Informational (nonfiction), 1,433 words, Level W (Grade 4), Lexile 870L
People enjoy all kinds of food--strawberries, pizza, salad, chocolate--but how many people really know how food travels through the body and how the body reacts? Digestion provides students a chance to learn about the journey food takes through the body and how it supplies the body with the nutrients it needs. The book can also be used to teach students how to sequence events and to summarize as they read.
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abdomen, absorption, digestive system, dissolving, elimination, enzymes, gastric, microbes, molecules, nutrients, saliva, vital
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Teach the Objectives
Summarize to understand text
Sequence : Sequence events
Grammar and Mechanics
Inflectional Endings : Recognize and use inflectional ending -ing
Syllable Patterns : Recognize and identify syllable patterns within a word
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class