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River Pollution - comprehension and critical thinking skills
Explore the world of river pollution with this engaging comprehension activity. This activity includes an easy-to-understand text that introduces learners to the concept of river pollution, its sources and effects on the environment and wildlife.
After reading the text, students will answer comprehension questions that test their understanding of the key concepts covered. These questions are designed to encourage critical thinking and promote discussion about the issue of river pollution. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the impact of river pollution on our environment, wildlife, and human health.
The activity aims to raise awareness among students about the importance of preserving the cleanliness and health of rivers, and what actions they can take to prevent river pollution.
Why incorporate critical thinking skills?
Critical thinking is an important skill for young learners because it helps them think deeper about what they’re reading. When they use critical thinking, they ask lots of questions and try to understand things better. This helps them make connections between different ideas and form their own opinions about what they’re learning. By practicing critical thinking, they become better readers who can use what they learn in real life
What is air pollution? - comprehension with critical thinking questions
Explore the important issue of air pollution with this engaging comprehension activity! This activity includes a simple and easy-to-understand text that introduces learners to the concept of air pollution, including particulate matter, greenhouse gases, and the impact on human health and the environment.
After reading the text, learners will answer comprehension questions that test their understanding of the key concepts covered. These questions are designed to encourage critical thinking and promote discussion about the issue of air pollution.
This activity is perfect for classroom use, either as a whole-class discussion or as an independent activity. It can also be used as a homework assignment or as part of a larger unit on environmental issues.
Why incorporate critical thinking skills?
Critical thinking is an important skill for young learners because it helps them think deeper about what they’re reading. When they use critical thinking, they ask lots of questions and try to understand things better. This helps them make connections between different ideas and form their own opinions about what they’re learning. By practicing critical thinking, they become better readers who can use what they learn in real life
Bats And Climate Change - Research Project
This is a research template activity using PowerPoint ™ or Keynote™ template activity which can be a -
A homework project
A collaborative project
A summer school project
A distance learning project
A preparation for writing a report / non-chronological writing
The slides contain a title and an image which is set as a fixed background. Learners will conduct their own research under the supervision of the leading adult educator. Children have the option to write notes / upload photos or write expository paragraphs.
This is perfect for a project about the wolf or as one linked to climate change and the environment.
23 Slides include:
Title page
Questions
The bat - physical attributes
What kind of animal is a bat?
Behavior
Habitat
Where are bats found today?
Bats under threat.
Bats and their young.
Bats in the U.S.A.
Bats and Australia
Bats around the world
Legends about bats
Teeth
Bats and climate change.
Adaptations
Extra slide with bat pictures.
Working as a group children can choose a slide to work on and then put work together collaboratively and present.
Independently - Children work through the project or select slides they would like to focus on.
Renewable energy - Comprehension Skills
This product is a comprehension text about different types of renewable energy such as hydropower, solar energy, biomass, wind energy and geothermal energy. The text provides key information and questions that will help learners understand how we use renewable energy.
This resource also promotes critical thinking and classroom discussion about the importance of understanding how the different types of energy generation work. The text is designed to be both informative and engaging, this comprehension text will help students build their reading skills while learning about an important topic. It can be used to enhance your lessons on renewable energy.
What is point source and non-point source water pollution?
Explore the world of water pollution with this engaging comprehension activity.
This activity features an easy-to-understand text that introduces students to the concepts of point source and non-point source water pollution. Students will learn about the different sources of water pollution and how they can impact our water sources.
After reading the text, students will answer comprehension questions that test their understanding of the key concepts covered. These questions are designed to encourage critical thinking and promote discussion about the issue of water pollution. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the impact of point source and non-point source pollution on our environment and human health.
Why incorporate critical thinking skills?
Critical thinking is an important skill for young learners because it helps them think deeper about what they’re reading. When they use critical thinking, they ask lots of questions and try to understand things better. This helps them make connections between different ideas and form their own opinions about what they’re learning. By practicing critical thinking, they become better readers who can use what they learn in real life
What is water pollution? - comprehension with critical thinking questions
Explore the important issue of water pollution with this engaging comprehension activity! This activity includes a simple and easy-to-understand text that introduces learners to the concept of water pollution, including the sources of water pollution, such as agricultural runoff, industrial waste, and plastic pollution, and the impact on animals that call oceans and rivers home and the impact on human health.
After reading the text, learners will answer comprehension questions that test their understanding of the key concepts covered. These questions are designed to encourage critical thinking and promote discussion about the issue of water pollution.
Why incorporate critical thinking skills?
Critical thinking is an important skill for young learners because it helps them think deeper about what they’re reading. When they use critical thinking, they ask lots of questions and try to understand things better. This helps them make connections between different ideas and form their own opinions about what they’re learning. By practicing critical thinking, they become better readers who can use what they learn in real life
Bundle
Climate Change, Environment and Animals - Comprehension Texts
This is a bundle of resources that are about different issues relating to our planet from climate change to endangered animals to pollution.
Each comprehension includes:
a text
comprehension questions
critical thinking skills based questions for deeper thinking.
Tigers and Climate Change - Animal Research Project - PowerPoint™ and Keynote™
Are your learners interested in tigers and the effects of climate change? This is a research template activity using Google Slides™ template activity which can be a -
A homework project
A collaborative project
A summer school project
A distance learning project
A preparation for writing a report / non-chronological writing
The slides contain a title and an image which is set as a fixed background. Learners will conduct their own research under the supervision of the leading adult educator. Children have the option to write notes / upload photos or write expository paragraphs.
This is perfect for a project about the tiger or as one linked to climate change and the environment.
23 Slides include:
Title page
Questions
Reindeer physical attributes
What kind of animal is a tiger
Behavior
Habitat
Where are reindeer found today?
Tigers under threat.
Tigers and their young.
Tigers in the North America
Stripes
Prey
Legends about tigers
Tigers and climate change.
Tigers in captivity
Adaptations
Working as a group children can choose a slide to work on and then put work together collaboratively and present.
Independently - Children work through the project or select slides they would like to focus on.
Snow Leopards and Climate Change - comprehension and critical thinking skills
Explore the impact of climate change on snow leopards with this comprehension activity. This activity includes a clearly written text that introduces learners to the topic.
Students will have the opportunity to answer comprehension questions that test their understanding of the key concepts covered. These questions are designed to encourage critical thinking and promote discussion about the issue of climate change and its impact on snow leopards. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by snow leopards due to climate change and the importance of conservation efforts to protect their habitat.
The activity aims to raise awareness among students about the importance of preserving the natural habitats of snow leopards and the negative impact of climate change on their survival. It also encourages students to consider actions they can take to help mitigate climate change and protect the planet for future generations.
Why incorporate critical thinking skills?
Critical thinking is an important skill for young learners because it helps them think deeper about what they’re reading. When they use critical thinking, they ask lots of questions and try to understand things better. This helps them make connections between different ideas and form their own opinions about what they’re learning. By practicing critical thinking, they become better readers who can use what they learn in real life
Jaguars and Climate Change - comprehension and critical thinking skill
Description
Explore the impact of climate change on jaguars with this engaging comprehension activity. This activity includes an easy-to-understand text that introduces learners to the topic.
After reading the text, students can answer comprehension questions that test their understanding of the key concepts covered. These questions are designed to encourage critical thinking and promote discussion about the issue of climate change and its impact on jaguars. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by jaguars due to climate change and the importance of conservation efforts to protect their habitat.
The activity aims to raise awareness among students about the importance of preserving the natural habitats of jaguars and the negative impact of climate change on their survival. It also encourages students to consider actions they can take to help mitigate climate change and protect the planet for future generations.
Why incorporate critical thinking skills?
Critical thinking is an important skill for young learners because it helps them think deeper about what they’re reading. When they use critical thinking, they ask lots of questions and try to understand things better. This helps them make connections between different ideas and form their own opinions about what they’re learning. By practicing critical thinking, they become better readers who can use what they learn in real life
Sheep - Emergent Reader - PDF ebook and Powerpoint ebook - 0048
Sheep - Powerpoints Slides™ ebook is a simple practice book for Pre-KG, KG and grade one children. It has been created with the reluctant or emergent reader in mind and introduces them to key high frequency words. The text is repetitive and simple subject specific language. Pictures and sentences are written to prompt discussion and designed to be an easy read that can be revisited over and over. There are two digital versions of this product so that you can choose how your student receives the document. There are some unavoidable technical language and this should provide the chance for children to clarify meaning.
Click here to learn more about this ebook (video link).
A google slides ebook
Printable Pdf version included
The text is simple and a quick read - perfect for rotating with books here (bundle) and helping children feel a sense of achievement. My students like to whizz through books and revisit them.
Children who like non-fiction books should enjoy this book.
This ebook are also great for ‘warming up’ readers who are a little out of practice or who have lost a little confidence. Sight words /high frequency words that are being used in class are featured here.
At the beginning of this ebook there is a list of key words that are the focus of each book to remind the adult who is supervising the reading with view to independent reading.
There are vocabulary repeats to help children make text connections and build familiarity with sight words and helping children to retain key words.
5 to 10 minutes reading every day is key to boosting reluctant or emergent readers and help them build vocabulary without losing motivation.