All About Bears A Nonfiction Informational Text Unit & Research Report
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Winter is the perfect time of year to learn all about bears. This nonfiction unit is filled with activities to teach your students all about brown bears and work on the reading informational text standards. This unit includes a mini reader that will teach them all about bears with a matching colorful book with real photos. This real book can be projected via the digital Google link, downloaded as a PowerPoint, or shared as a pdf. You could even print it and put it in your classroom library. There are so many fun comprehension activities to complete after you read the story. You could do the included bear research project, make a bear craft, or complete the word work and writing activities. There are loads of goodies in this resource to become bear experts.
Colorful Posters:
- Schema, New Learning, Misconceptions
- Can, Have, Are
- K, W, L
- 8 vocabulary cards with real photos-4 per page
- Text Feature Posters
- Glossary Sort
- Heading/Table of Contents Sort
Comprehension Activities:
- My Schema
- 12-page mini reader copy 2 per page with table of contents, glossary, headings, and bold-faced words.
- Learned/Questions I still have
- Nonfiction text features hunt
- Digging for Details
- Fact and Details 2 pages
- Clarify Meaning
- Headings
- Table of Contents
- Glossary
- Caption
- Label
- Text Connections
- 2 Facts I learned 2 pages
- Wondered/Learned
- Adaptations
Word Work:
- ABC Order
- Word Search
- Making Words
- Syllables
- Punctuation
- Survey
- Fact vs. Opinion
Writing:
- Fill in the blank 2 pages
- Can, have, are
- Opinion prewriting and writing
- Informative prewriting and writing
- 3 Facts I learned
Bear Report:
- Table of Contents
- Animal Group
- Habitat
- Babies
- Food
- Label 3 options
- Fun Facts
- Photo Album
- About the Author
Bear Craft
Letters that spell "bear cute" 4 per page 2 options and a poster that says reindeer
Colorful Informative book in Google or download as PPTT to share with class. It matches the mini book but includes real photos.
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