Description

This pack includes six copies of the student book (9781760861117 – as described below) and a lesson plan (9781760861650).

Title Information:­

Caring for Animals: Caring for Animals explores the work done by people who care for wild animals in a range of settings such as aquariums, zoos and conservation centres. The book explains the need for conservation and how qualified people care for sick, injured or endangered animals.

Content vocabulary: aquarium, conservation, enclosure, endangered, extinct, global network, habitat, humane society,  national parks, radio transmitter, rehabilitate, reintroduced, species, wildlife refuge

Key concepts:
People care for captive, sick or endangered animals in a variety of settings  Some animals are rehabilitated and released back into the wild  Conservation programs are important to ensure the survival of some species

Reading Strategies: Using knowledge of text structure

Related resource: Lesson Plan – Caring for Animals

Series Information:

WorldWise is a high-interest literacy program that encourages inquiry and questioning while extending knowledge in science and a range of STEM topics linked to the curriculum. This engaging program teaches reading strategies simultaneously with natural, earth and physical science concepts – reflecting the diversity of the world students live in.

Students will develop strategies and skills to read informative texts across a range of text types while they learn to become informative text writers. With an assortment of text types on offer, themes and concepts are introduced and revisited across the reading stages, building on initial concepts with increasing complexity.

WorldWise Lesson Plans support each Student Book, offering practical, systematic and easy-to-implement instructions. These visually appealing resources integrate oral language, vocabulary development, fluency and comprehension, writing and phonics.

WorldWise Investigations is a web-based tool that provides extension activities for titles in the program. It encourages exploration of content linked to curriculum outcomes in a deeper more hands-on way. Students are supported with a framework that encourages investigation and inquiry.

This series is supported by an array of teacher resources which can be obtained by visiting www.worldwise.com.au