► Build Background
► Language & Grammar
Elaborate
Use Adverbs
► Prepare to Read
Learn Key Vocabulary
Learn a Reading Strategy Visualize
► Read and Write
Focus on Genre
Online Article
Apply the Reading Strategy
Visualize
Critical Thinking
Reading Fluency
Read with Expression
Vocabulary Review
Write About the Guiding Question
► Connect Across the Curriculum
Literary Analysis
Use Text Features: Graphics
Vocabulary Study
Use Context Clues: Jargon
Listening/Speaking
Conduct Career Interviews
Research/Speaking
Learn About Primates
Language and Grammar
Elaborate
Writing and Grammar
Write About a Discovery
What does it feel like to explore the world and learn about the environment? Mireya Mayor knows. Her discovery of a tiny animal made a big difference in protecting the environment.
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Mireya Mayor travels the world to protect the environment.
Team Brainstorm Imagine that you are in the rainforest with Mireya Mayor, and you are trying to learn about a tiny animal called a mouse lemur. Brainstorm a list of questions to start your science log.