Caribou
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What's Inside
Reading this one-on-one gives you a simple chance to talk about caribou and the science words around them. The book points children toward animal eating habits, predators, reindeer, maps, the tundra, and food webs.
It fits well for a child who is ready to listen for science words and connect them to a real animal. You can pause to name each term, then ask your child to tell you whether it describes what an animal eats, where it lives, or how it fits into a food web.
Read it aloud slowly and stop after each new word so your child can repeat it with you.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Caribou into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Science vocabulary
- Animal classification
- Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores
- Predators and food webs
- Caribou and reindeer facts
- Map and habitat knowledge
Discussion Questions
- 1 The book says caribou are very interesting animals. What do you already know about caribou before we read?
- 2 What do you think the words herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore tell us about what animals eat?
- 3 Why do you think a book about caribou might include a tundra food web?
- 4 How do maps help us learn where caribou and reindeer live?
- 5 What is the difference between a predator and an animal that is being hunted?
- 6 After reading, what science fact about caribou would you want to tell someone else?
Words to Learn
- caribou
- A large animal that lives in cold northern places.
- reindeer
- Another name for caribou in some places.
- herbivore
- An animal that eats plants.
- carnivore
- An animal that eats other animals.
- omnivore
- An animal that eats both plants and animals.
- predator
- An animal that hunts other animals for food.
- tundra
- A very cold, open place where few trees grow.
- food web
- A set of living things that depend on one another for food.
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