I read the
book with the kids for enjoyment first. Then I read looking for bat facts
and bird facts and things that are the same and different.
The kids read in
groups of two or three depending on the strength and grade of the readers
in your room. I start a venn diagram graphic organizer with the whole
class. Then the kids read looking for information to add the the venn
diagram. I give the kids sticky notes so the kids can put a sticky note
where they find the information. We gather back together and add to
the graphic organizer. To "assess/grade" I have them write two ways
that bats are alike and two ways bats are different.
