Honoring Arbor Day: An Instructive Close Reading Guide
This instructive close reading package is perfect for environmental science schools, nature studies, and Earth Day celebrations since it explores the meaning and events of Arbor Day. The pamphlet has sections on the value of planting trees (Tree Planting), Arbor Day’s history and celebration (Tree Celebration), how to properly care for trees (Tree Care), and the advantages of green trees for the environment (Green Trees). This packet is a useful resource for both in-class and at-home learning since it includes thought-provoking questions and captivating texts in each segment that aim to improve students’ comprehension and admiration of trees and their place in the ecosystem.
These close reading comprehension passages are the perfect no-prep, standards-based, and high interest way to strengthen your students’ close reading skills!
Short on time to teach? This print and go packet truly is for you! It has everything you need for a complete, successful informational text reading unit.
This Close reading set features:
Arbor Day
Tree Planting
Tree Celebration
Tree Care
Green Trees
As they complete the close reading process, students will build comprehension by answering text-dependent questions.
Skills align with both the RI (Reading Informational Texts) and RL (Reading Literature) Common Core Standards
These passages can be used in the morning, at centers, as part of homework, with small groups, for extra learning with smart students, to help struggling students, or to get ready for tests.
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