Desert Animals BUNDLE

Desert Animals: Informational Article, QR Code Research Page & Fact Sort is a set of 12 informational articles all about Desert Animals located in the North American Desert. These articles are full of interesting facts and details that students can use during reading and writing activities.

Includes an article about each animal in two formats (two-page color photos & one-page text), QR Codes for online articles and videos about the animal and a fact sort sheet where students can sort facts about each animal’s attributes, actions, and environment.

I use these articles as a resource when researching and writing about animals. We read the article, look at a variety of web sites, and watch a couple videos to gather all our facts about the animal. Once we have the facts, we sort the facts into categories and then write our research report.

The articles are written at about a second / third-grade reading level and are controlled for sentence length and complexity.

Included in each 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

These articles complement my Informational Writing Tools packet.

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

Some videos are on YouTube, so be sure you can access the website at school.