Plants Unit Bundle, Paper and Digital Reading Comprehension Passages

These plants reading passages are a must have for differentiation within distance learning, a plants unit, or working on nonfiction reading skills. They include everything you need to work on building vocabulary and comprehension skills with your students! Plants differentiated reading passages (3 levels each) allow you to meet the needs of all students to ensure complete understanding of the content. Reading passages are available in a paper and paperless format (the insects interactive organizer crafts are only in the paper version). Take a look at the product preview for a closer look!

All follow-up activities are thoughtfully aligned to the ELA Common Core for Grades 2-5. Reading levels on the passages range from Grade Level Equivalents of 2 to 5.5.

PAPER VERSION - WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Plants Differentiated Reading Passages (6 Topics)

• 2 Vocabulary Preview Charts: 1 blank and 1 with definition and visual filled in for teacher or student reference guide

• 3 Differentiated Reading Passages: Grade Level Equivalents: 2-5.5

• 2 Options for Finding Text Evidence: Color Coding, or Fill-ins (could use 1 or both options)

• Caption It! Students match images to their captions in a cut and glue activity.

• Graphic Organizer: This is perfect for note-taking and comprehension follow up. The format varies by topic.

• Interactive “Lift the Flap” Book (2 Pages): This book provides students an opportunity to get creative and includes more space to add detail than the graphic organizer.

• Vocabulary Crossword

PAPERLESS VERSION for Google Slides™– WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Each Plants Topic (6):

Teachers receive 3 Links for each of the 3 Leveled Reading Passages

FOR EACH READING LEVEL:

• Vocabulary Preview: Students drag and drop the definition for vocabulary words next to the word and an accompanying visual.

• Finding Text Evidence:

-First, students place a highlighted text shape over the text evidence found in the passage for each question.

-Next, Students fill in a text box in a short answer format for each of the questions.

• Graphic Organizer: Students fill in text boxes of a graphic organizer using the information from the passage on diet, survival skills, physical description, and habitat.

• Label It!: Some passages come with a plant diagram activity in which students drag labels where they belong.

• Caption It! Match-Up: Students drag and drop appropriate captions for each image based on evidence from the text.

• Crossword: This is a review of the vocabulary and important information from the text.

• Plants Printable Paper Version
• Differentiated Reading Passages Megabundle