rookery a large group of birds together raising their young; a nesting colony

squid a sea animal that has a pair of tail fins and ten arms

Share lesson vocabulary with students. Have students locate each word in their glossaries
and note each word's pronunciation and meaning. Ask these questions to help clarify word meanings.

Point out that some of this week's words apply specifically to penguins. Ask students
what other words they know that might describe penguins. Activate Prior Knowledge

Explain to students that some of these words are homonyms. Check a dictionary for other meanings for peck and hatch. Homonyms

Have students use these steps for reading any troublesome multisyllabic words. (See the Multisyllabic Word Routine on p. DI•1.)

1 Look for Meaningful Word Parts (base words, endings, prefixes, suffixes, roots) Think about the meaning of each part. Use the parts to read the word. Model: I see -er at the end of flippers. I know that sometimes final consonants are doubled when a suffix is added. The base word must be flip. Flip means "to move something with a snap or jerk," and -er means "something or someone who does an action, so flippers means "something that moves with a snap or a jerk."

2 Chunk Words with No Recognizable Parts Say each chunk slowly. Then
say the chunks fast to make a word. Model: fro, zen—frozen.