Rainforest Animals Nonfiction Close Reading Unit for Kindergarten & First Grade

This HUGE nonfiction unit is truly the only resource you need to teach your primary students about the rainforest and rainforest animals!

This unit is organized into 6 topics: the rainforest, sloths, spider monkeys,giant anteaters, harpy eagles and toucans.

There are 3 informational text articles provided for each topic (18 articles total). These articles can be used as individual close reading texts or can be put together to make a complete book. High quality photographs engage students and enhance their learning. These articles provide detailed information in a simple, basic format.

After each article you will find a page of 3 simple, explicit, text dependent questions. There is also 1 page that includes 2 writing prompts that ask students to summarize and synthesize their learning by evaluating both the photographs and the text.

These reading and writing tasks are designed to give young students complex information in a SIMPLE, student friendly format. These tasks may be achieved through shared reading and writing, small group activities, or individual student work. (Detailed instructions are provided). This is an excellent way to expose developing readers and writers to rigorous tasks. The vocabulary and sentence structure included in these articles has been specifically designed for new readers.

The articles make excellent close reading texts and are closely aligned to the kindergarten and first grade standards. While students may be able to read these texts independently, they were designed to be read with support (through shared reading experiences).

The articles are each designed to focus on one essential question. The articles included are:

What is a rainforest?

What are the layers of a rainforest?

How do living things work together in a rainforest?

What are sloths?

How do sloths spend their time?

How do sloths move?

What are spider monkeys?

How did spider monkeys get their name?

How are spider monkeys different than other monkeys?

What are Harpy Eagles?

What do Harpy Eagles eat?

What are talons?

What are red eyed tree frogs?

Where do red eyed tree frogs lay their eggs?

What do red eyed tree frogs look like

What are toucans?

What do toucans look like?

Why are toucans important animals?

Also included in this product:

-15 beautiful, high quality posters/photographs- These are highly engaging and sure to support your instruction in many ways.

*Please note: all photographs used in this product were purchased with commercial licenses. They are very crisp, high resolution photos.

**Be sure to download the preview for a detailed look at what is included!**

**Please note: I offer another product in my store that presents the same basic information written on higher levels of text and vocabulary complexity. If you have students that would benefit from a more complex reading experience please consider Rainforest Nonfiction Close Reading- Differentiated Texts

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For information and resources to support close reading in kindergarten and first grade check out my Complete Guide to Close Reading in Kindergarten