Turkeys Printable Leveled Reading Book for First Grade - Fall & Thanksgiving

This informational nonfiction text about turkeys is perfect for fall and the Thanksgiving holiday! This early reader book is filled with nonfiction text features like headings, labels, captions, a table of contents and glossary, and bold text for new vocabulary.

Your students will learn about the many sounds turkeys make to communicate...they may be surprised to learn that turkeys have more to say than just "gobble, gobble!"

This book builds background knowledge, science concepts, and early literacy skills through simple sentence structures, a high percentage of decodable words, and academic vocabulary scaffolded by nonfiction text features. It's perfect for beginning readers, multilingual learners (MLs) and English learners (ELs), and students with special needs!

Leveling Information:

Word Count: 152

Grade Level: First Grade

Reading Level: H

Flesch-Kincaid Level: 1.6

Support your students as they...

• learn academic vocabulary: Eye-catching photographs with labels and captions provide extra support for meaning-making.

• build background knowledge and concepts: This book focuses on animal behavior--a key topic in most science curricula. When students encounter the same concepts and vocabulary in many different contexts, they build connections between background knowledge and new learning.

• practice emergent literacy skills: This book is filled with high frequency words, sound-regular/decodable words, and simple sentence structures to support early reading skills. 

• develop oral language: Use this book as a read-aloud to build listening comprehension and encourage conversation. Your students will be excited to discuss their learning and thinking!

• navigate informational text: This book features labels, captions, bold text, headings, a table of contents, a glossary, and photographs to support students as they learn new information and concepts.

How to use this resource:

• Make copies of the printable version for students to annotate, highlight, and take home for extra practice

• Make multiple copies for your classroom library and small group literacy instruction

• Assign the eBook version in Google Slides so your students can click through the interactive glossary and table of contents

• Project the eBook and use as a read-aloud, while modeling how to navigate nonfiction text in the whole-group setting

• Use as a supplement to nonfiction units of study and independent inquiry-based research projects

What’s included in your purchase:

1. Printable Books (full color and grayscale)
   NO CUTTING REQUIRED! Just print, fold, and go! Easy book assembly directions included. Each book is 4.25” x 5.5” once assembled.
   
2. Digital eBook in Google Slides
   Take advantage of the interactive table of contents and glossary that make it easy for your students to navigate informational text. Assign the eBook through SeeSaw, Google Classroom, Zoom, or other virtual learning platform. The digital format gives you flexibility for use in homeschooling, tutoring, or remote instruction as well!

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