This pack includes six copies of the student book (9781760868604 - as described below) and a lesson plan (9781760868840).Title Information: Champions of the Animal World: Champions of the Animal World looks at animals that have exceptional abilities. It explores what each animal champion can do and how it does it. The book also looks at human-made threats to each animal’s survival.Content vocabulary: champion, cheetah, diver, endangered, hunt, hurdling, impala, kilometres per hour, leap, outstanding, peregrine falcon, predators, prey, rocket frog, sailfish, speed, sperm whale, sprint, swamps, talents, threatenedKey concepts:Some animals have adaptations that make them stronger or faster than other animals. This helps them to stay safe or to find food. Human activity threatens the existence of many animals and some are endangered.Reading Strategies: Making inferencesRelated resource: Lesson Plan - Champions of the Animal WorldSeries Information:
WorldWise is a high-interest literacy program that encourages inquiry and questioning while extending knowledge in science and a range of STEM topics linked to the curriculum. This engaging program teaches reading strategies simultaneously with natural, earth and physical science concepts - reflecting the diversity of the world students live in.Students will develop strategies and skills to read informative texts across a range of text types while they learn to become informative text writers. With an assortment of text types on offer, themes and concepts are introduced and revisited across the reading stages, building on initial concepts with increasing complexity.WorldWise Lesson Plans support each Student Book, offering practical, systematic and easy-to-implement instructions. These visually appealing resources integrate oral language, vocabulary development, fluency and comprehension, writing and phonics.WorldWise Investigations is a web-based tool that provides extension activities for titles in the program. It encourages exploration of content linked to curriculum outcomes in a deeper more hands-on way. Students are supported with a framework that encourages investigation and inquiry.This series is supported by an array of teacher resources which can be obtained by visiting www.worldwise.com.au
