Lessons & Units :: Stellaluna 1st Grade Unit

Paired Text Questions: Stellaluna & "All About Bats"

Lesson Plan

Stellaluna | 550L

Stellaluna
Learning Goal
Use evidence from “All About Bats” to determine whether the information about bats in Stellaluna is true.
Necessary Materials
Provided:
  1. Questions
  2. Non-fiction reading passage “All About Bats”

Not Provided:
Stellaluna
 
  • Questions 1 and 2 refer to the non-fiction passage “All About Bats.” Questions 3 and 4 refer to the book Stellaluna. Questions 5 and 6 refer to both the passage and the book.
  • Student versions of the questions are in the 'Texts & Materials' tab.
 
Part 1: "All About Bats"
 
Read the passage “All About Bats” out loud to your students. Alternatively, students can read the passage independently or as a group.
 
Question 1: According to the passage, what do bats eat?
 
Sample student answer: Bats eat insects, fruit, and milk.
 
Question 2: Are there different types of bats in the world, or is there only one kind of bat? Support your answer with information from the passage.
 
Sample student answer: There are different types of bats. The passage says that ‘most bats’ feed on insects. But ‘some’ bats eat fruit. So there are different kinds of bats that eat different things.
 
Part 2: Stellaluna
 
Question 3: In the book Stellaluna, the author describes how the bat Stellaluna and the other bats look and behave. Please list at least four details from the book about bats.
 
Sample student answer: Any details about the bats from the book are acceptable answers:
  • Bats are active at night.
  • Bats eat fruit.
  • Bats sleep upside down.
  • Bats have fur.
  • Bats can see at night.
  • Bats talk.
  • Bats talk to birds.
  • Bats can eat insects.
  • Bats live in forests.
 
Question 4: I am interested to know whether Stellaluna is a completely true story or whether parts of it are make-believe. Is there any evidence that proves some of the book is make-believe or fiction? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
 
Sample student answer: Responses may vary and could include:
  • Birds and bats don’t talk to each other in the same language.
  • Birds and bats don’t speak English.
  • It would be unlikely for a mother bird to take care of a baby bat.
 
Part 3: "All About Bats" and Stellaluna
 
Question 5: Based on information from “All About Bats,” which details about bats in the book Stellaluna are true?
 
Sample student answer: Responses may vary and include the following:
  • Bats are nocturnal.
  • Bats are active at night.
  • Some bats eat fruit.
  • Bats sleep upside down.
  • Bats have fur.
  • Bats live in forests.
 
Question 6: Give one reason why a farmer who grows fruit might be happy to have bats like Stellaluna living close to the farm. Then give one reason why the same farmer might be unhappy that bats like Stellaluna are living close to the farm.
 
Sample student answer: Answers can vary and include:
  • The farmer might be happy because bats like Stellaluna eat fruit and would drop the seeds in different places to help new fruit trees and plants grow.
  • The farmer might be unhappy because bats like Stellaluna might eat a lot of the farmer’s fruit.

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User Comments

my students loved this. Thank you.

Submitted by jenaverser on 10/14/16

i love this site thank you for sharing with us new teachers.

Submitted by colettegissendanner_1879624 on 10/10/16

My 1st graders LOVED this story! The students said it was interesting!

Submitted by hadidabdoub_2068329 on 4/19/16

Thank you!!! I love Stellaluna and wanted to pair it with a non-fiction for my 1st graders. This is PERFECT!

Submitted by Michelle on 10/25/15

Thank you for designing such a great material to support instruction!

Submitted by jjbarroso on 9/25/15

Excellent way - comparing and contrasting these two books - to help differentiate fiction/nonfiction, main idea, and questioning techniques. Helps to teach children how to look closely the text.

Submitted by mallonm_1391684 on 5/5/15

Thank you for these wonderful ideas and lesson plans. I have been using them!

Submitted by mle_1056248 on 1/21/15

The passage, "All About Bats" was not provided.

Submitted by Sondra Fisher on 10/29/14

Hi Sondra. You can find the passage under the "Texts & Materials" tab.

Submitted by ReadWorks Team on 10/29/14