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Lost in the Rainforest: Non-chronological Reports What is a Sloth?

What is a Sloth?A sloth is a mammal found in the rainforests of Central and South America. There are two types of sloth – two-toed sloths and three-toed sloths.

HabitatSloths are arboreal animals – this means that they spend most of their time in trees. They eat, sleep and even give birth hanging upside down from branches. Sloths only come down from the trees to go to the toilet!

Did you know...?• Three-toed sloths can turn

their heads around 270º (that's a three-quarter turn!)

• Sloths sleep for between 10 and 15 hours a day.

• They only go to the toilet once a week!

AppearanceSloths have long limbs, round heads and tiny ears. They have long, sharp claws for climbing trees and hanging from branches. Their fur often has a green tinge caused by the algae that grows on it. This algae can help camouflage the sloth, and hide it from predators such as eagles, snakes and jaguars.

DietSloths mostly eat leaves, twigs, buds and shoots, but they have been known to occasionally eat insects and birds. They have an extremely slow digestive process which takes up most of their body's energy – one leaf can take a sloth 30 days to fully digest!

MovementSloths move extremely slowly. They travel through the trees at an average speed of just four metres per minute, and are even slower on the ground. They are however, good swimmers, and can move up to three times faster in the water.

A three-toed sloth

An algae-covered sloth

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Lost in the Rainforest: Non-chronological Reports Worksheet 1A

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Lost in the Rainforest: Non-chronological Reports Labels Sheet

Heading

Sub-heading

Paragraph

Image

Caption

Fact Box

This word or phrase helps the reader to understand what the non-chronological report is about.

A set of sentences that are grouped together because they are all about

the same aspect of the subject.

Placed above each main paragraph, these words or phrases tell the reader

what each paragraph is about.

Photographs, illustrations or labelled diagrams are often used to show

pictures of the subject.

A short sentence or phrase which describes or explains the image that it

is written underneath.

A section of the report which is separate from the main information,

and includes extra facts, often separated by bullet points.

Cut out these labels and use them to identify the features of the non-chronological report on worksheet 1A. Each feature should have a title and a short explanation.

Titles Explanations

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Lost in the Rainforest: Non-chronological Reports Worksheet 1B

First, read the non-chronological report called What is a Sloth? Next, find each of the features

listed in the key below, and highlight or circle them using the colour that is next to each one.

Technical vocabulary

Images

Captions

Fact box & bullet points

Heading

Sub-headings

Paragraphs

Introductory paragraph

Can you think of any other features that a non-chronological report could have?

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Lost in the Rainforest: Non-chronological Reports Worksheet 1C

First, read the non-chronological report called What is a Sloth? Next, identify and highlight all

the features you can find, and use different colours to make your own key below. The first

one has been done for you:

Heading

Circle or underline one of the words in bold to make each sentence correct:

✦ This non-chronological report uses formal / informal language.

✦ It contains facts / opinions about sloths.

✦ It is written in the past / present tense.


Lost in the Rainforest: Non-chronological Reports Find a Feature Game Dice

Roll again!

Technical

vocabularySub-

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Introductory

paragraphImag

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bulle

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Lost in the Rainforest: Non-chronological Reports Find a Feature Game Instructions Card

Find a Feature Game Instructions CardThis is an activity for two people.

You will need:• What is a Sloth? Sheet• Find a Feature Game Dice

1. First, read the report about sloths together.

2. Take it in turns to roll the dice. Find an example of the feature in the text that the dice is showing, and circle or highlight it.

3. Explain the purpose of this feature to your partner.

4. Keep taking it in turns to roll the dice until all features have been identified.



















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