About this book
Grade Level Equivalent: 4
Lexile Measure: 680L
Guided Reading Level: R
Age: Age 8, Age 9, Age 10
Genre: Classics
Subject: Death, Grief, Loss, Farm and Ranch Life, Friends and Friendship
Language Arts: Animal Words
Remind students of some of the other animals on the farm. Point out that different words are used for different family members of some animals. Start a chart like the one shown here. Leave the words in parentheses off the chart and ask students to fill them in. Challenge them to add other animals as well.
| Animal Names | |||||
| Male | bull | ram | (gander) | rooster | goat |
| Female | (cow) | ewe | goose | (hen) | goat |
| Baby | calf | (lamb) | gosling | chick | (kid) |
- Subjects:Animal Babies and Parents, Charts and Graphs, Vocabulary, Farm and Ranch Life, Friends and Friendship
- Skills:Charts and Graphs, Vocabulary
