Reindeer Informational Text, Story, and Poem Digital and Print
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Description
Enjoy reading about reindeer this Christmas season and create well-rounded readers using 3 types of texts to read about Reindeer through informational text, a story narrative, and a poem! Each text includes mini-lessons and comprehension pages.
Updated: November 30, 2020 - Digital passages and comprehension pages are now available.
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INFORMATIONAL TEXT
I've provided two ways to interact with the informational text:
- Magazine Style with two columns per page
- Full Page which can be used for close reading and annotating
Informational Reindeer Subheadings:
- Habitat
- Diet
- Migration
- Adaptations: Fur, Hooves, and Noses
It also includes an All About Reindeer page including a diagram and images with captions.
What's included:
- Vocabulary Words (picture and definition cards) include: lichen, Arctic Tundra, herd, adaptation, camouflage, and migration
- Reindeer KWL Chart
- Text Features Mini-Lesson
- Stop and Jot Annotating Page
- Whole Class Discussion Questions
- Text-Based and Text Dependent Comprehension Questions
- Knew and New Facts
- More Comprehension Pages focusing on: Main Ideas and Details, Text Features, Meaning of Words, and Facts & Details.
STORY NARRATIVE
The story narrative is called "Roxie Learns to Skate" and it's about a reindeer, named Roxie Reindeer, who is perfect at everything until her class went ice-skating. Roxie is no good on skates, and is ready to give up until an unexpected friend, Fanny Fox, encourages her to keep trying. Fanny Fox teaches Roxie how to skate and a great lesson on perseverance.
What's Included:
- Fantasy Mini-Lesson
- Whole Class Discussion Questions
- Text Based and Text-Dependent Questions
- Comprehension Pages: Story Structure, Pivotal Passage, Character Point of View, and Author's Message.
REALISTIC FICTIONAL NARRATIVE POEM
A proud reindeer boasts about what makes reindeers special in "Mighty Reindeer."
What's Included:
- Poetry Elements Mini-Lesson
- Visualizing Mini-Lesson
- Comprehension Questions
- Compare and Contrast
- Inferencing
- A Closer Look at Poetry
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- My Book About Reindeer Mini-Book
- Answer Keys
The story and poem are both originals that I've written. I enjoyed writing these 2 fun and interesting pieces that I know 2nd and 3rd grade students will enjoy! Fun, relevant and educational…what more could you ask for!
You can use these in small student-led cooperative groups, whole class, small instructional groups, at a literacy center and so much more!
Please note: The digital version contains passages and comprehension pages. It does NOT contain teacher lesson plans or lesson posters.
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These are more classroom resources you might be interested in checking out!
Reindeer Informational Writing
There's An Elf In Our Classroom: Elf Notes to Your Class
Using Adjectives: Describe the Noun {Winter Edition}
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