freebie close reading passages dinosaur edition
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Close Reading PassagesTRANSCRIPT
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Passage and Graphic Organizers for Close Reading in Kindergarten & 1st Grade
Close Reading Passages:
Dinosaur Edition
Created by: Aylin Claahsen
Learning to the Core
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Close Reading: All About DinosaursSampler Freebie Pack:
p. 3 Daily Plan- The passage is intended to be a text that can be used for Close Reading with three rereadings, each with a different focus. Please use this page as your guide to the daily focus and plan. This text should be difficult for
your students to read, so you should be the one reading the text each time. Each rereading and follow up activity should take around 20 mins.
p. 4 Non Fiction Text- either project this on your Smartboard (for example) or print this out and read it to students. p. 5 Sample Coding for 2nd Reading- this page is a reference for you as you are completing the Day 2 activities.
p. 6 Student Page- this can be copied for each student (two to a page, so just copy half the amount you need). Students can then mark up their own text by circling bold words and underling the meaning of that vocabulary.
p. 7 Graphic Organizer for Day 2 - copy for each student. After discussing the text features with you and their partners, they can fill out the graphic organizer on their own. The line number matches up to their own copy.
p. 8 Graphic Organizer for Day 3- copy for each student. After discussing details in the text with you and their partners, they can fill out the graphic organizer on their own.
Learning to the CoreAC 2014
In my Close Reading packs, I provide further, specific information about Close Reading in a kindergarten/1st grade classroom. I also provide more specific lesson plans for each rereading. Please check the last page of this pack for links to my other packs! Please also check the previews of those files to see exactly what is including in the packs.
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Daily Plan: All About DinosaursDay 1/1st Read:
Read the text and discuss it with students. Make sure students have an overall understanding of the text before getting ready to read it again the next day. This is simply to get to know the text before digging
deeper the next two days (no graphic organizer provided). Focus on: What did this text teach you? {CCSS 1}
Day 2/2nd Read: Tell students focus question of the day: What information did you learn from the text features?
Focus on: captions, bold words and illustrations {CCSS 5} Review the non fiction text features with students and then reread the text. Then students should discuss the text features with a partner and what they learned. Make a list together on the board and then students can fill out the
graphic organizer with the facts they learned. Mark up the text by circling bold words, captions and illustrations. Underline the meanings of the bold words to ensure students understand the meaning of the vocabulary in the text.
Day 3/3rd Read: Tell students focus question of the day: What details does the author give to explain the main topic?
{CCSS 8} Reread the text. Then students should discuss the details they learned with a partner. Make a list together on the board and then students can fill out the graphic organizer with the facts they learned. Mark up the text by underling any new facts students learned and circling any other words that were important details within the
text.
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All About DinosaursDinosaurs were alive millions of years ago when they ruled the Earth. People who
study dinosaurs are called paleontologists. We learn a lot about dinosaurs through the finding of fossils that have been put back together to see how dinosaurs looked. There were many different kinds of dinosaurs, including
Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex, before they all became extinct, or are no longer living.
Triceratops was a dinosaur with three horns on its head. Those three horns were used to protect the triceratops from other dinosaurs, such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex. The triceratops was also known for its large skull and body. It was a plant
eating dinosaur, a herbivore. The Tyrannosaurus Rex was a huge dinosaur that was known for being very
violent. It had only two legs, a huge head and a heavy, long tail. Although the arms of a Tyrannosaurus Rex were small, they were very strong and had two clawed
fingers on each hand.
{Non Fiction}AC 2014
Once the Tyrannosaurus Rex turned 14 years old, its body grew at a very quick pace, gaining over 1,000
pounds each year.
Triceratops had anywhere from 400-800 teeth in their lifetime.
Their teeth were constantly replaced with new teeth which is
why they ended up having so many.
Learning to the Core
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All About DinosaursDinosaurs were alive millions of years ago when they ruled the Earth. People who
study dinosaurs are called paleontologists. We learn a lot about dinosaurs through the finding of fossils that have been put back together to see how dinosaurs looked. There were many different kinds of dinosaurs, including
Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex, before they all became extinct, or are no longer living.
Triceratops was a dinosaur with three horns on its head. Those three horns were used to protect the triceratops from other dinosaurs, such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex. The triceratops was also known for its large skull and body. It was a plant
eating dinosaur, a herbivore. The Tyrannosaurus Rex was a huge dinosaur that was known for being very
violent. It had only two legs, a huge head and a heavy, long tail. Although the arms of a Tyrannosaurus Rex were small, they were very strong and had two clawed
fingers on each hand.
{Non Fiction}AC 2014
Once the Tyrannosaurus Rex turned 14 years old, its body grew at a very quick pace, gaining over 1,000
pounds each year.
Triceratops had anywhere from 400-800 teeth in their lifetime.
Their teeth were constantly replaced with new teeth which is
why they ended up having so many.
Sample Coding for 2nd Read:
captionillustration
bold word
bold word
illustration
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All About Dinosaurs1
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Name:___________________________________________
Dinosaurs were alive millions of years ago when they
ruled the Earth. People who study dinosaurs are called
paleontologists. We learn a lot about dinosaurs through the finding of fossils that have been put back
together to see how dinosaurs looked. There were
many different kinds of dinosaurs, including Triceratops
and Tyrannosaurus Rex, before they all became
extinct, or are no longer living. Triceratops was a dinosaur with three horns on its
head. Those three horns were used to protect the
triceratops from other dinosaurs, such as the
Tyrannosaurus Rex. The triceratops was also known
for its large skull and body. It was a plant eating
dinosaur, a herbivore. The Tyrannosaurus Rex was a huge dinosaur that
was known for being very violent. It had only two legs,
a huge head and a heavy, long tail. Although the arms
of a Tyrannosaurus Rex were small, they were very
strong and had two clawed fingers on each hand.
All About Dinosaurs1
2
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14
15
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19
5
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10
11
12
13
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9
Dinosaurs were alive millions of years ago when they
ruled the Earth. People who study dinosaurs are called
paleontologists. We learn a lot about dinosaurs through the finding of fossils that have been put back
together to see how dinosaurs looked. There were
many different kinds of dinosaurs, including Triceratops
and Tyrannosaurus Rex, before they all became
extinct, or are no longer living. Triceratops was a dinosaur with three horns on its
head. Those three horns were used to protect the
triceratops from other dinosaurs, such as the
Tyrannosaurus Rex. The triceratops was also known
for its large skull and body. It was a plant eating
dinosaur, a herbivore. The Tyrannosaurus Rex was a huge dinosaur that
was known for being very violent. It had only two legs,
a huge head and a heavy, long tail. Although the arms
of a Tyrannosaurus Rex were small, they were very
strong and had two clawed fingers on each hand.
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Name:___________________________________________Directions: Draw a picture showing what information you learned from different text features using specific examples from the story.
Text Feature: ______________________________________
I learned:
Line #: __________Text Feature: ______________________________________
Line #: __________
Text Feature: ______________________________________
Line #: __________Text Feature: ______________________________________
Line #: __________
2nd Read-CCSS 5AC 2014
I learned:
I learned:I learned:
All About Dinosaurs
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Name: ____________________ Directions: Think about the story- draw pictures of three important details from the story and explain the three details.
How do these details relate to the main topic? Why did the author include them?
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What is the main topic? __________________________All About Dinosaurs
3rd Read- CCSS 8Learning to the Core
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Close Reading Passages for Kindergarten and 1st Grade: Dinosaur Edition Created by: Aylin Claahsen www.dailylearningtothecore.blogspot.com Fonts by: www.kevinandamanda.com Font From the Pond http://frompond.blogspot.com Font from: Learning with Mrs. Leeby http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mrs-Leeby Graphics by: Lovin Lit http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lovin-Lit Graphics by: Creative Clips by Krista Wallden http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Krista-Wallden Frames by: The Hazel Owl @ http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Hazel-Owl Graphics by: Whimsy Clips www.whimsyclips.com Thank you so much for purchasing this product from my store! Please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. Please let me know if you have any questions or if you notice something that needs to be fixed and I will make the necessary changes right away. Please also follow my store on TPT to receive updates about new products. I would love to hear from you in the feedback section about this product on TPT! Thank you so much! !Note to Teachers: This pack is a great resource to use anytime during the year to incorporate Close Reading into your classroom. The lesson plan, themed passage and graphic organizers are great for guided reading lessons or whole group read alouds. Students will have the opportunity to dig deeper and show true comprehension of each passage through completion of the graphic organizers by providing specific evidence from the text. The passage is written at a level that should be challenging for students to read on their own so instead you can read the passage to your students and complete the close reading lessons together. Enjoy!
Common Core Aligned: !CCSS.ELA-Litearcy.RI.K.1.1
CCSS.ELA-Litearcy.RI.K.1.5
CCSS.ELA-Litearcy.RI.K.1.8
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CCSS.ELA-Litearcy.RI.1.5
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