Whales Ocean Animal Reading Passages Text Structure Summer Worksheets

Text structure practice, passages, posters, and instruction made easy with these whale themed practice passages! This set includes five nonfiction passages about whales, each written in a different text structure, giving your students the opportunity to practice comparing and contrasting, cause and effect, problem and solution, and sequence of events, and description.

Help your students differentiate the text structures with these print-and-go Comprehension Foldables! One Comprehension Foldable has it all and will help you hit tricky reading objectives.

Save big by purchasing this set in the Text Structure Bundle!

Print back to back and have everything on one page:

• reading passage
• graphic organizer
• reading strategy practice
• reader reflection activity

Your students will practice gathering important information as they read nonfiction content within informational texts as they identify the text structure to strengthen their comprehension.

What makes Text Structure Foldables a must-have?

• Text structure foldables make it simple to cover all the different text structures and practice again and again.
• One foldable goes beyond just targeting text structure; it also includes vocabulary, written responses, and reading strategy practice.
• High-interest topics and tasks will have your students begging for more!
• Research shows that understanding text structure helps improve students' comprehension.
• Easy to use...print back to back and fold!

Save time planning with the text structure reading anchor charts that are included to help your students differentiate between texts. Perfect for the whole group, small group, and literacy centers or stations, or to add as part of your morning routine (suggested daily schedule is included).

This set includes BOTH a printable and a digital Google Slides™ version.

CONTENTS:

✓ Link and directions to use the digital version in Google Classroom™

✓ Teacher Notes and Suggestions

✓ Anchor Charts:

• 5 Text Structures
• Cause and Effect
• Compare and Contrast
• Problem and Solution
• Sequence Order
• Description

✓ Comprehension Foldables (each foldable includes a passage, organizer, reading strategy activity, and reading reflection activity)

• Cause and Effect
• Compare and Contrast
• Problem and Solution
• Sequence Order
• Description

✓ Suggested Answer Keys

✓Bonus Activities Include:

• Full Page Graphic Organizers (2 for each text structure)
• Optional Text Response Questions (with and without support frames)
• Putting it Together Bonus Prompt (with brainstorming page)

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