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2nd grade science guided reading books under $5
All About Butterflies Reading Passages & Activities | Butterfly Life Cycle
These Butterflies Reading Passages are perfect for your insects unit, working on nonfiction reading skills, and guided reading groups. They include everything you need to work on building vocabulary and comprehension skills with your students! Differentiated butterflies reading passages (3 levels) allow you to meet the needs of all students to ensure complete understanding of the content. Take a look at the product preview for a closer look! All follow-up activities are thoughtfully aligned to
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2nd - 5th
Sea Turtle Animal Research Reading Passage & Comprehension Activities Life Cycle
This Sea Turtle Informational Article and Comprehension Activities includes a reading passage about sea turtles in two formats (two-page color photos & one-page text), website resources for online articles and videos about the sea turtle, a fact sort sheet where students can sort facts about the sea turtle, a variety of note-taking sheets, comprehension activities, and mini-report pages.Use these articles as a resource when researching and writing about animals. Read the article, look at a v
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2nd - 3rd
Volcanoes Mini Book for Early Readers
Your students will love completing this Volcanoes mini book. This mini book is for early readers: Pre-k, Kindergarten and 1st Grade. This Volcanoes mini book lets students read easy words and pair them with the scene on the page. Students can color in the pages for some fun! This mini book is a basic introduction to geology!Plus a full color photo collage to help introduce the unit! Plus a full color teacher copy!The Volcanoes Mini Book shows information such as:- Volcano- Erupt- Geyser- Pressur
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PreK - 2nd
Phases of The Moon Worksheets | The Moon Reader
Exploring the Moon! An engaging 6 page reader with 4 fun follow-up activity pages. Comes in Color and B&W. Great for teaching about the characteristics of the moon and its phases.More SPACE Resources:~Planet Fact Coloring Pages~Reason for the Seasons Earth's Tilt~Day and Night Reading Passage and Diagram~Rotation and Revolution~Our Planet Earth~The Planets Reading PassagesSAVE $$$$>>>The Earth BUNDLEPlease visit my store to find many more resources and FOLLOW ME for more deals to co
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K - 3rd
Also included in: Outer Space Readers & Printables BUNDLE
Animal Habitats - Oceans - A Nonfiction Science Flap Book Project for Grades 1-2
ANIMAL HABITATS - THE OCEANThe Inspiration:I wrote this student science text with the "You Read to Me, I'll Read to You" books in mind. (Mary Ann Hoberman) I love those two-reader books because they allow readers of different abilities to read together. The Text Level:If read individually, this science text is most appropriate for a second-semester 1st grader or a first-semester 2nd grader, but it depends on your students' needs. The text is already differentiated in its design, so it's perfect
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1st - 2nd
NGSS:
2-LS4-1
Fire Safety Minibook Printable and Digital
This 9 page Fire Safety mini-book is perfect for your discussions during fire safety week. It is written with repetitive text for the beginner reader to easily learn and read about fire safety. It is perfect for guided reading, whole group, or independent reading. Just simply print and go! You can now use this as a digital resource. After you purchase this resource download the digital format located to the right of this page. Then you can assign it to your Google Classroom. Easy peasy!Fire Saf
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PreK - 2nd
Matter - States of Matter Booklet
All about matter booklet! This book includes:1. An introduction to Matter2. States of Matter3. Definitions/Properties of Solids, Liquids and Gases4. Matter sort cut & paste activity5. Changing States of Matter6. Condensation7. Evaporation8. Precipitation9. The Water CycleThis book is perfect for introducing Matter to your class or as a review of what your students have already learned!Your feedback always brightens my day :)Copyright © Erin PalleschiVisit the Once Upon A Classroom blog for
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K - 3rd
Insects Activity | Fireflies Reading Passages, Vocabulary & Comprehension
These Fireflies Reading Passages are perfect for your insects unit, working on nonfiction reading skills, and guided reading groups. They include everything you need to work on building vocabulary and comprehension skills with your students! Differentiated fireflies reading passages (3 levels) allow you to meet the needs of all students to ensure complete understanding of the content. Take a look at the product preview for a closer look! All follow-up activities are thoughtfully aligned to the
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Animal Habitats - The Desert - A Science Flap Book Project for Grades 1-2
HABITATS - THE DESERTThe Inspiration:I wrote this student science text with the "You Read to Me, I'll Read to You" books in mind. (Mary Ann Hoberman) I love those two-reader books because they allow readers of different abilities to read together. The Text Level:If read individually, this science text is most appropriate for a second-semester 1st grader or a first-semester 2nd grader, but it depends on your students' needs. The text is already differentiated in its design, so it's perfect for mi
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1st - 2nd
Sources of Energy for Primary Students Science Nonfiction Unit
Explore and learn all about the different sources of energy. This packet includes 2 mini books, and several activities to learn about electricity, gasoline, batteries, the sun and wind. There are paper pencils sorts and I have recently added a colorful picture sort. Your students will enjoy learning about this integrating science and literacy. This unit can be used for distance learning and google classroom with the new TpT digital tool. Make sure to Follow Me so you know when I post new prod
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K - 2nd
Severe Weather: Severe Weather Activities Reading Comprehension for 2nd Grade
Are you teaching about severe weather, including types of storms and more, but you are having trouble finding kid-friendly, engaging text and weather activities? This comprehensive resource covers severe weather topics, such as thunderstorms, watches and warnings, tornadoes, lightning, flash floods, and hurricanes, and was written specifically for 2nd graders. This reader is also great for sub plans in a pinch. This reader will help teachers integrate science into the reading block by focusing o
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2nd - 3rd
The Life Cycle of a Bee - A Science Book and Activities for Grades 1-2
LIFE CYCLESThis download provides materials to help support your science instruction of life cycles, insects, and/or bees. THE SET INCLUDES:• Two 11-page student readers (one color copy, one B&W copy)• Two sets of picture cards to help facilitate students' explanation of the life cycle (one color copy, one B&W copy)• A diagram for students to label• A song, continuing the connection between literacy and science• Written response activities to check for comprehension and inferential think
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: BUNDLE - Animal Life Cycles Set (Books and Comprehension Activities)
Rock Cycle Mini Book for Early Readers: Rock and Minerals
Your students will love completing this Rock Cycle mini book. This mini book is for early readers: Pre-k, Kindergarten and 1st Grade. This Rock Cycle mini book lets students read easy words and pair them with the scene on the page. Students can color in the pages for some fun! This mini book is a basic introduction to geology!This printable interactive activity includes:A black/white half page mini book for students to color and readA color half page mini book for the teacher to use as a guide,
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PreK - 2nd
Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Mini Books (Set of 2 Books)
This download contains 2 mini books written and illustrated by Carrie Hanson.
"What is a Thunderstorm?"
--A thunderstorm has very big clouds that are full of water.
--Rain falls from the dark gray clouds.
--Lightning shoots from the thunder clouds. It makes flashes of light in the sky.
--Thunder is the big boom you hear when the clouds bump together.
--You see the lightning before you hear the thunder.
--Sometimes thunderstorms bring strong winds and hail.
--Sometimes thunderstorms bring a tor
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K - 2nd
The Life Cycle of Plants - A Science Book and Activities for Grades 1-2
This download provides materials to help support your science instruction of life cycles and/or plants. The set includes:• An 11-page B&W student book with clear illustrations and nonfiction text features such as underlined key words, labels, arrows, and captions• One set of picture cards to help facilitate students' explanation of the life cycle of a plant• A written response activity to check for comprehension and inferential thinkingPlease see the PREVIEW for a closer look at sample pages
Grades:
1st - 2nd
Solar System Mini Book for Early Readers: Space Activities
Your students will love completing this Solar System mini book. This mini book is for early readers: Pre-k, Kindergarten and 1st Grade. This Solar System mini book lets students read easy words and pair them with the scene on the page. Students can color in the pages for some fun!This printable interactive activity includes:A black/white half page mini book for students to color and readA color half page mini book for the teacher to use as a guide, to laminate, and/or to add this mini book to th
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PreK - 2nd
The Ocean Mini Book for Early Readers: Ocean Animals
This Ocean Mini Book is perfect for your students to learn about the Ocean! This book can be used for a very basic animal study in lower elementary grades! This is perfect for Pre-k, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade. Each page has a basic fact about the Ocean and a scene or illustration to get students to connect to the words. The scenes can be colored in as a fun activity for the students!This mini book features the location of the habitat, the climate, twelve unique animals, what these animals eat,
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PreK - 2nd
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What is Matter? Mini Book (States of Matter/Water Cycle)
Text in this book:
Matter is all around us.
Everything on Earth is made of matter.
Matter can be a solid, liquid, or a gas.
A solid has its very own shape.
The particles are close together.
A liquid takes the shape of what it is in.
The tiny particles are spread out.
A gas takes the shape of what it is in and moves freely.
The tiny particles are spread out.
Water is a solid when it is frozen.
Water is a liquid when it is at the right temperature.
When water is heated, it turns into water vapor
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K - 2nd
Solar Eclipse 2024 Mini Little Books Booklets Readers Science Activities Kinder
Get ready for the Solar Eclipse April 8th, 2024 with these cute, simple, and informative mini books!Students will love the helpful pictures and simple sentences of these little readers. Perfect for guided reading groups, to read as a whole class, or to use as an activity after learning all about the Solar Eclipse.Students will enjoy coloring each page, as the books come in black & white. Inside you will find 2 booklet options: a more simpler, shorter sentence version and a bit more detailed
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PreK - 2nd
Rocks and Soil 2nd Grade Science Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
Rocks and Soil activities for kids with nonfiction reading that integrate the content area of science into reading! Also, additional writing about reading formative assessment is included. Students will have the opportunity to investigate and observe rocks and soil, ask and answer questions, read about connections between a series of scientific ideas and concepts, determine vocabulary meaning, and determine the use and meaning of text features. (Digital and Print Included- Digital in Google Slid
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
NGSS:
2-ESS1-1
, 2-ESS2-1
Rabbit Reading Comprehension Passages Questions Writing Activities Easter Bunny
Here comes Peter Cottontail! Kids love learning about animals. These non-fiction reading passages on RABBITS include vocabulary work, comprehension, notetaking, and expository writing! Use during guided reading or during whole class instruction. Two versions of the passage are included, a 1-page and a 2-page. These can be used for first, second, or third grade. Perfect for a unit on Forest animals, Easter or Spring: 2 Passage Levels vocabulary cards vocabulary worksheetscomprehension questionsra
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1st - 3rd
Differentiated Bees Leveled Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions
These Bees Reading Passages are perfect for your insects unit, working on nonfiction reading skills, and guided reading groups. They include everything you need to work on building vocabulary and comprehension skills with your students! Differentiated bees reading passages (3 levels) allow you to meet the needs of all students to ensure complete understanding of the content. Take a look at the product preview for a closer look! All follow-up activities are thoughtfully aligned to the ELA Commo
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2nd - 5th
Kinds of Clouds Mini Book (Emergent Reader)
This "Kinds of Clouds" mini book tells about the basic clouds types and is written for early readers. Pictures clues will provide help with the text. Here is the text:
There are many kinds of clouds.
Clouds tell what the weather will be.
Cumulus clouds are fluffy and white. They are low to the ground.
Cumulus clouds mean good weather.
Nimbus clouds are dark gray clouds. They bring rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
Cumulonimbus clouds are the tallest clouds. They bring a thunderstorm.
Stratus clo
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K - 3rd
Sloth Reading Passage & Comprehension Activities Nonfiction Rainforest Animals
Sloth: Informational Article, QR Code Research & Fact Sort includes an article about sloths in two formats (two-page color photos & one-page text), QR Codes for online articles and videos about sloths and a fact sort sheet where students can sort facts about sloths.I use these articles as a resource when researching and writing about animals. We read the article, look at a variety of web sites, and watch a couple of videos to gather all our facts about the animal. Once we have the fact
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2nd - 3rd
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