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SHARKS Non Fiction Reading Comprehension Text Features Activity Shark Week

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Fishyrobb
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What educators are saying

Great resource for my students to use when writing nonfiction books about Sharks! Lots of information, pictures and nonfiction text features.
These are always a favorite with me and my students. They are easy to assemble with the good directions. The kids love reading them and answering the questions. Sometimes we do whole group and other times they do in pairs.
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Description

Students will love learning all about sharks while practicing essential reading comprehension skills including main idea, context clues, vocabulary, and text features. This high-interest activity is an engaging and effective way to integrate science information into your reading instruction.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • What are sharks?
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Habitat
  • Diet
  • Baby Sharks
  • Kinds of Sharks


WHAT YOU WILL GET

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

  • Complete a text features activity - Add labels to a diagram

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

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
  • 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.

WHAT OTHER TEACHERS HAVE SAID

❤️ "This was a great resource. Well written and organized and supports instruction on non-fiction text features." - Darlene

❤️ "My students loved doing this during our shark week activities. It required a lot of thinking to figure out the missing words and match the correct title to each page. Definitely a keeper for years to come!" - Honey Bunch


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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

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