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Basic principles literature circles
Genes, DNA, Chromosomes Article
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great introduction, review or reinforcer about the basics of genes, DNA, and chromosomes - their structures functions within the cell and within the body. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
Genes, Alleles, Phenotypes, Genotypes Reading Comprehension
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis reading comprehension explores genetic This article explores genetic disorders. It provides a great real-world application to a genetic unit, which gives students meaning and purpose to their classroom learning. It is exciting and applicable to modern-day science progressions. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses ques
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-1
, MS-LS3-2
Energy Reading Comprehension and Activities
This is a great comprehensive reading comprehension about energy! it begins with an introduction to energy and moves on to the Law of Conservation of Energy and Energy Conversions/Transformations. It then moves on to the forms of energy - categorization all of the forms under potential energy or kinetic energy. It summarizes mechanical, kinetic, potential, heat/thermal, radiant/light, sound, electrical, nuclear and chemical. The reading is about 2 pages and includes two pages of standards-align
Grades:
5th - 9th
Excretory System Reading Comprehension
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article is a great overview, introduction, review or reinforcer about the Excretory System The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. I use the article in my body systems unit (7th-grade essential standards). The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforce
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS1-3
Gravity and Friction Reading Comprehension
This is a reading comprehension about the forces of gravity and friction. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It includes helpful diagrams and visuals. It is about a page and includes about a page of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Reference Points Reading Comprehension
This is a reading comprehension introducing reference points and changes in motion. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It is about a page long and includes about a page of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Severe Weather: Storms Reading Comprehensions
This is a collection of five severe weather storm reading comprehensions: Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Thunderstorms, Winter Storms and Floods. The articles are written in friendly and engaging language. Each article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. Each article also includes a diagram of how the storm forms and of the storm in action. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement. I also l
Grades:
5th - 9th
Velocity and Acceleration Reading Comprehension
This is a reading comprehension changes in motion, speed, velocity, and acceleration. It provides conceptual explanations, as well as showing how to calculate. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It includes helpful diagrams and visuals. It is about a page and a half long and includes about a page and a half of standards-aligned comprehension
Grades:
5th - 8th
Scientific Method Reading Comprehension
This reading comprehension is a great overview, introduction, review or reinforcer about the scientific method and variables (independent variables, dependent variables, control variables). The article is written in friendly and engaging language and includes a diagram. The article is about a page and a half and includes a page and a half of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for project research, literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforce
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Seasons Compare and Contrast and Picture Sort
Compare and contrast winter vs. spring and summer vs. fall. Compete a culminating activity to describe all of the seasons.
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Motion Reading Comprehension
This is a reading comprehension introducing motion, reference points, changes in motion, speed, velocity, acceleration, and more. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It includes helpful diagrams and visuals. It is about two pages long and includes about two pages of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used
Grades:
5th - 8th
Newton's Laws and Car Safety
This is a reading comprehension about how Newton's Laws of Motion relate to car safety. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It is about a page and a half and includes about a page and a half of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.
Grades:
5th - 8th
NGSS Level Readers Bundle - Reading Comprehension Passages
Save 30% by purchasing these guided reading books in a bundle! This group of leveled readers addresses topics covered in the NGSS Kindergarten Curriculum. The readers overlap into other primary grades as well. Each booklet in the series comes on three different reading levels ranging from kindergarten to the end of second grade. There are also vocabulary cards for discussion with definition cards for matching. A graphic organizer on three levels is included, so students can practice essent
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 2nd
NGSS:
K-PS3-1
, 1-ESS1-1
, K-LS1-1
, 1-LS3-1
, K-PS2-1
Nature versus Nurture Reading Comprehension
**Distance Learning and Remote Learning AppropriateThis article explores the genetic controversy of Nature versus Nature -are our physical and personality traits determined by our genes or our environment? This question has been a long-questioned controversy, very important in the topic of genetics. It is also a topic important in the 7th-grade science essential standards. The article is a little more than a page long and includes standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The arti
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 9th
NGSS:
MS-LS3-2
Life Science Readers Theater Scripts - SET OF 3
Life Science Readers' Theater Scripts - SET OF 3
27 pages of readers theater! There are 3 scripts in this set. Each play is 5-6 pages long with two pages of activities following each script. Activities after the reading are great for individual or guided practice and help students practice writing, vocabulary, spelling, and creativity!
These readers' theater plays are great for elementary classrooms. Scripts can be used in both literacy and science classes. The scripts give students basic bac
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Zoey and Sassafras Dragons and Marshmallows Fill in the Blanks Activity
This is a fill in the blank activity that can be used for classwork, homework or a test based on the book Zoey and Sassafras by Asia Citro and The Innovation Press. There are two versions of the activity for differentiation. One has a word bank and one does not.
For the first one, there is a word bank at the top of the page and the students must fill in the blanks in the sentences with the correct word or word pair. Each word or word pair is used only once.
For the second one, there is only
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Friction Reading Comprehension
This is a reading comprehension about the force of friction. It is aligned to 7th-grade essential standards - forces and motion. The article is written in friendly and engaging language, and provides many real-life, relevant connections and examples. It is about a page and a half and includes about a page and a half of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinforcement.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Respiratory Circulatory Systems Reading Comprehension
This reading comprehension provides a great review of the respiratory and circulatory systems, and how they work together for homeostasis in the human body. The article is written in friendly and engaging language. The article is a page and a half and includes a page and a half of standards-aligned comprehension and analyses questions. I use the article for end-of-year review (7th-grade science essential standards). The article can be used for literacy groups, individual DEAR or homework reinfor
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Bird Builds a Nest by Martin Jenkins - 6 Activities - Pushing / Pulling Forces
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Bird Builds a Nest by Martin Jenkins and Richard Jones. This book is a First Science Storybook and is a great resource to use to introduce the concept of pushing and pulling forces. This document contains six worksheets for students.The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are vocabulary and sequencing activities plus an antonym
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 4th
Magic School Bus EXPEDITION DOWN UNDER Discussion Cards PRINTABLE & SHAREABLE
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
Magic School Bus THE GIANT GERM Discussion Cards (Answer Key Included)
Rationale for using Discussion Cards:This strategy is powerful in giving students opportunities to work together in mixed-ability, student-led groups. Lower level students benefit from listening to higher level students respond to questions. Higher level students are challenged to express their thinking in a way that helps lower level students comprehend the material.Discussions are guided by students’ responses to what they have read. This approach provides a way for students to engage in criti
Grades:
2nd - 4th
Types:
Science Season cut paste sort foldable Kindergarten snow winter center ESL
Here is a season sort cut and past activity.
You can use as an individual activity or as reinforcement in a station.
It has all four seasons, some real pictures and some cut pictures. It is a great help with the ESL students so they can make real life connections. It has the months as well.
You can print on cardstock and laminate. Instant station!
Please leave feedback and let me know if you like it or not.
Thank you for your time.
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Readers Theater - Unusual Friends
Get the entire set of life science readers theater scripts by clicking the link below and save money! 27 pages of readers theater scripts and activities!
Life Science Readers Theater Scripts - SET OF 3
Readers Theater is an excellent way to help students build reading fluency and comprehension! Students are assigned parts and need to follow closely along in order to keep up with the story. Teachers can even have their students act it out. Readers Theater is a great way to shake up a classroom
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
Nautical Unit- Boats, Captain, Crew, Pirates, Ocean
This unit includes books, stories, songs, poems, and activities on boating (types of boats, what boats are used for, parts of a boat, how a boat moves, how weather helps and hinders boating, crew and captains on a boat, and pirates.) The lessons are standards based, are interactive, and are very creative.
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK
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