Whether you use this reading comprehension learning exercise as the basis for a short lesson on comprehension strategies or for additional practice, the passage about tricky octopi is sure to engage the interest of your young scientists. 

Concepts

main ideas, central ideas, reading comprehension strategies, reading comprehension, synonyms

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Additional Tags

identifying the main idea, reading comprehension strategies, synonyms, Predicting, reading comprehension, organization structure, science

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Instructional Ideas

• Just for fun have class members access the "Save the Northwest Tree Octopus" site

Pros

• The attached answer sheet provides a detailed explanation for the strategies used to determine the correct response

Cons

• None