Life Science Reading Comprehension Bundle

Do your students struggle with scientific literacy? Do you find yourself at a loss for how to promote vocabulary retention? Are waning attention spans becoming a larger and larger problem in your classroom from year to year? If you answered yes to any of those questions then this bundle is for you.

I believe that teaching literacy is the job of every teacher, not just the heroes in English and Language Arts. And the only way we can help our students improve is by modeling and giving them chances to practice. Read out loud together, annotate, and spark classroom discussion today!

I created this line of guided reading resources to help teachers, parents, and students by providing a detailed yet easy to read (avg. reading level: grades 6-8) reference on a variety of topics. The questions that accompany the text are designed to be rigorous and require students to predict, reflect, connect, and think critically about the information being presented.

Let's get our students reading, writing, and integrating vocabulary with this resource that is compatible with multiple styles of teaching. Your purchase includes both PDF and digital copies that are perfect for pre-reading, homework and review, or even sending to absent students.

GUIDED READING RESOURCES INCLUDED:

1. Cell Cycle & Mitosis
2. Cell Theory
3. Characteristics of Living Things
4. Human Microbiome
5. Nature vs. Nurture
6. Organelles
7. Photosynthesis & Respiration
8. Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells
9. Sexual vs. Asexual
10. Meiosis
11. Organ Systems
12. DNA
13. Twins
14. Cancer
15. Mutations
16. Heredity
17. Food Webs & Energy Pyramids
18. Darwin & Natural Selection
19. Artificial Selection
20. Comparative Embryology
21. Invasive Species
22. Biomes
23. Biotic & Abiotic
24. Ecosystems
25. The Carbon Cycle
26. The Nitrogen Cycle
27. Biodiversity
28. Symbiosis
29. Protein Functions
30. Evidence for Evolution
31. Bioaccumulation
32. Ecological Succession
33. Viruses
34. Cell Signaling
35. Biological Levels of Organization
36. HeLa Cells
37. Bacteria & Viruses

Health & The Human Body

1. The Brain
2. The Respiratory System
3. The Immune System
4. Types of Muscles
5. How Do Muscles Work?
6. The Heart
7. The Nervous System
8. The Cardiovascular System
9. The Skeletal System
10. The Digestive System
11. Male Reproductive System
12. Female Reproductive System
13. Pregnancy
14. The Endocrine System
15. Bone Growth & Formation
16. Please use this form to suggest a topic you'd like to see covered.

Who is this bundle for?

This bundle can be used by classroom teachers, tutors, and parents of students in grades 6-9. It comprehensively covers the mentioned topics, and includes several comprehension and extension questions that will lock in learning.

How Can I Use these Resources?

• Emergency Sub Plans
• An independent work station in a set of stations
• Flipped Classroom pre-reading
• Whole or small group opportunity to model and teach Close Reading strategies and annotation
• Differentiation – Assign this reading as reteaching for students who have yet to show mastery.
• Homework 
• Creation of Independent Work Packet for students who are not able to be present for direct instruction.
• Extension activity for early finishers or for students who show a special interest in the topic
• Use as a square on a Choice Board
• Interactive Notebooks: Print 2 pages in one and cut apart. Glue mini pages into notebooks with room for annotations on the side
• Interactive Notebooks: Print entire PDF as a mini booklet and add to notebooks using these simple instructions.

What's Included?

Each resource in this bundle comes as a printable PDF file in color with answer key. On page 2 of the resources you will find a link to a student friendly Google Slide version of this file. You will be able to copy these file and use it with Google Classroom or any other paperless initiative.

Please take a look at the preview files to see more of this resource.

What's Next?

If you enjoy this resource, consider checking out some of my other guided reading bundles:

• Physical Science Guided Readings
• Earth Science Guided Readings
• Universe & Space Science Guided Reading Bundle

More questions?

Email me at laneyleeteaches@gmail.com

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