Level N Guided Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions: Animals

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Level N Guided Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions: Animals quantity

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Level N Guided Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions- Are you looking for engaging informational guided reading passages for your third grade readers?

Are you looking reading passages that come with comprehension questions that will assess your students reading comprehension? This resource includes 7 different guided reading passages, at a level N, about the different animal classifications. Each passage includes 2 pages of comprehension questions, which serve as an excellent comprehension check or assessment. A level N is the equivalent of a third grade reading level.

If you are looking for excellent articles with content about animals, non-fiction text features, and can be used in a variety of different activities, then this is the resource for you! In addition to using these passages for guided reading, you can also use these articles as part of your reader’s workshop, test prep, or independent reading. These articles are the perfect way to incorporate social studies content into English Language Arts!

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Non-Fiction Animal Articles and Comprehension Checks
There are seven non-fiction, or informational text, articles about the different animal classifications.

Here are the titles of the animal articles:
Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates
Amazing Amphibians
Incredible Insects
Astounding Arachnids
Fascinating Fish
Birds
Magnificent Mammals

Each article has the same structure and includes many text features.

Text features include title, subheadings, (at least) three important content words in special types of print, “Did You Know?” box with fascinating facts, and pictures (clip art) of the animals featured. Words in special types of print include bold, italics, or a pronunciation key. There are two different printables that check your students’ comprehension for each article. There is 14 reading checkpoint printables total.

The reading comprehension checkpoints include:
Identifying the main idea and supporting details
Finding text evidence to answer questions about the article
Identifying text features
Identifying key details
Identifying important vocabulary/content words
Writing an opinion with supporting reasons about the article

Each article is in black and white, which makes it perfect for photocopying for your students. I also included an article with color graphics if you wish to use that with your students.

**Important! There is also a DIGITAL version of this resource!!**Digital Non-Fiction Animal Articles and Comprehension Checks

Also, this resource is part of a Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions BUNDLE.

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These articles are perfect for teaching information text features for third graders. They can also be used to challenge your second grade kiddos or support your readers who need extra support in fourth grade.

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