142 Animal Articles, Animal Report, Informational Writing Tools, and MORE

Animal Article Collection

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wolf animal article.

Do you find that . . .

  • You need more engaging and high-interest text for elementary students to read?
  • You continually search for great content to use during reading AND science?
  • You need to scaffold reading comprehension and writing resources for your elementary students?
  • You want to provide your students with CHOICE when researching animals but don’t have enough resources?
  • You need time-saving and ready-to-use resources that can be integrated into reading, writing, AND science?

Do you want to have access to ALL of these Animal Articles & Resources for your elementary classroom and students?

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What is Included in the Animal Article Collection?

  • 142 Animal Articles
    that include an informational article written in two formats, vocabulary cards, vocabulary activities, websites and videos for additional research, graphic organizers, comprehension activities, fact sort, summary page, and writing page
  • Digital Google Slides
    for each animal. The digital version includes all the resources and activities in the PDF version.
  • Animal Report Templates
    with genre posters, various graphic organizers, full-page report pages, tri-fold report pages, lap book, and interactive notebook options
  • Informational Writing Tools
    that outline the process I use to teach informational writing using these animal articles
  • Additional Resources
    Links to blog posts and ideas on how to use the animal articles and MORE reading comprehension resources
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Lifetime access to all these resources & all future updates

  • 142 Animal Articles
  • Digital Animal Articles
  • Animal Report Report
  • Informational Writing Tools
  • & More
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Each Animal Article INcludes

  • Vocabulary Cards with key terms from the reading passage
  • Vocabulary Activities that include matching and Fryer model
  • Informational Article in two formats (with and without photos)
  • Websites for additional research: Links & QR Codes
  • Graphic Organizers for note-taking
  • Comprehension Activities such as short answer and cloze reading
  • Fact Sort for students to organize the facts
  • Summary Page
  • Writing Pages for a mini-report
  • Link to a Google Slides digital version with all the activities and resources above
sea turtles articles.
sea turtles comprehension activities.
sea turtles vocabulary cards.

142 Animal Articles

16 Ecosystems & Animal Groups

african animals articles.

Cheetah
Chimpanzee
Elephant Shrew
African Elephants
Giraffe
Grant’s Gazelle
Jackal
Hippopotamus
Lion
Rhinoceros
Zebra

antarctic animals collection.

Albatross
Blue Whale
Elephant Seal
Emperor Penguin
Leopard Seal
Orca

rainforest animals.

Anaconda
Capybara
Jaguar
Leaf Cutter Ant
Lemur
Macaw
Morpho Butterfly
Red-Eyed Tree Frog
Sloth
Toucan
Piranha
Poison Dart Frog

life cycle.

Ant
Bee
Butterfly
Frog
Ladybug
Praying Mantis
Silk Worm

coral reef animals.

Clownfish
Coral
Giant Clam
Manta Ray
Sea Cucumber
Sea Slug
Sea Star
Sea Turtle
Sea Urchin
Tiger Shark

desert animals articles.

Armadillo
Banded Gila Monster
Bobcat
Cactus Pygmy Owl
Cactus Wren
Coyote
Desert Kangaroo Rat
Desert Tortoise
Fire Ants
Rattlesnake
Sonoran Pygmy Toad
Jackrabbit

alpine tundra animal articles.

Grizzly Bear
Harlequin Duck
Musk Ox
Pika
Rock Ptarmigan
Stoat

halloween animal articles.

Halloween Animals Overview
Bat
Owl
Gray Wolf
Raven
Spider

arctic tundra animal articles.

Arctic Fox
Arctic Hare
Arctic Wolf
Atlantic Puffin
Caribou
Harp Seal
Lemming
Moose
Narwhal
Polar Bear
Snowy Owl
Wolverine

asian animals articles.

Asian Rhino
Bengal Tiger
Giant Panda
Komodo Dragon
Malayan Tapir
Red Panda
Slow Loris
Wild Asian Water Buffalo

boreal forest animals.

American Badger
Bison
Chipmunk
Crow
Flying Squirrel
Gray Wolf
Masked Shrew
Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Wild Boar
Great Gray Owl

temperate forest animal articles.

Black Bear
Red Squirrel
Little Brown Bat
Northern Raccoon
Striped Skunk
White-Tailed Deer
Wild Turkey
Woodpecker

wetland animals.

Crocodile
American Mink
Canada Goose
Double-Crested Cormorant
Muskrat
Water Vole
Osprey
Painted Turtle
Swan
Whooping Crane

australian animals articles.

Bandicoot
Dingo
Echidna
Emu
Kangaroo
Koala
Platypus
Tasmanian Devil
Wombat

monterey bay animals articles.

Bottlenose Dolphin
Chinook Salmon
Gray Whale
Great White Shark
Jellyfish
Masking Crab
Mussels
Sea Lion
Sea Otter

How Can you Use These Animal Articles?

  • Use for your informational reading standards
  • Integrate them into your science, reading, and writing blocks
  • Compare and contrast two animals
  • Do a bird study or even just an owl study
  • Use for your informational writing standards
  • Do an in-depth study of an ecosystem
  • Look at how animals differ between ecosystems, like rabbits in the desert vs. the Arctic climate
  • Categorize facts from several animals to see similarities across a certain species
  • Study certain animals at different times of the year (Halloween, winter, spring, fall)
  • Use them for early finishers
  • Use them in whole group or small group settings
  • And MORE!

Animal Article Collection

$97

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Lifetime access to all of these resources & all future updates

  • 142 Animal Articles
  • Digital Animal Articles
  • Animal Report
  • Informational Writing Tools
  • & More
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I am a teacher who loves to collaborate with educators from around the world.  I started What I Have Learned in 2012 to share my passion for teaching and education.  I enjoy scaffolding learning for students, focusing on helping our most challenging learners achieve success. 

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Teachers Love the
Animal Articles

  • This is a wonderful resource that I have been using for my informational writing unit. I absolutely love all of the animal choices. I am absolutely sure you will love it, too!
    Yesenia
  • Just what I was looking for! A great way to obtain information through the use of technology and passages on paper. My students loved this product and so did I!
    Kelly
  • I LOVE THIS PACK! My kiddos were able to collaborate and work in small groups to read each article and complete the cut and paste activity. They loved all of the exciting facts they learned and working together 🙂
    Farming in 2nd
  • My students love the informational reading and the note taking worksheets that go along with each animal. We use these to write our individual animal reports.

    Parents like them because all the information is in one source and they can easily help their children find the information needed to write a great report. We use parts of it as homework – the vocabulary sheets – to create a glossary for our report and the cut/paste to review what we have learned and make sure we did not miss any important information in our notes.

    Parents can help complete both of these at home and then we do the reading and note taking at school and eventually put all of it together to create a report.
    Kimberly

Bonus!

In addition to the 142 Animal Articles, these resources are also included in the collection:

Animal Report for Any Animal

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Informational writing Tools

Information Writing Tools All About Animals
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Frequently Asked Questions

Got questions? I’ve got answers.

When your payment goes through, you will be sent your login details. Log in to the website and you will have full access to all of the resources currently available.

Each resource is an independent PDF download. Links to digital Google Slides are included in each PDF download.

No.

I would love for you to share ABOUT the collection with your colleagues. Login for the course is for one teacher.

Since the Animal Article Collection is offered at such a deep discount already, I am not offering refunds or credits for past purchases.

The reading passages were designed for an independent reading level for second through fourth grade. I use them with my second graders as a guided reading during direct instruction. Students used them to do their animal reports and scaffolding was provided along the way.

Teachers of older students have also shared how they can go deeper with reading comprehension skills like categorizing and compare and contrast as well as writing multi-paragraph essays that utilize those skills.

So, to answer the question – it depends on how you use the resources with your students.

It’s my highest priority that you’re 100% satisfied with your purchase. Please see our refund policy.

Forever! Well kinda.

You’ll have access to the collection as long as the collection is available. There is no limit or deadline and it is lifetime access.

YES! All future updates of the animal articles and related resources are included.

Great question! Since the collection already includes 142 animals, I wasn’t considering adding more in the near future. However, I have a few ideas rolling around in my head, so in all likelihood, yes, I will be adding additional animals to the collection. If you have a specific animal you would like to see in the collection, please fill out this contact form.

Yes! Each of the Animal Articles has links to a Google Slides version and can be used digitally.

You can share them digitally with students as long as it is through a secure website that requires a login. Do not share them on an open website where anyone can download them.

No. Each article includes a CLOZE reading passage, which is a great tool for differentiation.

Yes! Please contact me about submitting a purchase order.

Still have questions, concerns, or anything else you want to ask me? Contact me here.

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Get The Animal Article Collection

$97

Lifetime access to all of these resources & all future updates

  • 142 Animal Articles
  • Digital Animal Articles
  • Animal Report Report
  • Informational Writing Tools
  • & More
Get the Animal Article Collection Now!