Orca Informational Article
$3.00
This Orca Informational Article and Comprehension Activities resource includes an article about orcas in two formats, website resources for online articles and videos, a fact sort sheet, a variety of note-taking sheets, comprehension activities, and mini-report pages.
This Orca Informational Article and Comprehension Activities includes an article about orcas in two formats (two-page color photos & one-page text), website resources for online articles and videos about the orca a fact sort sheet where students can sort facts about the orca, a variety of note-taking sheets, comprehension activities, and mini-report pages.
Use these articles as a resource when researching and writing about animals. Read the article, look at a variety of web sites, and watch a couple of videos to gather all our facts about the animal. Once students have the facts, sort the facts into categories and then write a research report.
This article works well with my Informational Writing Tools packet that scaffolds expository or informational writing about animals from researching facts to writing paragraphs.
Included in this Orca resource are:
- Vocabulary Cards with key terms from the reading passage
- Informational Article in two formats (with and without photos)
- Websites for additional research: QR Codes & Google Site
- Graphic Organizers for note-taking
- Comprehension Activities such as short answer and cloze reading
- Fact Sort for students can organize the facts
- Summary Page
- Writing Pages for a mini-report
Some videos are on YouTube. Make sure you can access YouTube at school.
Also available is an Antarctic Animals BUNDLE that includes albatross, blue whale, elephant seal, emperor penguin, leopard seal, and orca. Purchasing the BUNDLE will save you 50% off purchasing each animal individually.
Danita W. –
This was the second packet I bought because I loved the first one and it was a great supplement to our writing research project in class.
Sara G. –
My students loved using this resource. It keeps me organized as we go over the curriculum. It is easy to use and it correlates with our notetaking and informational writing. Students are engaged as I guide them through the activities. It doesn’t take much time to prepare this resource. My emerging bilingual students have no trouble using this activity.
Linda T. –
My students picked their own animals to research. I have books about animals, but many of them are difficult for my second graders to read. I could have them research online, but that proved to be simply too broad and confusing. I came across these articles and they are just what the doctor ordered. Organized, easy enough to read (but not TOO easy). I love how in the future if I taught older grades I could utilize the graphic organizers as literacy centers. Really great product. Well worth my money.
Sabrina F. –
This had great information for my students. It was easy for them to use for their research.
Florence P. –
Absolutely loved to use this during our orca whale research unit!