Life Cycles Close Reading

Close Reading: Life Cycles- This 60 page product contains 10 life cycle-themed non-fiction close reading passages with evidence-based questioning to go with each. Each passage is Lexile leveled into 2 formats and also has a QR code which sends your students to a safe educational video on that animal. Great to use as a whole group lesson or in small group reading.

This product contains:

-10 life cycle passages w/ QR codes

-Each article comes with a cover page, 2 leveled formats, QR code, graphic organizer, and flip book

-2 extra life cycle graphic organizers (can be used with any article)

-QR code cards (great for literacy centers)

The articles are about the following topics:

-Sea Turtles

-Ladybugs

-Butterflies

-Chickens

-Penguins

-Praying Mantis

-Frogs

-Honey Bees

-Great White Sharks

-Dragonflies

I introduce the product with examples of how I use the articles in my personal classroom.

This packet is aligned with the Common Core, specifically the following standard:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

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