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Salmon, Salmon Swimming

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What's Inside

Read this one together at home and let the lines about salmon and swimming set the pace. The book blends science with poetry, so children hear information in a simple, rhythmic form they can follow aloud.

It gives children practice with salmon vocabulary, fish science, and the idea of a life cycle. It also introduces the work of a fish scientist, or ichthyologist, in words young readers can understand.

This title fits a child who likes science books, animal facts, or poems about nature. When you read it aloud, pause after each line so your child can hear the rhythm and think about the meaning.

Teaching & Discussion Guide

Use this guide to turn Salmon, Salmon Swimming into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.

Concepts & skills practiced

Science vocabulary
Poetry and rhythm
Fish facts
Salmon life cycle
Life science
Content-area reading

Discussion Questions

1 What do you think the word brave means in the title Salmon, Salmon Swimming?
2 What do you already know about salmon before we read this book?
3 The page says this is a science poem. How does a poem help us learn about salmon?
4 What do you think a salmon life cycle means?
5 Why might a fish scientist, or ichthyologist, study salmon?
6 After reading, what new fact or idea about salmon would you want to remember?

Words to Learn

salmon: A fish that lives part of its life in fresh water and part in salt water.
swimming: Moving through water with your body.
science: The study of how the world works.
poem: Writing that often has rhythm, sound, or lines that can be read aloud.
life cycle: The stages a living thing goes through as it grows and changes.
fish: An animal that lives in water and breathes with gills.
ichthyologist: A scientist who studies fish.

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