features of
this book.
Purpose
Using informational texts as a basis for further
research
Introduce the concept and practice
It is important for students to be able to identify
where to look for more information.
Ensure the student is familiar with the text and
understands the technical and topic-specific
vocabulary, for example, “nocturnal,” “porcupine,”
and “red fox.” Ask the student to name each of the
animals in the book and choose the animal that he
or she would like to know more about.
Next, discuss other sources of information. Check
the student’s familiarity with how to search on the
Internet or in informational texts.
Next recommend that the student:
•practices some more on the same book, with or without
the audio;
•completes one of the activities provided that is related to
the book;
•practices with another book from the same level; or
•is assessed for promotion to the next level.
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Nocturnal
Animals
Cloze Activity
GET set
Name:............................................................................................................................... Date:...............................................
Animals that are awake at night are called nocturnal. Read this book to find out about
some nocturnal animals, what they are looking for at night, and what they like to eat.
Some animals
in the day
but are awake
night.
These
are nocturnal.
owl is awake at
.
It is looking for
.
The owl likes to
frogs.
This bat is awake _______ night.
It is looking _______ food.
It _______ to eat insects.
Accuracy Chart
Errors
Level
M = Meaning (makes sense)
More than 5 correct
Independent
Heard
5 correct
Instructional
Fewer than 5 correct
Frustration
Words Entered
Score
Seen
S = Syntax (sounds right)
Unseen
Comments:
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Nocturnal
Animals
Text-Sequencing Activity
get set
Some animals sleep in the day
but are awake at night.
These animals are nocturnal.
This mouse is awake at night.
It is looking for food.
It likes to eat fruit and vegetables.
This red fox is awake at night too.
It is looking for food.
The red fox eats the mouse.
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Nocturnal
Animals
Word Search Activity
get set
Name:............................................................................................................................... Date:...............................................
Words can
be found
in these
directions:
The letter in
each square
can only be
used in one
word.
Words
to find:
l
m
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u
s
e
n
f
o
l
s
l
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p
o
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a
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k
r
a
k
t
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d
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g
w
e
h
t
f
n
h
a
r
a
s
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k
t
r
i
s
i
t
n
d
e
o
are
food
likes
the
at
for
looking
to
awake
in
mouse
day
is
red
eat
it
sleep
Use the letters that are left to make the word that tells when nocturnal animals
are awake......................................................................................................................................................................................
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Nocturnal
Animals
Board Game Activity
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Spin the numbered spinner.
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The highest number starts.
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You need to spin the exact
number to move onto the
END square.
A mouse
19
20 likes to
START
1
get set
2
Animals that
are awake
at night are
nocturnal.
21
owl is
3 An
awake at
night. Go on to 5.
22
4
eat fruit and
vegetables. Go
back three spaces.
END
18
The red fox
Nocturnal
animals sleep
in the day.
5
24
likes to
6 Aeatbatinsects.
night. Name two
numbers. If you
spin one of those
numbers, go back
to 19.
30
17
23 is awake at
Go forward four
spaces.
The
The red fox
16 rattlesnake
29
15
28 eats mice.
The
25 looks for
7
27
26
8
12
11
likes to eat lizards.
Go back to 12.
food at night. Spin
again. If you spin
a 1 or a 3, go on
to 27.
The red fox
Spin again. Go
back that number.
14
13 rattlesnake
10
is nocturnal. Spin
again. Go forward
that number.
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A porcupine
9 sleeps in the
day. Miss a turn.
Nocturnal
Animals
Writing Activity
GET SET
Name:............................................................................................................................... Date:...............................................
Fill in the chart to show the animals that are nocturnal and what they eat.
Nocturnal animal
Drawing
When it looks
for food
Mouse
What it likes
to eat
fruit and vegetables
night
mouse
Bat
Porcupine
night
frogs
Rattlesnake
Write on the back of this page if you need more space.
REMEMBER
Remember to draw the nocturnal animals and their food.
Use the extra space to write about another nocturnal animal,
when it looks for food, and what it likes to eat.
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