Are you looking for ways to incorporate more non-fiction text in your reading block? This set of leveled, informational reading passages and science readers is designed for your students to practice reading high-interest, informational texts. Students strengthen their reading comprehension skills through close reading and text-evidence tasks as they read engaging nonfiction articles about scientists, scientific processes, science tools, jobs scientists do, and where scientists work.<\/p>\n
Easy to use for teaching whole groups or small group instruction<\/strong>, these informational reading passages and science readers feature high-interest topics, rich vocabulary, and multiple Lexile levels, offering everything you need to provide differentiated reading activities for a wide range of learners. They\u2019re ideal for adding a reading element to your science block and are the perfect companion to this Scientists & Scientific Methods science unit<\/a>. <\/p>\n You’ll receive 48 reading choices<\/strong> in article format, book format, and Google Slides versions for four engaging science topics.<\/p>\n Each resource includes three reading levels (350\u2013450L, 450\u2013550L, and 550\u2013650L),<\/strong> making it easy to meet the needs of every student in your class, whether you\u2019re teaching whole groups, small groups, or need reading intervention materials.<\/p>\n Each leveled passage and reader includes 2 sets of questions.<\/strong> Text-dependent questions for students to locate and color-code evidence in the text, and text structure-based questions that target 9 key learning standards for reading informational text.<\/p>\n The question sets address these standards:<\/strong><\/p>\n 12 printable, leveled reading passages<\/p>\n 12 printable, leveled science readers<\/p>\n Matching digital versions on Google Slides<\/p>\n 2 sets of comprehension questions per text (text-evidence & text-structure based)<\/p>\n Detailed teaching procedures, reading level chart, and standards alignment page<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 Why teachers love them:<\/strong><\/p>\n Passage titles & topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n Meet a Scientist: Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant (conservation scientist)<\/em><\/p>\n Where Do Scientists Work? (explore different types of scientists in the field)<\/em><\/p>\n What Does a Scientist Do? (jobs scientists do and how they do them)<\/em><\/p>\n Scientist Use Tools (science tools and their uses)<\/em><\/p>\n Whether you’re introducing new science concepts or reinforcing previously taught content, this resource offers a meaningful way to increase reading comprehension, content understanding, and student engagement\u2014all in one easy-to-use resource.<\/p>\n Please see the preview for photos and details of everything included.<\/strong><\/p>\n Happy teaching!<\/p>\n Linda Kamp<\/p>\n Around the Kampfire<\/p>\n Your students will enjoy reading about these additional topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n Habitats & Ecosystems<\/a><\/p>\n Landforms & Earth Changes<\/a><\/p>\n Properties of Matter<\/a><\/p>\n Plants & Animals & Life Cycles<\/a><\/p>\n All About Scientists<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Get science lesson plans and labs done for you!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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