Level O: Guided Reading Passages and Comprehension Questions: Ocean Animals

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

Are you looking engaging reading passages that come with comprehension questions that will assess your students reading comprehension? This resource includes 6 different guided reading passages, at a guided reading level O, about 6 different ocean animals. Each passage includes 2 pages of comprehension questions, which serve as an excellent comprehension check or assessment.

This resource also includes a graphic organizer, one for each person, so students can fill in and summarize the important contributions of each leader. This resource also includes a photograph of each ocean animal to print and display as a poster. There is also journal cover page and one page to write about what was learned for each animal.

Are you looking for engaging informational reading passages that come with comprehension questions that will assess your students reading comprehension? This resource includes 6 different reading passages about 6 ocean animals. Each article comes with 2 pages of comprehension questions for each article.

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

This resource is also part of a Reading Passages and Comprehension Question BUNDLE. NOW is the time purchase this bundle! By purchasing this resource now, you will get the most for your money. When the growing bundle is complete, you will have 42 different reading passages, with 2 pages of comprehension checks for each article.

This resource is also part of a Reading Passages and Comprehension Question BUNDLE.
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Grade Level Equivalent: 3rd grade. Can be used to work with your emerging third grade readers. If you still have questions about the readability, please check out the FREEBIE article, which is the same structure as the ocean articles.

READING PASSAGE AND COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS FREEBIE! 

Articles in this resource include the following:

1. Ocean Animal Journal- There is a cover page (one black and white, one color option) and one page for each of the following animals: dolphins, jellyfish, octopus, sea turtles, sharks, and whales. As the students learn about each animal, they write the definition and characteristics of different animals . An answer key is included for the each animal in the journal.

2. Dolphins Non-Fiction reading passage and comprehension questions- There is a two page article that teaches about the dolphin. There are two pages of comprehension checks that students must find text evidence from the article to support their answer.

3. Jellyfish Non-Fiction reading passage and comprehension questions-
There is a two page article that teaches about the jellyfish. There are two pages of comprehension checks that students must find text evidence from the article to support their answer.

4. Octopus Forest Non-Fiction reading passage and comprehension questions- There is a two page article that teaches about the octopus. There are two pages of comprehension checks that students must find text evidence from the article to support their answer.

5. Sea Turtles Non-Fiction reading passage and comprehension questions- There is a two page article that teaches about sea turtles. There are two pages of comprehension checks that students must find text evidence from the article to support their answer.

6. Sharks Non-Fiction reading passage and comprehension questions- There is a two page article that teaches about the shark. There are two pages of comprehension checks that students must find text evidence from the article to support their answer.

7. Whales Non-Fiction reading passage and comprehension questions- There is a two page article that teaches about the whale. There are two pages of comprehension checks that students must find text evidence from the article to support their answer.

8. Color Posters Posters- There is a real-life photograph (in color) of each animal. These are beautiful photographs that can be printed and displayed on your board as you teach about the different ocean animal.

9. Ocean Animal Diary Personification Project- As a closing to the unit, you may choose to have your students do a project. Each student researches and presents an animal. Using the information included in the articles and outside research, students can write diary entries from the perspective of their assigned animals. Diary entries can reflect on the daily life of the assigned animal. You can have students do one or multiple diary entries.

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Melissa :)