Giraffes Elephants Zebras Hippos Lions Nonfiction Book Study Informational Text

This bundle of mini units is filled with activities about elephants, zebras, giraffes, hippos, and lions. Combined, it is a perfect for a week on jungle safari mammals. There are a mini books and full color books provided that you can read to teach your students some basic facts about each animal. Then, you can use the book to make writing connections, and write a little report. There are craft options with some fiction text connections too. There is a BONUS 35 page file on the book Rumble in the Jungle only included in this bundle. It includes a reader's theater for the story, masks for students to color, a word search and more. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the new TpT digital tool.

Sample of one of the 5 units:

Colorful Posters:

• Schema, New Learning, Misconceptions
• Can, Have, Are
• K, W, L
• 8 vocabulary cards with real photos-4 per page

Comprehension Activities:

• My Schema
• 11-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

Lion Report:

• Table of Contents
• Animal Group
• Habitat
• Babies
• Food
• Label 2 options
• Fun Facts
• Photo Album
• About the Author

Lion Craft

Letters that spell "lion's roar" 4 per page

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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