Sonoran Desert Toad Informational Article
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Sonoran Desert Toad informational article 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 Sonoran Desert Toad Informational Article and Comprehension Activities includes an article about Sonoran desert toads in two formats (two-page color photos & one-page text), website resources for online articles and videos about the Sonoran desert toad a fact sort sheet where students can sort facts about the Sonoran desert toad, 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 Sonoran desert toad 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 a Desert Animals BUNDLE that includes armadillo, bobcat, cactus pygmy owl, cactus wren, coyote, desert kangaroo rat, desert tortoise, fire ants, Gila monster, jackrabbit, rattlesnake, Sonoran desert toad. Purchasing the BUNDLE will save you 50% off purchasing each animal individually.











Elizabeth L. –
I used this resource to supplement a reading unit in my resource class. The students enjoyed the information and activities. I really liked the digit resource included.
Fall in Love with Learning –
Thank you!
Carol R. –
Thanks for the great information. Where we live, my students know that this toad is poisonous to their pets, so it is important to learn about it for when the monsoons come.
Katherine E. –
Thank you!