Title Information:­
The Animal Kingdom: The Animal Kingdom defines the characteristics of living things and looks at the five main groups or kingdoms: animals, plants, fungi, protists (algae), and bacteria. It examines how living things have been named and classified and explores how various animals are similar and how they are different.

Content vocabulary:abdomen, algae, amphibians, bacteria, cartilage, cells, characteristics, fertilise, freshwater, identify,  invertebrates, larvae, mammals, offspring, paralyse, polyps, protist, reptiles, scientist, species,  vertebrates

Key concepts:
All living things have certain characteristics  All living things can be classified, grouped and given a scientific name  All animals belong to the animal kingdom, which is divided into two groups: vertebrates and  invertebrates

Reading Strategies: Interpreting tables

Related resource:Lesson Plan - The Animal Kingdom

Series Information:

WorldWise is a high-interest literacy program that encourages inquiry and questioning while extending knowledge in science and a range of STEM topics linked to the curriculum. This engaging program teaches reading strategies simultaneously with natural, earth and physical science concepts – reflecting the diversity of the world students live in.

Students will develop strategies and skills to read informative texts across a range of text types while they learn to become informative text writers. With an assortment of text types on offer, themes and concepts are introduced and revisited across the reading stages, building on initial concepts with increasing complexity.

WorldWise Lesson Plans support each Student Book, offering practical, systematic and easy-to-implement instructions. These visually appealing resources integrate oral language, vocabulary development, fluency and comprehension, writing and phonics.

WorldWise Investigations is a web-based tool that provides extension activities for titles in the program. It encourages exploration of content linked to curriculum outcomes in a deeper more hands-on way. Students are supported with a framework that encourages investigation and inquiry.

This series is supported by an array of teacher resources which can be obtained by visiting www.worldwise.com.au

Each WorldWise student book is supported by a corresponding Lesson Plan for teachers.

The following additional teacher resources are available:

• Curriculum outcomes
• Writing templates
• Correlation charts which provide title-level information about alignment to curriculum

These additional teacher resources can be downloaded from www.worldwisereading.com.au/teacher-resources