Say Goodbye to Struggling Readers: The Game-Changer for Teaching Text Features is Here! ⭐ These end of the year activities include reading comprehension passages and questions for Weather pg. 6-7, Summer Ocean Animals Whales + pg. 32 - 37, Constitution Day pg. 4, and more! These passages and questions are designed for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. (Refer to the list of holidays below, with each holiday offering one passage.)
Integrate these interdisciplinary worksheets seamlessly into your curriculum after introducing text features. Each passage is accompanied by a corresponding answer key, streamlining your grading process. Perfect for seamlessly incorporating science, reading comprehension, and seasonal themes into your lessons all at once!
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✅ What's included: ✅
→ 7 Text features worksheets with ocean animals and environment themes
→ Answer keys
→ A list of aligned TEKSand Common Core Standards
→ 14 nonfiction holiday bonus passages
• Title
• Headings
• Graphs
• Key words
• Hyperlink
• Photographs & Illustrations
• Timeline
• Caption
• Label
• Map
• Bullets
• Sidebar
❤️ Why you'll love this resource: ❤️
- Interactive Text Exploration: Dive into active learning with text feature labeling and responding to comprehension questions!
- Green Learning: Explore environmental topics with focused content!
- Seasonal Surprises: Enjoy bonus passages tailored to the changing seasons!
- Answer Key Assurance: Easily assess progress!
- Interdisciplinary Approach: Effortlessly incorporate science, reading comprehension passages, & seasonal theme all at once!
✏️ What fellow teachers are saying: ✏️
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Christine F. said, "I love using these resources that are seasonal based to break up my usual reading comprehension passages. Great engaging resource!"
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐A. A. said, "The students enjoyed the articles and there was a nice variety . The formatting was perfect."
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Amanda N. said, "I bought this specifically for the graphics! It is hard to find resources with solid text features! Way to go! "
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ L.T.L. said, "My kids love these passages, and I do too! They are great for teaching text features. I love that it goes deeper than just identifying the text features by having kids use the text features."
✨ BONUS: ✨
I LOVE to spoil teachers and have turned this into a seasonal bundle which means you also get seasonal passages included at no additional cost.
( Fall )
Constitution Day pg. 4-5
Weather pg. 6-7
Fire Safety Month pg. 8-9
History of Halloween
Trick-or-Treating pg. 10-11
Thanksgiving - Turkey pg.12-13
Christmas :
Gingerbread Man pg. 14-15
( Winter )
Polar Bears pg.16-17
Penguins pg.18-19
Artic Fox pg. 20-21
Valentine's Day pg.22-23
President's Day pg.44-45
George Washington pg.24-25
-Read Across America
St. Patrick's Day pg. 26-27
Women's History Month pg. 28-29
( Spring )
Solar Eclipse 2024 pg. 46-47
Easter Hatching Chicks pg. 30-31
Animals & Conservation (for Earth Day) pg. 32 - 37
( Summer )
Cinco de Mayo pg.38 - 39
Memorial Day pg.40 - 41
Ocean Animals: Whales pg.42-43
These reading passages range from Lexile levels 530 - 1030, which is appropriate for reading levels that span from the end of 2nd grade through the beginning of 4th grade.
► Common Core ►
Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur).
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
Text Features in the TEKS:
3.13 (D) use text features (e.g., bold print, captions, key words, italics) to locate information and make and verify predictions about contents of text 3.13 (A) follow and explain a set of written multi-step directions 3.13 (B) locate and use specific information in graphic features of text.
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