Hello! I am Ruby Jane, creator of Spatial Projects. I have been an educator for 10 years. I was a Chemistry professor for four years before I finally decided to follow my heart and teach Science to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders. That was an awesome decision for me. I love kids, and I am happy seeing them learn and grow. Enjoy shopping in my store! -Ruby ;-)
Hello! I am Ruby Jane, creator of Spatial Projects. I have been an educator for 10 years. I was a Chemistry professor for four years before I finally decided to follow my heart and teach Science to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders. That was an awesome decision for me. I love kids, and I am happy seeing them learn and grow. Enjoy shopping in my store! -Ruby ;-)
Check out this comprehensive resource on positional words and following directions! It includes ten posters, clip cards, word cards, workbook (30 work pages and answer key), book, book companion, “Build a City” project (following directions activity), and interactive game.
In this lesson, students will use spatial (positional) words to describe positions of objects.
Essential Questions:
☼What words are used to describe the position of people, places, and things?
Essential Knowledge:
☼Terms to Know: inside, outside, behind, front, left, right, above, below, between, beside
These words are used to describe the position of people, places, and things. They describe where an object in space is, often in relation to another object.
Essential Skills:
☼ Describe the position of people, animals, places, and things using spatial (positional) words.
☼ Develop fluency in the use of spatial (positional) words.
This comprehensive packet has five resources included:
☼ Posters and Cards (See sample word cards here.)
☼ Workbook
☼ Book and Book Companion
☼ Build a City Project
☼ Interactive Game
Looking for fun and engaging Arctic Animal activities? This All About Polar Bears resource has everything you need for an interactive nonfiction unit in your classroom. It includes polar bear 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.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are polar bears?
☼ 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
☼ What distinguishes male and female polar bears?
☼ How do polar bears survive the cold climate?
☼ How do human activities affect polar bears?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
☼ Resources
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
Looking for fun and engaging grassland animal activities? This All About Lions resource has everything you need for an interactive nonfiction unit in your classroom. It includes lion 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.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are lions?
☼ 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
☼ Craft Pattern
☼ How do lions hunt their prey?
☼ What are the threats to a lion’s life?
☼ How do lions communicate?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
☼ Resources
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
Looking for fun and engaging farm animals activities? This All About Sheep resource has everything you need for an interactive nonfiction unit in your classroom. It includes sheep 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.
Sheep Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are sheep?
☼ 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
☼ Craft Pattern
☼ How do sheepdogs help farmers?
☼ Why do farmers cut the wool from sheep?
☼ What products can be made from sheep’s milk?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
☼ Resources
Sheep 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
The SQUIRREL Spatial Project resource includes craft pattern, lap book guide, nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, and answer key.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are squirrels?
☼ 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?
☼ What are the different kinds of squirrels?
☼ Worksheets
☼ Answer Key
☼ Fun Facts
☼ Recommended Books and Videos
☼ Lapbook Guide
☼ Why do squirrels squawk in trees?
☼ Why do squirrels rebury nuts?
☼How do squirrels keep warm during winter?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
Looking for fun and engaging Arctic Animal activities? This All About Orcas resource has everything you need for an interactive nonfiction unit in your classroom. It includes orca 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.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are orcas?
☼ 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 orcas hunt food?
☼ What should you do when you find a stranded orca?
☼ How does whale watching affect orcas?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
☼ Resources
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
The RACCOON Spatial Project resource includes craft pattern, lap book guide, nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, and answer key.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are raccoons?
☼ 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 raccoons protect themselves?
☼ Why do raccoons wet their food before eating it?
☼ Why do raccoons have a mask around their eyes?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
The DEER Spatial Project resource includes craft pattern, lap book guide, nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, and answer key.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are deer?
☼ 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?
☼ What are the different kinds of deer?
☼ Worksheets
☼ Answer Key
☼ Fun Facts
☼ Recommended Books and Videos
☼ Lapbook Guide
☼ How do deer find food during different seasons?
☼ How do deer survive the cold season?
☼ Why do humans hunt deer?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
The OWL Spatial Project resource includes craft pattern, lap book guide, nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, and answer key.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are owls?
☼ 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?
☼ What are the different kinds of owl?
☼ Worksheets
☼ Answer Key
☼ Fun Facts
☼ Recommended Books and Videos
☼ Lapbook Guide
☼ How do owls fly silently?
☼ Why do owls rotate their heads?
☼ Why do owls hoot?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
The LADYBUG Spatial Project includes lap book guide, nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, and answer key.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are ladybugs?
☼ 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
☼ Why do some ladybugs hibernate during winter?
☼ How do ladybugs protect themselves from predators?
☼ Why are ladybugs important to farming?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
☼ Resources
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
Looking for fun and engaging Arctic Animal activities? This All About Arctic Foxes resource has everything you need for an interactive nonfiction unit in your classroom. It includes arctic fox 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.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are arctic foxes?
☼ 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 arctic foxes survive the cold climate?
☼ How do arctic foxes protect themselves?
☼ Why are arctic foxes classified as endangered animals?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
☼ Resources
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
Looking for fun and engaging Arctic Animal activities? This All About Harp Seals resource has everything you need for an interactive nonfiction unit in your classroom. It includes harp seal 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.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are harp seals?
☼ 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 harp seals protect themselves from predators?
☼ Why do humans hunt and kill harp seals?
☼ How do harp seals communicate?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
☼ Resources
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
The RABBIT Spatial Project resource includes craft pattern, lap book guide, nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, and answer key.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are rabbits?
☼ 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 rabbits make their homes?
☼ What’s the difference between rabbits and hares?
☼ How do rabbits protect themselves from predators?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
The BUTTERFLY Spatial Project includes lap book guide, nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, and answer key.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are butterflies?
☼ 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 butterflies help the rainforest?
☼ What are the differences between butterflies and moths?
☼ How does deforestation affect butterflies?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
☼ Resources
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
The DRAGONFLY Spatial Project includes lap book guide, nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, and answer key.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are dragonflies?
☼ 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
☼ What are the differences between dragonflies and damselflies?
☼ Why do dragonflies swarm?
☼ How do dragonflies breathe?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
☼ Resources
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
The ANT Spatial Project includes lap book guide, nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, and answer key.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are ants?
☼ 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 ants protect themselves?
☼ How is an ant queen produced in a colony?
☼ Why do ants move in a line?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
☼ Resources
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
The HONEYBEE Spatial Project includes lap book guide, nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, and answer key.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are honeybees?
☼ 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
☼ What do beekeepers do?
☼ What are the dangers to honeybees?
☼ What will happen if all the honeybees in the world die?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
☼ Resources
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
Looking for fun and engaging ocean animal activities? This All About Jellyfish resource has everything you need for an interactive nonfiction unit in your classroom. It includes jellyfish 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.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are jellyfish?
☼ 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 jellyfish move?
☼ What are the threats to jellyfish?
☼ How do jellyfish breathe?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
Looking for fun and engaging ocean animal activities? This All About Crabs resource has everything you need for an interactive nonfiction unit in your classroom. It includes crab 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.
Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are crabs?
☼ 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
☼ What are the differences between male and female crabs?
☼ What happens to the shell of a crab when the crab grows?
☼ How do crabs protect themselves from predators?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
Looking for fun and engaging penguin nonfiction unit activities? This All About Penguins resource has everything you need for an interactive nonfiction unit in your classroom. It includes a penguin craft, a lap book guide, a nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, answer keys, graphic organizers, and writing activities.
Nonfiction Booklet:
☼ What are penguins?
☼ 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 penguins recognize each other?
☼ How do penguins stay warm?
☼ Why do penguin chicks have different colors compared to adult penguins?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned
☼ Resources
Craft Pattern
☼ 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
Looking for Other Nonfiction Units? Check out the following resources:
All About Butterflies
All About Ants
All About Honeybees
All About Dragonflies
All About Ladybugs