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Masked Neighbors: Reading About Raccoons

Read a short article about raccoons and use context to confirm word meanings, say a tricky word the right way and fix reading mistakes.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.3.4.c

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students use context to confirm the meaning of words in an informational article.
Students use context to decide how to say a word that can be read two ways.
Students reread to correct a misread word or a misunderstanding.

How to use

Read the article aloud once, then have students reread it on their own as they answer. Remind them to go back to the paragraph named in each question.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.3.4.c

Use context to confirm or fix word recognition and understanding, rereading as needed.

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Masked Neighbors: Reading About Raccoons

Use clues in an article to check what words mean and how to say them.

Read the article

Read the article. If a word does not make sense, reread the sentence and the sentences around it.

Masked Neighbors

1Have you ever seen an animal with a black mask of fur around its eyes? It might have been a raccoon. Raccoons have thick grayish fur, a pointed nose, and a bushy tail with dark rings around it.

2Raccoons are most active at night. That is when they move around, explore, and look for food. During the day, they often sleep in a den. A den can be a hollow tree, an old log, or a dry space under a porch.

3A raccoon's front paws work a lot like hands. Raccoons use their paws to pick up food, turn over rocks, and pull lids off trash cans. Their paws can feel things very well, so raccoons can find food even in the dark.

4Raccoons will eat almost anything. They eat fruit, nuts, insects, frogs, eggs, and fish. Some raccoons live close to people's homes. These raccoons may dig through trash cans for leftover food, so many families keep tight lids on their cans.

5Sometimes a raccoon rubs its food between its paws or dips it in water before it eats. People who watch raccoons often notice this habit.

6Baby raccoons are called kits. A mother raccoon takes care of her kits and teaches them to climb and find food. When the kits are older, they leave to live on their own.

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