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SKILL PRACTICE
Read the question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A 
why honeybees make honey
B 
how honeybees make honey
C 
where honey is found
D 
how nectar becomes honey
 2. Which step happens right after the 
bee brings the nectar to the hive?
A 
She sticks the honey into cells.
B 
She spits up the nectar.
C 
The nectar is chewed on.
D 
The nectar is dried.
 3. When do the bees dry the nectar?
A 
right after the honeybee brings
the nectar to the hive
B 
when the sugars turn into honey
C 
after the nectar is spread in the 
honeycomb 
D 
before the nectar is chewed on
 4. A honeybee’s special body part that 
stores nectar is the 
.
A 
honey stomach 
B 
honeycomb
C 
long tongue
D 
wax cell
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Tell a partner the important steps in making honey.
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WEEK
DAY
1
Remind students of the 
Cause and Effect 
skill. Say: When something happens, it is the effect. The 
reason why it happens is the cause. Sometimes the cause and effect will be in the same sentence. 
Sometimes they will be in different sentences. It is important to read slowly and carefully so that 
you can notice both the cause and its effect. Remind students of the 
Visualization 
strategy, which 
was taught during Week 2. Say: Making mental images of what happens in a passage can help you