Life Science Informational Text and Activities BUNDLE | Plant & Animal Classify
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Looking for a way to bring science into your literacy block while you teach animal classification? Students will do a close read of each life science topic, answer 10 multiple choice questions about each text, then use graphic organizers to show what they’ve learned.
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Looking for a way to bring science into your literacy block while you teach animal classification? Students will do a close read of each life science topic, answer 10 multiple choice questions about each text, then use graphic organizers to show what they’ve learned.
Life Science Topics Included:
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Fish
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Amphibians
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Mammals
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Birds
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Reptiles
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Arthropods
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Plants – Flowering and Non-Flowering Plants
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Life Cycles – Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis
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Animal Behaviors – Hereditary vs. Learned Behaviors
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Animal and Plant Adaptations
This science reading comprehension passage, questions, and graphic organizers are the perfect way to connect science and literacy. These passages are high-interest, non-fiction texts and are a great way to teach about life science.
The Life Science Texts and Activities Includes:
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10 Non-Fiction Texts: Fish, Amphibians, Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Arthropods, Plants (Flowering and Non-Flowering Plants), Life Cycles (Complete and Incomplete Metamorphosis), Animal Behaviors (Hereditary vs. Learned), and Animal & Plant Adaptations
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10 Multiple Choice Questions with Answer Key for Each Topic
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Teacher Tips
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Questions to Ask Students
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Close Reading Steps on a Bookmark
Version with “Annotate the Text” and Version with “Mark the Text”
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How to Mark the Text Bookmark
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How to Annotate the Text Bookmark
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17 Graphic Organizers:
1. Main Ideas with Text Evidence
2. Ideas with Text Evidence
3. Central Ideas with Details
4. Main Idea with Details, Main Idea, Details, Conclusion
5. KWL
6. Overview: Topic, Author’s Purpose, Key Vocabulary, Most Important Thing,
I wonder, Important Facts, Illustration
7. Context Clues (3 versions: 3 words, 4 words, 5 words)
8-17. Specific Graphic Organizer for Each of the 10 Texts
Spark a love of science with this high-interest, science-based reading passage. A great way to meet multiple standards with one activity.
Ideas for Use:
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Whole Group Instruction
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Partner Practice
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Guided Reading Groups
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Substitute Plans
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Send Home to Practice
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ELA Work Stations or Centers
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Assessment
Close Reading: A reading strategy that is used to comprehend and analyze a text closely. Students will typically read the text at least twice for comprehension, details, analysis, and deep questioning of the text’s purpose and meaning.
Steps for Close Reading:
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Read the Text
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Mark Up the Text or Annotate the Text
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Read the Text Again
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Define Unknown Words
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Read the Text Again
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Respond to Reading
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Amber L. –
This is a good resource if it is given in a small group.
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tabtha hvozdik –
I used this to wrap up our unit on animal adaptations and my students loved the engaging texts and practice with text attack comprehension strategies.
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Whitney K. –
Love this and the animal groups and classifications went so well with our STEM and Reading units! My coworkers and students loved it!!
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Nikki G. –
Excellent for supporting Reading and Science standards. Loved it!
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Carla Brunini –
Great resource! I enjoyed how easy it was to implement and my students enjoyed it too!
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