March 28, 2011 | Scholastic Action

DIFFERENTIATED TEEN SPOTLIGHT ARTICLES

Find Printable, printable versions of this issue’s article, "Saving Dogs in Danger," along with Listen & Read audio podcasts, quizzes, and whiteboard-ready printable skills sheets—all at three differentiated Lexile® versions! Click a Lexile® level below to find the right resources for your students.

"Real-Life Jetpack," p. 2: Watch someone lift off with the Martin Jetpack!!
"Bugs for Lunch," p. 3: Watch a slideshow of insect and arachnid cuisine.
"Mama Bear?," p. 3: Read more about the panda cub and its costumed caretakers, and watch a slideshow about other endangered animals.
"Megamind," p. 6: Watch a funny preview of the movie.

SKILLS SHEETS AND QUIZZES

Online-Only Skills Sheets:
(For the web site address that lists answers to these skills sheets, look at the answer key in your printed Teachers Edition.)

Spring Plurals and Possessives
SKILL: Plurals and Possessives
BASED ON: "Celebrity Scoop: Miranda Cosgrove," p. 4
Printable PDF
All About “Megamind”
SKILL: Reading-Comprehension Test Prep
BASED ON: "Megamind," p. 6
Printable PDF
Read and Respond
SKILL: Short-Passage Reading-Comprehension Test Prep
BASED ON: "Saving Dogs in Danger," p. 12
Printable PDF
Match the Meaning
SKILL: Vocabulary Review/Context Clues
BASED ON: “Saving Dogs in Danger,” p. 12, and “Willow Smith,” p. 16
Printable PDF
My Favorite Animal
SKILL: Essay Writing
BASED ON: “Saving Dogs in Danger” p. 12
Printable PDF

From the Student Edition:

Show What You Know
SKILL: Reading-Comprehension Test Prep
BASED ON: “Saving Dogs in Danger,” p. 12
Interactive PDF

From the Teaching Guide:

Spring Prefixes
SKILL: Prefixes
BASED ON: Lesson Plan, page T2 in the Teaching Guide
PRINTABLE PDF
My “Megamind” Predictions
SKILL: Making Predictions
BASED ON: “Megamind,” p. 6
PRINTABLE PDF
Write the Text
SKILL: Nonfiction Text Features
BASED ON: Lesson Plan, p. T6 in the Teaching Guide
PRINTABLE PDF

TEACHER'S EDITION

Download this issue's Teacher's Edition here. (Answers have been removed.)