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Big Ships Need Tugboats

Series:

Flying Start to Literacy

Level:

10

Text Type/s:

Report

ISBN:

9781742340708
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Synopsis:

Big Ships Need Tugboats is a report about how small tugboats guide big ships in to and out of the docks.

Curriculum link:

Science: Physical sciences – Pushing and pulling

Key Concepts:

Large vehicles are difficult to manoeuvre in water. When people cooperate and work as a team, they achieve more than they could on their own.

Reading Strategies:

Reading diagrams to add meaning

Extent:

16

Paired Title:

The Tugboat Team

Supporting Materials:

Lesson Plan - Big Ships Need Tugboats / The Tugboat Team