Smile Like a Crocodile

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tusks

(tusks)

Long, pointy teeth that grow outside the mouths of elephants and some other animals.

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bark

(bark)

The hard covering on the outside of a tree.

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Writing Activity: If I Had Animal Teeth

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Feed the Shark!

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February 2020 Feed the Shark!

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February 2020 Reading Checkpoint: Smile Like a Crocodile

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February 2020 Compare Animal Teeth

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February 2020 A Letter From Norbert Know-It-All

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February 2020 If I Had Animal Teeth . . .

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Academic Standards

Reading Objective:

For Dental Health Month, children compare and contrast the form and function of different animals’ teeth.

Science Focus:

Animal teeth

CCSS:

SL.1.2 Discuss a video; RI.1.1 Key details; RI.1.2 Main idea; RI.1.3 Compare and contrast; RI.1.8 Text evidence, W.1.2 Writing; RI.1.10 Read and discuss first-grade texts

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