Title Information:­
The Right Feet reports on a range of different birds that have different looking feet. It explains the various ways that these birds use their feet; to perch, to catch their food, to run, to walk in sand and mud, and to swim or wade in water.

Content vocabulary: beak, birds, branches, claw, eggs, feet, ground, perch, skin, toes, twigs, walk, water, webbed, wings

Key concepts:
All birds have things in common; they all have feathers, lay eggs, and have two feet. Birds have different types of feet, and they use their feet to do different things.

Reading Strategies: Using headings to predict information

Related resource: WW LPL1 The Right Feet

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