Ant Informational Article and Comprehension Activities
$3.00
Help students read, research, and write about ants with this informational article and activity set. Students read an ant article in two formats, use website research links and videos to gather facts, complete vocabulary and comprehension activities, sort facts into categories, and use writing pages to create a mini-report. Google Slides student sheets are also included with drag-and-drop pieces and text boxes.
Help students learn about ants while building informational reading, research, and writing skills. This ant resource includes an informational article in two formats, website research options, vocabulary activities, comprehension practice, fact sorting, graphic organizers, and writing pages for a mini-report.
Students can read the article, explore additional websites and videos, gather facts, sort their information into categories, and use what they learned to write about ants. It works well for animal research projects, informational writing units, science and literacy connections, or a focused ant study.
What’s Included
- Vocabulary cards with key terms from the reading passage
- Vocabulary activities, including matching with and without photos and a Frayer Model
- Informational article in two formats, with and without photos
- Websites for additional research through QR codes and a Google Site
- Graphic organizers for note-taking
- Comprehension activities, including short answer and cloze reading
- Fact sort for organizing facts about ants
- Summary page
- Writing pages for a mini-report
- Google Slides student sheets with drag-and-drop pieces and text boxes
Skills Covered
- Reading informational text about ants
- Building vocabulary from the reading passage
- Gathering facts from articles, websites, and videos
- Sorting facts into categories
- Taking notes with graphic organizers
- Answering comprehension questions
- Summarizing information
- Writing a short informational report
Ways to Use This Resource
- Animal research projects
- Informational writing units
- Science and literacy integration
- Reading groups
- Small-group research practice
- Independent research work
- Fact sorting and note-taking practice
- Mini-report writing
Why Teachers Love This Resource
This resource gives students a clear path from reading to researching to writing. The article provides a shared starting point, while the websites, videos, graphic organizers, and fact sort help students collect and organize information before they begin writing.
The mix of printable and Google Slides student sheets gives teachers flexibility for whole-group lessons, small groups, independent work, or digital assignments.
Ant Research and Informational Writing
If you need an ant informational article, ant comprehension activities, animal research project, fact sort, or informational writing resource, this set gives students multiple ways to read about ants, gather facts, organize their thinking, and write a mini-report.
Christy T. –
This resource worked really well to complement the curriculum I use, I was able to give the passages out for reading assignments to my kiddos who don't have access to books at home, so it counted for reading on their reading logs!
Cheerful Teaching –
Great resource! Thank you! :)
Gina H. –
Great for science and reading!
AZteacher49 –
Helpful resource, thank you!
Katherine P. –
Great resource.