Sea Star Nonfiction Unit

Looking for fun and engaging ocean animal activities? This All About Sea Stars resource has everything you need for an interactive nonfiction unit in your classroom. It includes sea star craft, nonfiction unit booklet, lap book, worksheets, answer key, graphic organizers, and writing activities.

This comprehensive packet includes 3 pdf files: nonfiction unit booklet, craft guide, and writing activities booklet.

Sea Star Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are sea stars?
☼ What do they look like?
☼ Where do they live?
☼ How long do they live?
☼ What do they eat?
☼ What do they do?
☼ How do they grow?
☼ Worksheets
☼ Answer Key
☼ Fun Facts
☼ Recommended Books and Videos
☼ Lapbook Guide
☼ How do sea stars protect themselves?
☼ What controls the sea star’s movement in the water?
☼ What are the threats to sea stars?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned

Sea Star Craft
☼ Assembly Guide
☼ Colored Patterns
☼ Tracing Patterns

Matching Reading to Writing Booklet
☼ Before Reading
☼ K-W-L
☼ Can, Have, Are
☼ Note-Taking
☼ Identifying the Main Idea and Supporting Details
☼ Comparing and Contrasting
☼ Author’s Purpose
☼ After Reading
☼ Opinion Writing
☼ Expository Writing (Presenting Facts)
☼ Expository Writing (Explaining a Process)
☼ Story Writing
☼ Tracing, Drawing, Coloring
☼ Comic Strip Writing