Are you looking for guided notes that are engaging, fun for students, AND helpful for guiding students toward a deeper understanding of their reading? Look no further! These guided notes will meet all of your guided notetaking needs!

These guided notes cover the following lessons in Elevate Science (Grade 4) Topic 6:

Lesson 1: Life Cycles of Florida Plants

Lesson 2: Life Cycles of Florida Animals

Lesson 3: Plant and Animal Characteristics

Lesson 4: Animal Behaviors

These notes include questions with answers that are fairly easy to find in the text. The structure of the notes ensure that students pay careful attention to the meaning of the words that they are reading. Without guided notes like these, students' eyes are much more likely to glaze over soon after they begin reading the lesson.

With bright, fun, and relevant emojis, your students will not only take notes on this lesson - they will enjoy the process! My fourth grade students really enjoyed using these notes, and even started using short notes and doodles to process other concepts, completely unprompted!

Useful for teacher read-alouds, student reading groups, and independent reading, as well!

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