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Bears by Elizabeth Carney - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is a nine page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Bears by Elizabeth Carney. This document contains seven worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 4 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of bears by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities plus an activity about bears in children’s stories.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about bears but do not have this particular book to use.
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Roadworks by Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock - 6 Worksheets - Construction
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Roadworks by Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock. This document contains six worksheets for students.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are vocabulary activities and writing tasks plus an antonym puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle.
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Wheels by Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock - 6 Worksheets
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Wheels by Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock. This document contains six worksheets for students.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are vocabulary activities and writing tasks plus a fill-in puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle.
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Australian Animal and Bird Memory Games - 3 Games - Differentiated
This resource is a PDF file of a three different Australian animal memory games.
This resource is three pages long. Each game will need to be photocopied twice to play.
The first game is based on Australian animals and features 20 different pictures (40 cards in total when made up). The second game is based on Australian animals and features 16 different pictures (32 cards in total when made up). The third game is based on Australian birds and features 12 different pictures (24 cards in total when made up).
This resource is great to use when differentiating in your classroom because the games have different numbers of cards to match up. It is easy to cater for students with more learning needs and also to extend your brighter students. You could even combine all three games for a real challenge.
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Australian Animals and Birds Puzzles - 4 Different Puzzles
This resource is an eight page PDF document featuring 4 puzzles for students about Australian animals and birds. These puzzles are a fun way of reinforcing learning.
There are 4 different puzzles and 4 answer sheets for teachers. The puzzles would be great to use as an activity to reinforce learning or as a fun homework task. They could even be used as motivational activities for students to work on if they complete other work quickly.
The puzzles are:
Easy Threesy Puzzle - Students have to solve clues, all of which are nine letter words. These words are solved by putting together three letter combinations to solve the puzzle.
Hourglass Puzzle - Students enter the answers to eight clues into an hourglass-shaped puzzle.
Missing Colours Puzzle - Students fill in the missing colours in the names of Australian animals and birds.
Fill-In Puzzle - Using words that relate to Australian animals and birds, students fill in the puzzle sheet so that all of the words fit.
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Weird Sea Creatures by Laura Marsh - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Weird Sea Creatures by Laura Marsh. This document contains six worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 3 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of weird sea creatures by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities plus a true or false task.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about sea creatures but do not have this particular book to use.
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Sharks by Anne Schreiber - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Sharks by Anne Schreiber. This document contains six worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 3 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of sharks by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions, writing activities and a research task.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about sharks but do not have this particular book to use.
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Kookoo Kookaburra by Gregg Dreise - 6 Worksheets
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Kookoo Kookaburra by Gregg Dreise. This document contains six worksheets for students.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, language and grammar activities plus an antonym puzzle. There is a teacher answer sheet for the puzzle.
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Night Sky by Stephanie Warren Drimmer - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Night Sky by Stephanie Warren Drimmer. This document contains six worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 3 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of the night sky by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions, a glossary activity, a comparatives and superlatives activity plus writing tasks.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about the night sky but do not have this particular book to use.
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Pandas by Anne Schreiber - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Pandas by Anne Schreiber. This document contains six worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 3 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of pandas by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities plus a Venn diagram task.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about pandas but do not have this particular book to use.
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Manatees by Laura Marsh - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Manatees by Laura Marsh. This document contains six worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 3 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of manatees by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities plus a true or false task.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about manatees but do not have this particular book to use.
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Lizards by Laura Marsh - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Lizards by Laura Marsh. This document contains six worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 3 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of lizards by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities plus a true or false task.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about lizards but do not have this particular book to use.
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Secrets of the Saltmarsh by Claire Saxby - 6 Worksheets
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Secrets of the Saltmarsh by Claire Saxby and Alicia Rogerson. This document contains six worksheets for students.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, vocabulary activities (compound words and antonyms), a seasons task, a water cycle worksheet plus reflection questions.
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Bats by Elizabeth Carney - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Bats by Elizabeth Carney. This document contains six worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 3 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of bats by completing activities that work with this text.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about bats but do not have this particular book to use.
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Deadly Predators by Melissa Stewart - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Deadly Predators by Melissa Stewart. This document contains six worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 3 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of deadly predators by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities plus a glossary task. There is also a animal identification activity.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about deadly predators but do not have this particular book to use.
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Coral Reefs by Kristin Baird Rattini - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Coral Reefs by Kristin Baird Rattini. This document contains six worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 3 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of coral reefs by completing activities that work with this text. There is a double-up of one worksheet as one contains black and white pictures and the other contains colour pictures.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about coral reefs but do not have this particular book to use.
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Animal Architects by Libby Romero - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Animal Architects by Libby Romero. This document contains six worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 3 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions, a true or false activity, a Venn diagram activity plus writing tasks.
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Wolves by Laura Marsh - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Wolves by Laura Marsh. This document contains six worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 2 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of wolves by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities plus a true or false task and a glossary task.
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching students about wolves but do not have this particular book to use.
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Seed to Plant by Kristin Baird Rattini - National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is a ten page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Seed to Plant by Kristin Baird Rattini. This document contains six worksheets / activities for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 2 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of a plant’s life cycle by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions and writing activities plus an activity on which part of plants we eat. There is also a worksheets about bees.
There is a double-up of one worksheet to cater for our US customers due to spelling differences (colour / color).
Some of the activities in this resource may be suitable for teachers who are teaching about a plant’s life cycle but do not have this particular book to use.
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Rocks and Minerals by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld National Geographic Kids Reader
This resource is an eight page PDF document with activities to do based on the text Rocks and Minerals by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld. This document contains six worksheets for students.
This text is a National Geographic Kids Reader. The book we used was Level 2 however we understand that some levels differ depending on the country where the text is published.
The activities allow the students to reinforce their understanding of rocks and minerals by completing activities that work with this text. There are comprehension questions, a glossary activity and a compound word activity plus writing tasks. There is also a vowel build-up puzzle and a teacher answer sheet is provided for the puzzle.
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