The Wishbone
Students read a nonfiction passage about the wishbone, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Student Objectives
- Read a passage about the wishbone and find details about how a furcula works in a bird.
- Explain how the author uses evidence, such as fossils, to show that birds are related to dinosaurs.
- Find the cause and effect that explains why a wishbone must dry before it is pulled.
- Use context clues to work out the meaning of the word merrythought.