Oral Reading Fluency

EN6F-Ij-1.13
Read grade level text with
135 words correct per
minute
Use the link:
http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/
reading_comprehension/
6th_grade_reading_comprehension/
why_do_dogs_bury_their_bones/
 Let’s do the tongue twister

Dick had a dog,

the dog dug,
the dog dug deep,
how deep did Dick's dog dig?
Dick had a duck,
the duck dived,
the duck dived deep,
how deep did Dick's duck dive?
Dick's duck dived as deep as Dick's dog dug!
GROUP ACTIVITY
 VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Choose the correct meaning of the word
1. instinct
A. take (another person's property)
without permission or legal right and
without intending to return it.

2. stealing B. a natural or intuitive way of acting or

thinking
 VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
3. ancestors
A.
draw in air audibly through the
nose to detect a smell

B. a person related to you who

lived a long time ago:
4. sniff
 VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
5. predator
A. an animal that hunts, kills, and
eats other animals.

B. perfect
5. impeccable
 Why Do Dogs Bury Their Bones?
Even though most dogs have plenty of food to
eat today, their instincts still tell them to bury
their bones and favorite toys. They do this to
keep other dogs and animals from stealing them,
just like their ancestors did. Some dogs hide
more than one bone at once, burying one so
they can go dig up another. This can leave a
backyard full of holes and, well, bones.
So how do dogs decide where to bury their bones? A
dog cannot bury a bone just anywhere. No, he must
first find the perfect spot. This involves using his nose
to sniff out a spot that is free from predators. Often it
is near a tree or a large rock, but it could be virtually
anywhere in the yard. Once the dog finds the perfect
spot, he uses his front paws to dig the hole, drops in
the bone and covers up the hole to protect his
treasure.
Unfortunately, even when dogs bury their bones
near a special tree or mark their territory, they
do not always remember where a bone is buried.
Thankfully, dogs have an impeccable sense of
smell. A dog can smell a bone even if it has been
buried for years and dig it up. Most of the time,
dogs find bones they have buried on their own,
but they can also find bones buried by other
dogs. To the dog, whatever he finds is a treasure.
Why Do Dogs Bury Their Bones?
 Group Activity:
 
Each group will be given a copy of the text
entitled: “Why Do Dogs Bury Their Bones?.
Choose two representatives to read it in front.

The teacher will be one set the timer and record

the miscues.
 
What characteristics of a
dog mentioned in the
text that are the same to
a man?
Enumerate the
reasons why did dogs
bury their bones.
>Have each student a copy of
text.
>Each student has to monitor
the number of words that his/
her partner read per minute.
 Practice reading
the next selection
at home