Dolphin Comprehension Reading Passage & Activities

4.92 out of 5 based on 13 customer ratings
(13 customer reviews)

$5.07

Bottlenose Dolphin informational article that includes vocabulary cards and comprehension activities.

This Bottlenose Dolphin Informational Article and Comprehension Activities includes an article about dolphins in two formats (two-page color photos & one-page text), website resources for online articles and videos about dolphins, a fact sort sheet where students can sort facts about dolphins, 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 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 / informational writing about animals from researching facts to writing paragraphs.

See this blog post for more information about how I use this resource to teach informational writing.

Included in this Dolphin resource are:

  • Vocabulary Cards with key terms from the reading passage
  • Vocabulary Activities – matching with and without photos & Frayer Model
  • 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.


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13 reviews for Dolphin Comprehension Reading Passage & Activities

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  1. 5 out of 5

    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.

  2. 5 out of 5

    Debra Koscher –

    My students loved learning about dolphins. They were very engaged.

  3. 5 out of 5

    Alexis C. –

    Great resource, easy to download and use, highly recommend!

  4. 5 out of 5

    I I. –

    I love this resource because it has helped me reduce planning time. Students found the work engaging.

  5. 5 out of 5

    Rose L. –

    I bought this separately since this wasn't offered in the huge package I bought previously. I just wish the reading passage was differentiated towards the different levels in class.

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