All About REINDEER Reading Comprehension Passage Text Features Practice

Reindeer are such fascinating creatures! This reading comprehension activity will have your students learning all about them while practicing essential reading skills like main idea, context clues, vocabulary, and text features. This is an excellent way to include science topics in your reading instruction!

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Reindeer Habitat
• Physical Features
• Diet
• Young Reindeer
• Friends and Enemies
• Reindeer Helpers

WHAT YOU WILL GET

• 6-chapter printable book about reindeer
• Cut-and-glue titles
• Vocabulary cards with definitions
• Vocabulary graphic organizer
• Full color, digital version
• Links to supplemental websites and videos about reindeer
• Answer keys

The book is formatted for double-sided printing, so no cutting or stapling involved! Just print and fold!

✅ Check out the preview to see everything that is included!

HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE

This interactive book about reindeer makes an excellent activity for your reading centers. It can be also be used for independent reading practice or during your guided reading groups.

To complete the book, students will:

• Read each page, using context clues to fill in the missing information

• Determine main idea and choose the correct title for each chapter

• Complete the table of contents by adding titles in the correct spot

• Use a glossary to understand new vocabulary

• Complete a text features activity by writing a caption for an illustration using information in the text

The vocabulary and definition cards can be used during whole group instruction to build background knowledge about reindeer or as a matching activity during centers. The companion graphic organizer can be used to further reinforce learning of new vocabulary.

DIGITAL ACTIVITIES

This resource includes a full-color digital version in Easel that features:

• moveable pieces
• embedded audio that reads the instructions and glossary page aloud
• embedded video
• full-color photos not included in the print version
• self-checking answers

These digital activities can be assigned in your online learning platform (LMS) for students to complete on any device. For more information on Easel Activities, see this GETTING STARTED GUIDE.

What are Interactive Reading Comprehension Books?

These books provide a great way to integrate social studies or science into your reading instruction. Students will learn all about a specific topic while working with informational text, using text features, determining main idea, and gaining new vocabulary. These are hands-on, cut and glue activity books that can be used in centers, small group, or for independent work. High interest text keeps them engaged.

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