All about Reptiles Nonfiction Unit Reptile Research Reports
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This is the perfect bundle of goodies to teacher your primary students about reptiles. It is over a weeks worth of materials that is sure to engage your little learners and make them reptile experts. There are two paper mini books that are Included. One is all about reptiles and their characteristics and the other is about comparing crocodiles to alligators. There are 4 research projects included for snakes, turtles, chameleons, and crocodiles. I use this packet to integrate reading as well as the research towards the end of our first grade year. There are also 4 crafts and lesson plans for you to look over on how you can use everything that is included. As a bonus I have added some fiction activities too for The Extraordinary Egg and A Color of His Own. I love to integrate fiction and non-fiction on the same topic.
Reptile books used:
- All about Reptiles (provided)
- Crocodile vs. Alligators (provided)
- Reptiles and Amphibians by Simon Mugford
- True or False Reptiles by Melvin Berger
- Miles and Miles of Reptiles by Tish Rabe
Colorful Posters
- Research
- KWL
- Schema, New Learning
All about Reptiles mini book (11 pages) Copy 2 per page
- Dig Deeper
- Label the reptile parts
- Design a reptile
- Reptile Sort
- Colorful reptile characteristic cards (6)
Miles and Miles of Reptiles by Berger
- Colorful trait cards (3 pages)
- Asking Questions
- Fact and Details (2 pages)
- Fill in the Blank (2 pages)
True or False Reptiles by Berger
- Author’s Purpose
- Check for Understanding
- True or False
Reptiles & Amphibians by Simon Mugford
- Questions
- Digging for Details (3 pages)
Alligators & Crocodiles Provided
- Mini book (13 pages) copy 2 per page
- Similarities & Differences (5 pages)
- Venn Diagram
- Word Sort
- Anchor Chart to complete with the class (7 pages)
Writing Activities
- Similarities & Differences between Alligators and Crocodiles pre-writing and writing
- Informative Web and Writing All about Reptiles
- All about Reptiles Can, Have, Are Chart
- How to Take Care of my Pet Reptile pre-writing and writing
- If I saw a Snake pre-writing and writing
- Reptile fill in the blank
Word work Activities
- Alphabetize
- Word Search
- Syllables
Bonus Activity Stories
All about Rattlesnakes by Arnosky
- Anticipation Guide
- Web
- Writing
All about Turtles by Arnosky
- Anticipation Guide
- Web
- Writing
A Color of His Own
- Text to Self
- Message
- Character Analysis
- Beginning, Middle, & End
- Questioning
An Extraordinary Egg
- Features of Fiction
- Author’s Purpose
- Character Analysis
- Recall
- Predicting
- Sequencing
Research Reports: 6 pages group, habitat, babies, food, label and fun facts
- Snakes
- Turtles
- Chameleons
- Crocodiles
Crafts:
- snake craft
- crocodile craft
- chameleon craft
- turtle craft
Complete a whole unit of study with this
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"There are SO many different resources in this and worth the price. I love the lesson sequence and how multiple activities and worksheets can be used instead of just the ones in the lesson. My students loved researching their own reptile too!"
"This is such a comprehensive unit! I love that there were so many integrated activities. Thank you!"
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"My kids are so highly engaged with learning about reptiles thanks for such a great resource!"
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