Close Reading Passages and Questions BIOMES Bundle

Your students will have fun learning about six different biomes with this bundle of reading passages and comprehension questions. This BUNDLE includes everything you need for students to learn about the desert, rainforest, tundra, taiga, savanna and temperate forest though reading passages, text dependent questions and close reading practice. High interest for students, low prep for teachers!

By purchasing this bundle, you are saving 40% off the price of the individual resources!

Each biome reading passage is provided at 3 levels, making differentiation easy! The same factual content is included in all three levels, so you can provide students with the same content and use the same follow up questions and activities.

In addition to the differentiated reading passages, this resource BUNDLE also includes text dependent questions, vocabulary, graphic organizers and a creative drawing/writing response prompts.

Each of the six close reading resources in the BUNDLE includes:

• reading passage (differentiated at 3 reading levels)
• text dependent questions for the 1st read
• activity for the 1st read (graphic organizer, written response, or creative activity)
• text dependent questions for the 2nd read
• activity for the 2nd read (graphic organizer, written response, or creative activity)
• text dependent questions for the 3rd read
• activity for the 3rd read (graphic organizer, written response, or creative activity)
• teacher directions and sample weekly plan
• text annotation reference sheet and bookmark
• answer keys

Biome Passage Topics Include:

• Desert
• Tundra
• Taiga
• Rainforest
• Temperate Deciduous Forest
• Savanna/Grassland

This resource is perfect for building reading comprehension skills, practicing citing evidence and writing in response to reading.

Incorporate this close reading resource into your science unit on biomes, ecosystems, habitats or plant and animal adaptations for a multi-disciplinary approach to learning!

This resource is aligned to the CCSS informational text standards and College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards..

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