Lemurs

I read this story about lemurs with my class.  It is from National Geographic Young Explorer.  It is a great magazine.  My class learned that there are many kinds of Lemurs.  Most wild lemurs live in the same place forever.  They usually live in Madagascar.  Most lemurs are endangered.  Recently, a new kind of mouse lemur was discovered.  It is really small and has a long tail like a mouse.  There is a lemur that is as big as a cat called a black lemur.  The interesting thing about the name is that this lemur is not black. Lemurs find it very easy to climb trees.  Baby lemurs ride on their mother because they are too small to climb.  Another kind of lemur is the crowned lemur.  It is called this because on its head it actually has a gold color fur that looks like the lemur is wearing a crown.  The indri is the singing lemur and it is the largest of all.  Ring tailed lemurs have a black and white striped tail, and a black and white face; it looks like a raccoon.  It likes to bask in the sun.  The last of the lemurs is a sifaka lemur.  When it is on the ground it hops sideways and looks like it is dancing.  Lemurs are very a very appealing group of animals to learn about.  I would like to learn more!    

Vocabulary:

Lemurs: small fox like mammal

Madagascar: an area if Africa

Endangered: not many of these animals left

Recently: something that has just happened

Discovered: to find out some new information

Bask: lay in the sun

Appealing: another word for interesting

Word Scramble:

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ruslme________________________

gnadnedred__________________________

glnipapea_________________________

amadagcsra__________________________

ryelctne_____________________________

ddiesrcroeve____________________________

Grammar:

Action verbs describe the action in the sentence.  Look for three sentences in the story that have action verbs in them.  Underline the sentence.  Then, write three of your own sentences using  an action verb.