Animal Habitat Research Project Reports - Differentiated Reading Passages

Animal research for beginners is made easy with these scaffolded animal habitat projects that are just right for beginning readers! Use differentiated reading passages to give students loads of comprehension practice, and flipbook animal reports to practice informational writing.

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Help students develop these critical reading skills:

• Re-reading for comprehension
• Citing evidence from the text
• Gathering key details
• Answering questions
• Reporting what they learn

**Check out the DIGITAL Google Classroom version here:

• DIGITAL Animal Research Bundle

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• Independent work: Have students work on their projects independently while the teacher pulls back small groups.
• Group Projects: Let students complete projects as a group.
• Centers: Laminate the passages and let students use dry erase markers to mark them up and then fill out a flip book. They can do this activity for up to 15 different animals!
• Guided reading lesson: Choose the appropriate level for each group. Read and fill out a flip book report together.
• Homework: Send home as a fun and exciting project to complete with their family.
• Jigsaw Group Activity: Assign each group of students an animal to become an expert on, and then mix the groups up and have each member teach their group about their animal.
• Animal Exhibit: Have students glue all of their materials onto a poster. Set the posters up around the classroom and let students present to parents and/or other classes!

Teacher Prep

1. Choose the appropriate level for your students.
2. Print a passage and flip book for each student
3. Let students assemble their flip books (easy cut and staple)

INCLUDES:

Research Units for 5 different habitats

• Arctic
• Rainforest
• African Savanna
• Desert
• Ocean

+ an "Any Animal" sticky note activity!

Animal Reading Passages

Passages for 76 different animals (15 for each habitat). Each animal passage has 3 different levels, for 228 reading passages altogether!

Lexile Levels:

• Level A: L250

• Level B: L350

• Level C: L450

Arctic Animals

• Polar Bear

• Arctic Fox

• Beluga Whale

• Snowy Owl

• Orca

• Harp Seal

• Emperor Penguin

• Walrus

• Arctic Hare

• Arctic Wolf

• Dall Sheep

• Moose

• Musk Ox

• Puffin

• Caribou

Rainforest Animals

• Jaguar

• Humming Bird

• Sloth

• Blue Morpho Butterfly

• Capybara

• Gorilla

• Boa Constrictor

• Toucan

• Red-Eyed Tree Frog

• Anteater

• Piranha

• Tiger

• Tapir

• Kinkajou

• Leaf Cutter Ant

African Animals

• African Buffalo

• Chameleon

• Cheetah

• Crocodile

• Elephant

• Gazelle

• Giraffe

• Hyena

• Hippopotamus

• Leopard Tortoise

• Lion

• Meerkat

• Rhinoceros

• Warthog

• Zebra

Desert Animals

• Camel

• Coyote

• Desert Tortoise

• Fennec Fox

• Gila Monster

• Jackrabbit

• Javelina

• Kangaroo Rat

• Long Nosed Bat

• Prairie Dog

• Rattle Snake

• Roadrunner

• Scorpion

• Tarantula

• Vulture

Ocean Animals

• Clown Fish

• Dolphin

• Eel

• Great White Shark

• Hermit Crab

• Humpback Whale

• Jellyfish

• King Crab

• Manatee

• Octopus

• Puffer Fish

• Seahorse

• Sea Turtle

• Starfish

• Stingray

Bonus Animal

• Kangaroo

Flip Book Research Reports

Flipbook Report for each habitat, plus a generic version for any animal

• 2 different levels to reach the needs of all students.

Flipbooks cover the following topics:

• Appearance

• Habitat

• Diet

• Life Cycle

• Adaptations

• Interesting Facts

*All facts can be found in the animal reading passages!

Animal Diagram Worksheets

• Blank diagram worksheet for each animal

• Students label special features of each animal

Habitats Posters

• Labeled with features of the Arctic, Rainforest, African Savanna, Desert, and Ocean Habitats

• In color and black/white

Report Writing Paper

• 4 different options for students to write a written report, for each habitat plus a generic version for any animal

Bonus Sticky Note Research Notes Activity

an interactive way for students to take and organize notes while they research using sticky notes and a graphic organizer

• Student Instructions

• 2 different versions of an interactive graphic organizer

Answer Keys

• For both levels of flip books for each animal

• For animal diagram worksheets

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