National Parks Reading Research Project End of Year Summer School Fun Activities
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End of the year project made simple! Save time planning about National Parks and the beauty of the United States with these high-interest nonfiction reading and writing activities!
This set includes 7 close reading passages and a step-by-step approach to writing research pieces to help you scaffold and differentiate to meet your students' needs.
This writing pack will help your students complete a National Park research project.
Directions are clear and easy to understand and come in two layouts for students to either work at their own pace or work as a class step by step. Note-taking sheets and organizers help students to record information they learn from the sources they are using, as well as, gain a deeper understanding of what makes each National Park important, special, and unique.
Your students will:
- actively read and understand the history of National Parks
- learn about 5 National Parks
- research a National Park of their choice
- write a cohesive research project
- complete creative elements to showcase what they learned
Save time planning, engage students, and bring critical thinking activities into your classroom in an instant with these high-interest National Parks reading, writing, and creative activities!
NOTE: This is set includes BOTH printable and digital versions.
CONTENTS of National Parks Close Reading:
✓ Link and directions to use the digital version in Google Classroom™
✓Close Reading Anchor Charts in two sizes
✓Close Reading Graphic Organizer
✓7 articles with reader response text-dependent questions:
-What are National Parks?
-Yellowstone National Park
-The Grand Canyon
-Mammoth Cave National Park
-Joshua Tree National Park
-Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
-Visiting a National Park
✓Scientific Notebook Task
✓Compare and Contrast Different Parks
✓Main Idea Reflection Page
✓Putting an End to Land Pollution
✓National Park Safety Poster Creativity Activity
✓Sights to See
✓3-2-1 Reflection Page
✓All About Poster
✓Answer Keys
Additional Bonus Activities Include:
-Vocabulary Check
-Agree or Disagree Reflection
CONTENTS of National Park Research Pack:
- Teacher Notes and Suggestions and Digital Link
- Anchor Chart Posters:
-What is a National Park? Poster
-What is a Biome? Poster
-What are the Types of National Parks? Poster
-What are Some National Parks? Poster
- What are National Parks? Nonfiction Article and Close Reading Response Questions
- Student Project Directions
- Preparing for National Park Research and KWL
- Detailed Student Note Taking Sheets with Guided Ideas for 2 Different Sources
- Plain Student Note Taking Sheet
- 4 Optional “You Choose” Going Further Extension Organizers
- Planning Your Writing Graphic Organizers
- Planning Each Paragraph & Details Graphic Organizer
- Student Editing Checklist and Teacher Rubric
- Lined Paper and Cover Sheet for National Park Research
- Creative National Park Display Options:
-National Park Flipbook
-National Park Take a Closer Look Illustration
-National Park Display Poster
-National Park Scrapbook
- Persuasive Writing Extension Activity
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Teacher Approved!
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"I absolutely LOVE this writing project for my kids! Such an easy and fun template/topic to work on! My students loved it!"
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"This resource has been an amazing help with my research unit and informative writing. I love how many information organizers are available!"
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"The reading passages included with this are amazing. I used them to wrap up our geography unit while introducing non-fiction text structures. These passages worked well for both purposes."
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"My students loved learning about the national parks using this resource. I also found that the articles were interesting and great for fourth graders."
All digital activities are interactive and include movable parts and text boxes to promote student independence and engagement.
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