Teacher Guide:

Turn your Expository Writing Resources into a broader literacy experience with Winter Animals Bonus Materials

Contents: Winter Animal Word Cards Woodchuc! Writing "rame #entence $lanning Wor!sheet

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den

hibernate DENDDEN polar bear arctic squirrel woodchuck

bear arctic fox

beaver

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penguin

snowy owl DENDDEN

seal

reindeer

moose

caribou

carnivore

herbivore

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environment

land DEND DEN

climate

landscape

warmth

season

carnivore survive

plumage

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fur

coat DEND DEN

hide

amphibian

region

burrow

carnivore mammal

forage

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female environment male

male DEND DEN

migrate hide

region adapt

predator fur

blend

temperature carnivore forage

amphibian prey

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Woodchuck Writing Frame

The _________ is a mammal that lives in the eastern United States. It can _______ in the cold ______ during the long winter because of its special features. In the fall, the woodchuck develops thick ___ and a layer of fat for extra ______. uring the winter, the woodchuck lives in a _____ for ! to " months. #t the end of winter, the woodchuck comes out of ___________. #s an _______, the woodchuck begins to eat grass and other plants again. $very year, the woodchuck survives the winter through hibernation.
Word Bank: warmth, hibernation, climate, burrow, survive, fur, herbivore, woodchuck

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Woodchuck Writing Frame Answer ey

%&' The woodchuck is a mammal that lives in the eastern United States. %(' It can survive in the cold climate during the long winter because of its special features. %)' In the fall, the woodchuck develops thick fur and a layer of fat for extra warmth. %!' uring the winter, the woodchuck lives in a

burrow for ! to " months. %"' #t the end of winter, the woodchuck comes out of hibernation. %*' #s an herbivore, the woodchuck begins to eat grass and other plants again. %+' $very year, the woodchuck survives the winter through hibernation.

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Name

Directions: Use the model writing frame about a woodchuck as a guide.

Topic Sentence 1 Detail 1 Detail Topic Sentence ! Detail 1 Detail $onclu%ion

Name your animal. Give it a WHO, WHERE, HOW, or WHY detail. _________________________ _________________________ Tell anot"er detail a#out your animal. _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

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