May/June 2026

Belugas Can Talk!

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Academic Standards

Reading Objective:

Students will identify three ways that beluga whales communicate with each other: by making sounds, by blowing bubbles, and by changing the shapes of their heads.

 

Reading Level:

Lexile : 480L; GRL: L

 

Next Generation Science Standards:

2-LS4-1: Observe Plants and Animals in Their Habitats

 

Vocabulary:

chat, communicate, startled, melon

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