Polar Bear Nonfiction Book Study Informational Text Reading Comprehension
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This polar bear unit is 180 pages of fun filled non-fiction learning. There is an original mini booklet that focuses on non-fiction text features. Then, there are 4 other anchor texts that have activities to review making inferences, text evidence, comparing and contrasting and checking for understanding. Also included are word work activities, vocabulary, colorful anchor charts and posters, loads of writing, and two fun crafts. The text that are used in this unit are National Geographic Kids Polar Bears by Laura Marsh, Polar Bears by Gail Gibbons, All about Polar Bears (included), Where do Polar Bears Live? by Sara Thomson & Polar Bears and Penguins by Katharine Hall.
Word Work:
- Alphabetizing
- Word Search
- Syllables
- Telling vs. Asking Sentences
- Fact vs. Opinion
Posters:
- Can/Have/Are
- KWL
- Schema
- Polar Bear Poster for craft display
Vocabulary:
- 1 that covers all
- 5 individual pages focusing on one word a day
Non-fiction Informational Text
- All About Polar Bears: Copy 2 per page
- All about Polar Bears Colorful book with real pictures (added 2021)
- Non-fiction hunt checklist
- Headings
- Clarify Meaning
- Main Idea and Details
- Table of Contents activity page
- Headings activity page
- Glossary activity page
- Facts and supporting details activity page
- Before and After Learning pages
- Text Standards included are 1.2,1.4, 1.5, &; 1.8. Your children will work on Details, Clarifying Meaning, Headings, Table of Contents, Glossaries, and Facts with Supporting Details.
Writing
- Web
- Informational Text Writing
- Opinion Pre-writing
- Opinion Writing
- Opinion Survey
- Can, Have, Are chart
- Modified Writing
- Writer's Checklist
Polar Bear Word Wall-colorful
Portable Polar Bear Word Wall
Crafts:
- Polar Bear Paper Topper
- Polar Bear Craft
Other Literature Connections:
- Polar Bear by Gibbons
- Knut by Hatkoff (2 activities)
- The 3 Snow Bears by Brett (2 activities)
- The Last Polar Bear by Jean Craighead George
Your children are sure to have fun with all of these polar bear activities.
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©Megan Mitchell
