LizardsReading Response Unit

WALT process information using higher level thinking activities to extend our comprehension of texts read. We are developing critical and creative thinking.

By Amber

Instructions: Make a new slide for each task - label clearly with a suitable title. Find images to support your work.

Remembering What are the facts?

See pages 3, 4 and 5

There are almost 4,000 different species of lizards known and probably many more to

be discovered.

1. How many Lizards have been discovered

2. Name the three different rainforest habitats where large number of lizards can be found.

Tropical Rainforest's.Trees and the ground.

In the high parts of mountains.

3. Write 4 questions like the ones above. You must be able to find the answers in the report.

Question 1:What is the life-span of a lizard?Question 2: What species hunt lizards?

Question 3: Why do people hunt lizards for?Question 4: What is one of the reasons that are so

many lizards.

Question 1: The life-span of a lizard is 5-10 years.Question 2: Birds, snakes and mammals hunt lizards.Question 3: Because people want there beautiful skin

and they like to have them as pets.Question 4:One of the reasons are that they are so adaptable and will eat whatever food is available.

Questions:

Answers:

Understanding Show that you understand the information

See pages 7 and 8

4. draw a picture or diagram to show how a lizard uses its tail to

escape from predators.

Bird taking the lizards

tail

The lizard will run away and the tail will grow back

5. Use just your heading and trigger words from one paragraph in the report to rewrite

the paragraph in your own words. If you have time, have a go at another.

Lizards have a very important role in the food chain. They eat most of the insects and rodents that eat our gardens and

plants.Most people hunt them for their attractive skin and to keep them as pets. Humans are polluting and destroying our rainforest that most of the lizards live in, which is very bad

for the environment and the lizards.

Applying using the information in another way

See pages 10 and 11

6. Write an acrostic poem ( or any kind of poem or rap )

about “loopy Lizards”. LOOPY

LIZARD

azy

ange of colors

atientellow

ctive

range

izards are awesome

ig, zagnteresting

angerous

val head

Write a Diary entry of being a lizard for a day

Dear Lizard DiaryToday was an awesome day I woke up to the hot sun gleaming on my face.Plus today was the union meeting, there was around about 4,000 different

types of lizards there. The food was great, I had lots of insects and random juices.

So there that was the day, pretty boring, but had some fun to. Tomorrow I think I will go to the water hole.

7/3/13

8/3/13Dear Lizard Diary

Today I had the adventure of my life, I went to the water hole.At the water hole there were groups of birds that we chasing me.

I was terrified so I had to jump in the ice cold water. (P.S Its winter hehehe).

Any way that was my day.

analysingidentifying the features that help lizards survive

Lizards

Four legs, for

climbing and

walking.

five clawed toes, to climb

trees.

Change colours,

shapes and sizes, so

predators can’t find

them easy.

frills and sails to

camouflage, to

defend them

They can increase

there body space to warm up quicker.

creating making improvements

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Spike for the lizard to

defended for itself

Fangs to defend itself when birds come for

them.

When the bird comes for the lizard, the lizard will bite it with its fangs and defend it with its spikes

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