All About Kangaroos: Guided Reading Level G with Lesson Plan

Book Snapshot
• Title: All About Kangaroos
• Genre: Nonfiction (informational)
• Subject: Science (Life Science)
• Primary Topic: Kangaroo traits, movement, food, and babies
• Estimated Guided Reading Level (A–Z): G

What This Book Teaches Best
• Identifies a kangaroo’s habitat by stating it lives in Australia.
• Describes how kangaroos move: they have two big back legs, and they hop very fast.
• Explains how a kangaroo’s tail helps it by keeping balance.
• Shares what kangaroos eat by stating they like green grass and find food on the ground.
• Teaches family/group terms: a baby is a joey that grows in the pouch, and a group is a mob.

Learning Goals
• Students will identify where a kangaroo lives using details from the text.
• Students will describe how kangaroos move, using the book’s words and examples.
• Students will explain how a kangaroo’s tail helps it keep balance.
• Students will describe what kangaroos eat and where they find food.
• Students will name what a baby kangaroo is called and where it grows.
• Students will identify what a group of kangaroos is called.

Key Vocabulary From the Text
• Australia — a country where kangaroos live.
• balance — staying steady and not falling over.
• pouch — a pocket where a mother carries her baby.
• joey — a baby kangaroo.
• mob — a group of kangaroos that live together.

Discussion Prompts
• Pre-reading question: What do you already know about kangaroos?
• Comprehension questions: Where does the book say a kangaroo lives?
• Comprehension questions: How does a kangaroo move in this book?
• Comprehension questions: What is a group of kangaroos called?

Printing Tips

1. Best Printing Method (Recommended)
   “Booklet” Printing (Best if Available)
   If your printer or PDF viewer supports Booklet Printing, use this.
   Settings to use:
   • Print mode: Booklet
   • Paper size: Letter or A4 (either works)
   • Orientation: Landscape
   • Print on both sides: Yes
   • Flip on: Short edge
   • Scaling: Fit to printable area
   • Booklet subset:
   o First test: Front sides only
   o Then: Back sides only
   This will automatically:
   • Pair pages correctly
   • Put the cover on the outside
   • Align everything for folding
   After printing, fold in half and staple along the spine.

2. If “Booklet” Printing Is NOT Available
   You can still print this correctly with manual duplex printing.
   Step-by-step:

3. Open the PDF.

4. Choose Print.

5. Set:
   o Orientation: Landscape
   o Pages per sheet: 1
   o Print on both sides: Yes
   o Flip on: Short edge

6. Print all pages.
   Because each PDF page already contains two facing book pages, the result will still fold cleanly into a book.