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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.
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Lost in the Rainforest: Non-chronological Reports Find a Feature Game Dice
Roll again!
Technical
vocabularySub-
heading
HeadingParagraphs
Introductory
paragraphImag
es
CaptionsFact
box
&
bulle
t poi
nts
Roll again!
Present tense
Factual, formal
language
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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.
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.
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.
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.
