April 18, 2011 | Scholastic ACTION

DIFFERENTIATED TEEN SPOTLIGHT ARTICLES

Find interactive, printable versions of this issue’s article, "A Wild Life," 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.

"Saving Babies," p. 3: A preview of the new movie Born to Be Wild!
"Trash Hotel," p. 3: Tour a hotel that was built with garbage.
"A Wild Life," p. 12: Watch an episode of the Jacobus brothers’ nature show on their Web site.
"Attack of the Flying Fish," p. 16: An anchor video all about invasive species.
"Jack Black," p. 24: Watch the naming ceremony for baby Po the panda, including a presentation by Jack Black, and see a Scholastic Kid Reporter interview Jack.

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.)

All About “Back to Earth Day”
SKILL: Reading-Comprehension Test Prep
BASED ON: “Back to Earth Day,” p. 6
PRINTABLE PDF
Read and Respond: Whooping Crane
SKILL: Short-Passage Reading-Comprehension Test Prep
BASED ON: “Back to Earth Day,” p. 6
PRINTABLE PDF
Your Wild Life
SKILL: Relating Text to Self
BASED ON: “A Wild Life,” p. 12
PRINTABLE PDF
The Main Idea
SKILL: Main Idea and Details
BASED ON: “Attack of the Flying Fish,” p. 16
PRINTABLE PDF
Match the Meaning
SKILL: Vocabulary Review
BASED ON: “A Wild Life,” p. 12, and “Attack of the Flying Fish,” p. 16
PRINTABLE PDF

From the Student Edition:

Show What You Know
SKILL: Reading-Comprehension Test Prep
BASED ON: “A Wild Life,” p. 12
INTERACTIVE PDF

From the Teaching Guide:

Earth Day Suffixes
SKILL: Suffixes
BASED ON: Lesson Plan, page T2 in the Teaching Guide
PRINTABLE PDF
What’s the Plot?
SKILL: Plot Parts
BASED ON: “Back to Earth Day,” p. 6
PRINTABLE PDF
Write a Haiku
SKILL: Creative Writing
BASED ON: Lesson Plan, p. T6 in the Teaching Guide and “A Wild Life,” p. 12
PRINTABLE PDF

TEACHING GUIDE

Download this issue’s Teaching Guide here. Answers have been removed to prevent students from accessing them. See page T8 in the printed Teaching Guide for answers and a link to the online answer key.