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This bundle includes 4 life cycle units - butterfly, frog, plant, and insect. All units come with reading passages with opportunities to engage readers with "turn and talk", interactive notebooks for life cycle stages and unit vocabulary, reading comprehension, compare and contrast with Venn Diagrams, coloring pages, sequencing, and more. The bundle is at a 25% discount on each item.
All resources in this bundle were updated September 2016 to include additional interactive notebook templates and a level 1 and level 2 vocabulary for differentiation across grade levels or within the classroom. Observation logs were also added and the assessments are differentiated for vocabulary.
Suitable for elementary grades. This resource includes a unit on the plant life cycle with an interactive notebook, KWL, reading passages, vocabulary, comprehension, real life pictures of all stages, compare and contrast, sequencing, coloring pages and more.
This file was updated on September 4, 2106 to include a Level 1 and Level 2 vocabulary for differentiation across grade levels or classrooms as well as 4 new interactive notebook templates and a plant observation log. Please redownload if you own!
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Pages of download:
1- Cover
2- For the teacher
3-4- Copyright, terms of use, and about the author
5- Plant KWL
6- Level 1 Vocabulary
7- Level 2 Vocabulary
8- Directions for Interactive Notebook Foldables Directions
9-10- Plant Vocabulary Interactive Notebook Foldables Level 1 and 2
11-12- Completed Interactive Notebook Example Plant Vocabulary
13 - What are Plants? Reading Passage with turn and talk
14 - Why are Plants Important? Reading Passage with turn and talk
15 - What do plants need? Diagram
16-18 - Plant needs interactive notebook flap book directions, example, and foldables
19 - Parts of a Plant Reading Passage with turn and talk
20 - Why are Pollinators Important? Reading Passage with turn and talk
21 - How Do Plants Eat? Reading Passage with turn and talk
22 - Parts of a seed diagram
23 - Parts of a plant diagram
24 - Label the parts of a seed worksheet
25 - Label the parts of a plant worksheet
26 - Directions for plant and seed parts flap book and interactive notebook
27-28 - Completed examples
29-30 - Parts of plant and parts of a seed interactive notebook flap books
31 - Plant Life Cycle diagram
32 - Seed Reading Passage with turn and talk
33 - Sprout Reading Passage with turn and talk
34 - Seedling Reading Passage with turn and talk
35 - Plant with flowers Reading Passage with turn and talk
36 - Plant with seeds Reading Passage with turn and talk
37 - Fill in the blank Plant Life Cycle Reading Comprehension
38 - Comprehension Answer Key
39 - Interactive Notebook Foldables Directions for Plant Life Cycle
40 - Interactive Notebook Foldables for Plant Life Cycle
41-42 - Completed Life Cycle Example
43 - Fruits vs. Vegetables Reading Passage with turn and talk
44 - Venn Diagram - compare and contrast fruits and vegetables
45-47 - Venn Diagram interactive notebook foldable, directions, and example
48 - Plant life cycle timeline
49- Plant life cycle timeline answer key
50 - Sequence the plant pictures
51 - Answer key
52 - Plant coloring page
53 - Color, cut, and paste the plants into the picture
54-58 - Plant life cycle assessment
59-63 - Assessment answer key
64- Plant Observation Log
65 - Credits
Suitable for elementary grades, this butterfly life cycle unit includes real life pictures of all life cycle stages and activities. Includes unit vocabulary and life cycle interactive notebook pages, KWL, completed examples, parts of a butterfly, life cycle diagram, reading comprehension, butterfly vs. moth comparison and Venn Diagram, sequencing pictures of a butterfly's life, timeline, coloring page, and assessment.
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This file was updated September 2016 to include 3 new interactive notebook templates, a level 1 and level 2 vocabulary for differentiation across grade levels or within the classroom, an updated assessment, and observation log. Redownload if you own!
Pages of download:
1- Cover
2- For the teacher
3-4 - Terms of Use and about the author
5- Butterfly KWL
6- butterfly observation log
7- Level 1 Unit Vocabulary
8- Level 2 Unit vocabulary
9 - Interactive Notebook Vocabulary Instructions
10-11- Level 1 and Level 2 Interactive Notebook Vocabulary Foldables
12-13 - Completed Interactive Notebook example pictures
14- What are Butterflies? Reading Passage with turn and talk
15 - Where Do Butterflies Live? Reading Passage with turn and talk
16 - Butterfly Facts INB Directions
17-18 - Butterfly facts interactive notebook foldable and example
19 - Parts of a Butterfly Diagram
20 - Label the Parts of Butterfly
21 - Answer Key
22-23 - Directions for Butterfly parts interactive notebook and example
24 - Butterfly parts flap book
25 - Butterfly Life Cycle Diagram
26 - Egg Reading Passage with turn and talk
27 - Larva Reading Passage with turn and talk
28 - Pupa - Caterpillar Reading Passage with turn and talk
29 - Adult Butterfly Reading Passage with turn and talk
30 - Fill in the blank comprehension
31 - Comprehension Answer Key
32 - Interactive Life Cycle Foldables Instructions
33 - Interactive Notebook Foldables
34-35 - Interactive Notebook completed example
36 - Life cycle staged INB directions
37 - Flapbook Life cycle stages
38 - Butterflies vs. Moths Reading Passage with turn and talk
39 - Butterflies vs. Moths compare and contrast Venn Diagram
40-42 - Venn Diagram INB directions, example and foldable
43 - Butterfly Life Cycle Timeline
44 - Answer Key
45 - Cut and sequence pictures of a butterfly's life cycle
46 - Answer Key
47 - Butterfly coloring page
48 - Color, cut, and paste life cycle stages in forest
49-52 - Butterfly life cycle assessment
53-56 - Butterfly life cycle assessment answer key
57 - credits
Teach the chicken life cycle with this engaging unit and interactive notebook. Reading passages include real life pictures for the stages and opportunities for turn and talk after each passage. Also includes comparing and contrasting roosters and hens using a Venn Diagram, label the parts of a chicken, KWL, life cycle timeline, coloring page, assessment, and comprehension, in addition to the interactive notebook.
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This was updated in September 2016 to include 3 additional interactive notebook templates and an observation log. Redownload if you own!
Pages of Download:
1 - Cover
2- For the teacher
3-4 - Terms of use and about the author
5 - Chicken observation log
6-Chicken KWL
7-Unit Vocabulary
8- Directions for Unit Vocabulary Interactive Notebook Foldables
9 - Interactive Notebook Vocabulary Foldables
10-11 - Completed interactive notebook example
12 - What are chickens? Reading passage with turn and talk
13 - Where do chickens live? Reading passage with turn and talk
14-16 - Chicken facts interactive notebook sort, directions, and completed example
17 - Parts of a chicken
18 - Students label the parts of a chicken
19 - Label parts answer key
20-22 - Parts of a chicken interactive notebook directions, example, and foldable flap book
23 - Chicken Life Cycle diagram
24 - Egg Stage Reading Passage with turn and talk
25 - Embryo Stage Reading Passage with turn and talk
26 - Hatching Chick Stage Reading Passage with turn and talk
27 - Young Chick Stage Reading Passage with turn and talk
28 - Adult Chick Stage Reading Passage with turn and talk
29 - Life Cycle Comprehension fill in the blanks
30 - Fill in the blanks answer key
31 - Directions for life cycle interactive notebook foldables
32 - Life Cycle Interactive notebook foldable
33-34 - Completed interactive notebook example
35 - Life cycle flap book directions
36 - Life cycle flap book
37 - Hens and Roosters Reading Passage with turn and talk
38 - Hen and Rooster compare and contrast Venn Diagram
39-41 - Venn diagram INB directions, example, and foldable
42 - Color and paste chick, rooster, and hen on farm
43-44 - Chicken life cycle timeline and answer key
45-46 - Cut and glue chicken life cycle stages into diagram
47 - Coloring page
48-50 - Chicken life cycle assessment
51-53 - Chicken life cycle assessment answer key
54 - Credits
This unit includes information about the frog life cycle with real life pictures, interactive notebooks for vocabulary and the life cycle, and worksheets to aid in comprehension and understanding, as well as an end of unit assessment. Engage students with turn and talk opportunities after each reading passage.
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This resource was updated in September 2016 to include 4 additional interactive notebook templates, an observation log, and level 1 and 2 vocabulary for differentiation across grade levels or within the classroom. Redownload if you own!
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Pages of download:
1- Cover
2- For the teacher
3-4 - Terms of use and about the author
5- KWL
6- Frog observation log
7- Level 1 Frog Unit Vocabulary
8- Level 2 Frog Unit Vocabulary
9- Interactive Notebook Foldables Instructions
10-11- Level 1 and 2 Vocabulary Interactive Notebook Foldables
12-13 - Completed interactive notebook example
14 - What are Frogs? Reading passage with turn and talk
15 - Frog Habitat reading passage with turn and talk
16-18 - Frog Facts interactive notebook directions, foldable and completed example
19 - Parts of a frog diagram with turn and talk
20-21 - Label the parts of a frog worksheet and answer key
22-24 - Parts of a frog interactive notebook directions, foldable, and completed example
25 - Frog Life Cycle Diagram
(Reading Passages with real life pictures of frogs in all stages)
26 - Spawn reading passage with turn and talk
27 - Tadpole reading passage with turn and talk
28 - Tadpole with back legs reading passage with turn and talk
29 - Tadpole with front and back legs reading passage with turn and talk
30 - tadpole losing its tail reading passage with turn and talk
31 - Adult frog reading passage with turn and talk
32 - Frog life cycle comprehension fill in the blank
33 - Comprehension answer key
34 - Interactive notebook foldable frog life cycle instructions
35 - Interactive notebook frog life cycle foldable
36-37 - completed interactive notebook example
38-39 - life cycle flap book and directions
40 - Frog and toad reading passage
41 - Venn Diagram - compare frogs and toads
42-44 - Venn Diagram INB directions, example, and foldable
45 - Frog life cycle timeline worksheet
46 - Timeline answer key
47 - Paste frog life cycle into habitat
48-49 - Paste frog stages into the life cycle and answer key
50-53- Frog Assessment with differentiated level 1 and 2 vocabulary
54-57 - Frog Assessment Answer key
58 - Credits
Mini Unit about sharks. Includes 13 reading passages about sharks and 12 different types of sharks and the shark life cycle. Passages are half a page and have reading comprehension questions below. Interactive notebook foldables are to create an interactive notebook about the shark life cycle and to add facts about the 12 types of sharks. Pictures of a completed notebook are attached. There are several worksheets, KWL, anticipatory set, and a shark mask craft. Assessment at the end.
Table of contents:
Page 1 - Cover
Page 2 - For the teacher
Page 3 - KWL
Page 4-5 - Anticipatory set and answer key
Page 6 - What is a shark? Reading passage
Page 7 - Life Cycle of a shark
Page 8 - Great white shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 9 - Bull shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 10 - Hammerhead shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 11 - Whale shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 12 - Tiger shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 13 - Basking shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 14 - Black tip reef shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 15 - White tip reef shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 16 - Lemon shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 17 - Nurse shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 18 - Blue shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 19 - Mako shark reading passage and comprehension
Page 20 - Life cycle interactive notebook foldable
Page 21 -23 - Shark types interactive notebook foldable
Page 24-25 - Completed notebook
Page 26 - Shark color by number
Page 27 - Shark food worksheet
Page 28 - Shark mask craft
Page 29-32 - Show what you know assessment and answer key
Page 33 - Resources for further learning
Page 34-36 - Credits and Terms of Use
Complete Biology Unit and Interactive Notebook with Formal and Informal Assessment.
Includes each of the following for all 6 animal groups (Invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds and fish): KWL, reading passages (colorful with actual pictures of animals), reading comprehension (fill in the blanks) with answer key, interactive notebook foldable (correlates with reading passage), diary of an animal writing assignment, place the animal in its habitat. An informal assessment is a cut and sort the animal pictures into their groups. Formal assessment is also included with answer key. Pictures of a completed interactive biology notebook are included. Also two additional unit vocabulary words.
Pages of download:
1- Cover
2- Teacher Information
3-9- Completed interactive journal pictures
10-13 - Interactive journal vocabulary pages
14-15 - Vocabulary definitions
16 - KWL Invertebrates
17-19 - Reading passage Invertebrates
20-21 - Reading Comprehension Invertebrates and answer key
23 - Invertebrates interactive journal foldables
24 - Invertebrates diary writing assignment
25 - Invertebrates habitat cut and glue
26 - Reptile KWL
27-28 - Reptile reading passage
29-30 - Reptile reading comprehension and answer key
31 - Reptile interactive journal foldable
32 - Reptile Diary
33 - Reptile habitat cut and glue
34 - Amphibian KWL
35-36 - Amphibian reading passage
37-38 - Amphibian comprehension and answer key
39 - Amphibian interactive journal foldable
40 - Amphibian diary writing assignment
41 - Amphibian habitat cut and glue
42 - Venn Diagram - Compare and contrast reptiles and amphibians
43 - Mammal KWL
44-45 - Mammal reading passage
46-47 - Mammal reading comprehension and answer key
48 - Mammal interactive journal foldable
49 - Mammal diary writing assignment
50 - Mammal habitat cut and glue
51 - Fish KWL
52-53 - Fish reading passage
54-55 Fish reading comprehension and answer key
56 - Fish interactive journal foldable
57 - Fish diary writing assignment
58 - Fish habitat cut and glue
59 - Bird KWL
60-61 - Bird reading passage
62-63 - Bird reading comprehension and answer key
64 - Bird interactive journal foldable
65 - Bird diary writing assignment
66 - Bird habitat cut and clue
67-68 - cut and sort the animal pictures into 6 groups (informal assessment)
69-72 - End of unit assessment and answer key
73-75 - credits and copyright, terms of use
Suitable for elementary grades, this resource contains reading passages with real life pictures of all life cycle stages and opportunities to keep students engaged with a turn and talk at the end of each, KWL, an interactive notebook for vocabulary and the stages, reading comprehension, labeling parts of an insect, compare and contrast insects vs. spiders, using a timeline, sequencing, coloring page, and assessment.
This resource was updated in September 2016 to include a level 1 and level 2 vocabulary for differentiation across grade levels and in the classroom. Also added was an insect sort, and three addition interactive notebook pages with directions. Redownload if you own!
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Pages of download:
1- Cover
2- For the teacher
3-4 - Copyright and about the author
5- Insect KWL
6 - Unit Vocabulary Level 1
7 - Unit Vocabulary Level 2
8 - Interactive Notebook Unit Vocabulary Foldables instructions
9-10 - Interactive Notebook Unit vocabulary Foldables - Level 1 and 2
11-12 - Completed Vocabulary foldable example
13 - What are Insects? Reading Passage with turn and talk
14-15 - Insect Example Interactive Notebook Directions and example
16 - Insect examples INB Foldable flap book
17 - Insect Information Reading Passage with turn and talk
18 - Parts of an Insect diagram
19 - Label parts of an insect
20 - Label parts of an insect answer key
21-22 - Main parts of an insect interactive notebook flap book directions and example
23 - Main parts of an insect interactive notebook foldable flap book
24 - Ladybugs Reading Passage with turn and talk
25 - Insect Life Cycle Diagram Example: Ladybugs
26 - Eggs Reading Passage with turn and talk
27 - Larva Reading Passage with turn and talk
28 - Pupa Reading Passage with turn and talk
29 - Adult Ladybug Reading Passage with turn and talk
30 - Insect life cycle reading comprehension fill in the blank
31 - Reading Comprehension answer key
32 - Interactive Notebook Insect Life Cycle Foldables Instructions
33 - Interactive Notebook Life Cycle Foldables
34 - 35 - Completed Interactive Notebook Life Cycle Example
36 - Ladybug Life Cycle Timeline
37 - Ladybug Life Cycle Timeline Answer Key
38 - Insects vs. Spiders Reading Passage with turn and talk
39 - Venn Diagram
40-42 - Venn Diagram INB instructions, example, and foldable
43 - Ladybug Life Cycle Sequence activity
44 - Sequence activity answer key
45 - Insect coloring page
46 - Cut, color, and past the insects into the habitat
47-48 - Insect sort and answer key
49 - Insect Observation Log
50-53 - Insect Life Cycle Assessment
54-57 - Insect Life Cycle Assessment Answer Key
58 - Credits