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PRODUCT CONTENTS MANIPULATIVES: 20 pages of sentences and answer keys (5 sentences each for 12 sets); 3 pages of color photos 8 pages of teacher information COPYRIGHT © READING MANIPULATIVES All rights reserved. Published in the United States of America. No part of these materials may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system, without prior written permission of the publisher. Making copies of any part of these materials for any purpose other than your personal use is a violation of United States copyright laws. SKILL DEVELOPMENT All sets or cards in Reading Manipulatives products are different. Once students are introduced to the skills and shown how to do the activity, they work independently. The individualized materials can be used for seatwork or stations. Students work on needed skills, and teachers are freed for instruction. MATERIALS PREPARATION PDF pages are designed to be printed on 8.5 x 11 inch sheets. Cover-weight paper in a variety of colors is available at office supply stores or online. Lamination is recommended. There are 12 unique sets of Dangerous Creatures 3 Scrambled Sentences manipulatives. Each set contains words that form 5 sentences, along with a matching photo. Optimally, PDF pages should be printed on 5 colors (1–4, 5–8, 9–12, 13–16, 17–20) as this would make the pieces for the sentences easier to sort. However, each piece has a character following the set number (,–, ,–, or –) that can be used for sorting if only one color of paper is used. Sentences have a logical progression and should always be arranged in the same sequence. Cut the laminated sheets of sentences into horizontal strips using a trimmer. Then use sharp scissors to cut halfway between the individual words. Cut each sheet of photos vertically on the trimmer and then cut the 2 photos apart with scissors. All pieces have a set code on them. Put the 12 sets in zipper bags. ANSWER KEYS & STUDENT CHECKLISTS Answer keys are provided because active involvement builds accountability. When done thoughtfully, students learn from checking their work and analyzing any errors. Checklists for tracking the materials that have been completed are important for recordkeeping. The last page of this guide is a master for student checklists that can be copied and cut. DANGEROUS CREATURES 3 SCRAMBLED SENTENCES PRODUCT CODE: 670 Reading Manipulatives, Inc. 1725 East Mountain View Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85020-2345 www.readskill.com

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PRODUCT CONTENTSMANIPULATIVES: 20 pages of sentencesand answer keys (5 sentences each for12 sets); 3 pages of color photos

8 pages of teacher information

COPYRIGHT © READING MANIPULATIVESAll rights reserved. Published in the United States of America. No part of these materials may be usedor reproduced in any form or by any means, orstored in a retrieval system, without prior writtenpermission of the publisher. Making copies of anypart of these materials for any purpose other thanyour personal use is a violation of United Statescopyright laws.

SKILL DEVELOPMENTAll sets or cards in Reading Manipulatives products are different.Once students are introduced to the skills and shown how to do theactivity, they work independently. The individualized materials canbe used for seatwork or stations. Students work on needed skills,and teachers are freed for instruction.

MATERIALS PREPARATIONPDF pages are designed to be printed on 8.5 x 11 inch sheets.Cover-weight paper in a variety of colors is available at officesupply stores or online. Lamination is recommended.

There are 12 unique sets of Dangerous Creatures 3 ScrambledSentences manipulatives. Each set contains words that form 5sentences, along with a matching photo. Optimally, PDF pagesshould be printed on 5 colors (1–4, 5–8, 9–12, 13–16, 17–20) as this would make the pieces for the sentences easier to sort.However, each piece has a character following the set number (–l, –n, –s, –6, or –H) that can be used for sorting if only onecolor of paper is used. Sentences have a logical progression andshould always be arranged in the same sequence.

Cut the laminated sheets of sentences into horizontal stripsusing a trimmer. Then use sharp scissors to cut halfway betweenthe individual words. Cut each sheet of photos vertically on thetrimmer and then cut the 2 photos apart with scissors. All pieceshave a set code on them. Put the 12 sets in zipper bags.

ANSWER KEYS & STUDENT CHECKLISTSAnswer keys are provided because active involvement buildsaccountability. When done thoughtfully, students learn fromchecking their work and analyzing any errors. Checklists fortracking the materials that have been completed are important forrecordkeeping. The last page of this guide is a master for studentchecklists that can be copied and cut.

DANGEROUS CREATURES 3 SCRAMBLED SENTENCESPRODUCT CODE: 670

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Fluency is the ability to read text accurately and quickly. Fluent readers recognize words automaticallyand read aloud effortlessly and with expression. They are able to group words into meaningful phrasesand extract meaning from what they have read. They simultaneously relate what they are reading to theentire selection, as well as their own background knowledge. Unless students can read fluently, readingcomprehension is hindered.

Fluent reading takes practice, and therefore the skill is honed slowly. Additionally, students do notdevelop fluency until they have a solid foundation of word analysis skills. Many students who cannotread fluently must put too much effort into decoding. They read slowly, word for word, with unnaturalphrase grouping, and this negatively impacts comprehension. Other students recognize wordsautomatically and understand what they are reading, but their reading still lacks expression. Thesestudents may need to be taught phrases and clauses that signal appropriate breaking points in the text.

HOW SCRAMBLED SENTENCES BUILD FLUENCY & LANGUAGE USAGE SKILLSA key characteristic of fluent reading is the ability to group words into meaningful clusters whilereading. Scrambled sentences are an excellent strategy for building concepts about blocks of text.In these manipulatives, the words in sentences are cut apart and students arrange them into sentences.With practice, students become more adept at grouping words into phrases and sentences.

Students are eager to do scrambled sentences because the activity seems like a word game. Theinteresting facts conveyed in the sentences also engage students. Yet as students move through theseincreasingly complex sets of scrambled sentences, they build fluency while improving linguistic andgrammatical competency. Completed sentences provide opportunities for oral reading.

As students assemble the words into sentences, their awareness of sentence structure improves.Without getting bogged down in terminology, they soon identify subjects and predicates; organize wordsinto phrases; link adjectives and adverbs to the words they modify; and use conjunctions to providecohesive ties. Scrambled sentences also model accurate capitalization and punctuation, and students learnto utilize these as organizational cues.

USING MANIPULATIVES WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERSIn the United States, English language learners (ELLs) are the most rapidly expanding studentpopulation. Reading Manipulatives products complement bilingual programs and can be core programcomponents in English immersion programs. The following are among the many reasons thatmanipulatives are effective for teaching literacy skills to ELLs.

• Manipulatives can be easily adapted to suit learner skills or abilities.• The intuitive, natural approaches need less explanation, thereby removing language barriers.• Manipulatives are less threatening, more engaging, and can be repeated until mastery is attained.• Scrambled sentences teach English syntax as they foster reading comprehension and fluency.

SCRAMBLED SENTENCES LEVELS & CONTENTThe Reading Manipulatives 600 scrambled sentences series has 3 levels of difficulty. Each level has 3products containing 12 student sets on varied topics.The following page has examples from eachinstructional level and notes sentence length and language usage features.

Page 7 lists the sentences from the 12 student sets in this product. The final page is a master forstudent checklists that can be used for recordkeeping. Students mark off the sets as they complete them.

DEVELOP FLUENCY WITH SCRAMBLED SENTENCES

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Linguistic structure in each of the Reading Manipulatives scrambled sentences levels (1, 2, 3) increasesin difficulty. These examples of the levels show how the sentence length increases and the structuralfeatures become more advanced.

It is important for students to start with a level that is not too difficult. As students work throughthat level, they develop strategies that enable them to succeed with longer, more complex sentences.Move any student who is struggling to a lower level.

LEVEL 1 – FARMSENTENCE LENGTH – 5 TO 9 WORDS

POSSESSIVES, SINGLE ADJECTIVES

SIMPLE ADVERBIAL PHRASES ONLY

LEVEL 2 – NATURESENTENCE LENGTH – 8 TO 11 WORDS

MULTIPLE ADJECTIVES, WORDS IN SERIES

MORE COMPLEX PHRASES & VOCABULARY

LEVEL 3 – DANGEROUS CREATURESSENTENCE LENGTH – 12 TO 16 WORDS

COMPOUND, DETAILED SENTENCES

SOPHISTICATED LINGUISTICS

SCRAMBLED SENTENCE LEVELS

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Mosquitoes DC3–1

Diseases spread by mosquitoes have killedmore people than all the wars put together.

A female’s wings, which beat 600 times persecond, make the annoying buzz.

Female mosquitoes find warm-blooded bodieswith their keen senses.

Their bites cause more than 250 million casesof illness each year.

Mosquito nets, garlic, and getting rid ofstanding water help to stop mosquitoes.

Brown Rats DC3–2

Brown rats like the same food as humans andhave followed them throughout the world.

Since rats are nocturnal and hang out inundesirable places, people rarely see them.

A filthy rat contaminates its environ-ment withabout 50 droppings and a gallon of urine daily.

One pair of rats and their offspring couldcreate 20 million rats in three years if allsurvived.

These rugged creatures have survived a flushdown a toilet, five-story falls, and radioactivity.

Polar Bears DC3–3

At up to 10 feet and 1600 pounds, polar bearsare the largest land carnivore.

Polar bears eat seals and can smell theirblubber from 20 miles away.

Polar bears drift on ice floes for hundreds ofmiles to catch seals.

Polar bears might become extinct becauseglobal warming is melting ice and glaciers.

Humans in the Arctic are also threatening thefragile resources polar bears rely on.

Scorpions DC3–4

Scorpions have not changed much in their 300million years on Earth.

Venom from the stinger in the scorpion’s tailparalyzes its prey.

A scorpion spits enzymes on prey and digestsit before slurping it up.

Scorpion skeletons reflect ultraviolet light andcan be seen at night with special lights.

Can you believe that the slow metabolism ofscorpions enables them to live 15 to 25 years?

Houseflies DC3–5

A housefly has two wings and a mouth thatsoaks up liquids like a sponge.

These pesky insects move from bacteria-ladendelights to our glasses and food.

The stiff hairs on their bodies carry germs tosurfaces they touch.

To make matters worse, flies reproduce rapidlyand leave dirty specks behind.

These culprits spread serious diseases, sokeep your fly swatter handy.

Cougars DC3–6

These feral cats are called cougars, mountainlions, pumas, or panthers.

At about 5 feet in length and 100 pounds,cougars are both quick and agile.

Cougars, once plentiful throughout the UnitedStates, are being wiped out by man.

Cougars are master hunters of small or largeprey and kill one animal weekly.

However, these shy creatures avoid humansand are afraid of a dog’s barking.

Jaguars DC3–7

The word jaguar means “wild beast that cankill prey in a single leap.”

Solitary jaguars thrive in Central and SouthAmerican jungles that are filled with game.

Although smaller than tigers and lions, jaguarsare the largest wildcat in the Americas.

They are rusty yellow on top with black spots,bright green eyes, and enormous paws.

Jaguars slink, hide, leap, and then crush theprey’s skull with their teeth.

Water Moccasins DC3–8

Water moccasins are three to six feet long andhave broad, flat heads.

These fatally venomous snakes are belligerentand do not flee from encounters.

They get into a vertical position and open theirfang-decorated mouths.

The inside of the mouth has a white lining, andthat is why they are called cottonmouths.

Although bites aren’t always lethal, recoverymay take months and leave scars.

Tigers DC3–9

Tigers are beautiful, graceful, jungle cats withexcellent camouflage and vision.

Tigers are usually resting, but they remainalert even when drowsy.

Tigers sometimes back into water to cool offsince they don’t like to get their faces wet.

Man-eating tigers are usually the weaker oneswho cannot hunt normal prey.

Majestic tigers need protection since fewerthan 5000 remain in the entire world.

Wolves DC3–10

Isn’t it amazing that wolves are hated when“man’s best friend” is their descendent?

Wolves are carnivores and eat nearly 20pounds of meat every day.

A pack has ten to twenty wolves and needs upto 100 square miles to find food.

These longtime friends to man are actuallyquite shy and avoid human contact.

Sadly, there are few wolves left to fear in theUnited States since most have beenobliterated.

Moose DC3–11

The massive, solitary moose is the largestmammal with antlers ever to live on Earth.

Moose eat 50 or more pounds of vegetationdaily, and much of it is aquatic.

The large, unique antlers of male moosechange shape throughout their lives.

A moose can keep a pack of wolves at baywith its fearsome, slashing hooves.

In Alaska, the plentiful moose eat gardens andcause collisions on roads and railways.

Gila Monsters DC3–12

Gila monsters, one of the few venomouslizards, live in deserts of the Southwest andMexico.

Gila monsters are about two feet long and lookbeaded because of their rounded scales.

The scales are replaced twice a year whenthese lizards shed their skins.

Gila monsters store nutrients in their fat tailsand live off them when food is scarce.

A Gila monster chews venom into its victims,usually small mammals or young birds.

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