All About Horses | Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Activities | Kentucky Derby
Hollie Griffith
32.1k Followers
Grade Levels
1st - 2nd
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRI.1.1
CCSSRI.1.2
CCSSRI.1.5
CCSSRI.1.7
CCSSRI.2.5
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
70 pages
Hollie Griffith
32.1k Followers
What educators are saying
My students loved learning about horses with this unit. The projects were fun and engaging, and my SoCal students even learned a bit about KY culture surrounding the derby.
Used to celebrate the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby complete with fashionable hats and stick horse races.
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Description
Celebrate the Kentucky Derby in style with this Horse Non-fiction Unit! This educational unit teaches students all about horses and horse racing while reinforcing their non-fiction reading skills. It comes with a comprehensive guide, original All About Horses text, activity to review text features, main idea and detail craft, student booklet, and extra passages for further reviewing of text features and discovering the main idea and details. Plus, there is an exciting recipe for an easy horse racing snack for a fun way to end your lesson! Perfect for teachers wanting to review nonfiction reading strategies while having fun!
Included in this unit:
- Notes to the Teacher
- Lesson Plans Overview
- Activity #1 – Text Features Mini-Lesson and Presentation
- Activity #2 – Text Feature Memory Game and Recording Sheet
- Activity #3 – Main Idea and Key Details Mini-Lesson and Practice (Horse Racing)
- Activity #4 – All About Horses Read Aloud/Presentation and Comprehension Guide
- Activity #5 – Craft – Main Idea and Details Horse
- Activity #6 – All About Horses Informational Writing
- Extra – All About Horses Student Book
- Extra – Using the Glossary – Vocabulary Practice
- Extra – Horse Snack and Writing
- Extra – Design Your Own Silks
Total Pages
70 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
N/A
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRI.1.1
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSSRI.1.2
Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
CCSSRI.1.5
Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.
CCSSRI.1.7
Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
CCSSRI.2.5
Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
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