{"product_id":"amazing-animals-80-ready-to-use-stories-activity-sheets-for-building-reading-comprehension-skills-paperback-2","title":"Amazing Animals!: 80 Ready-To-Use Stories \u0026 Activity Sheets for Building Reading Comprehension Skills - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStanton L. Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis resource gives classroom teachers and reading specialists 80 stimulating illustrated two-page animal stories and 80 illustrated two-page activity sheets for building students' vocabulary, reading comprehension and critical thinking skills. The stories and activities are organized into four equal sections focusing on reading levels 3, 4, 5 and 6 and accompanied by \"New Vocabulary\" to introduce the pronunciation and meaning of new words and \"Questions to Ask\" to spark students' curiosity and recall prior knowledge. Each section concludes with ten reproducible enrichment activities to further challenge students' thinking skills followed by complete answer keys to all activities in that section.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor all classroom reading teachers and reading specialists, here is an exciting collection of stories that capture and hold students' natural interest in \u003ci\u003eanimals\u003c\/i\u003e while steadily improving their vocabulary, reading comprehension and critical thinking skills through carefully designed activity sheets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll find 80 ready-to-use, fully illustrated stories and activity sheets organized into four sections focusing on reading levels 3 to 6 (each level contains 20 two-page stories and 20 accompanying two-page activity sheets). The stories are preceded by New Vocabulary to introduce the pronunciation and meaning of new words and Questions to Ask to arouse students' curiosity and recall prior knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudents of all ability levels learn new vocabulary by hearing words used in context, often with clues to the meaning built into the story. Vocabulary is repeated in successive stories to reinforce its learning and to make it part of the student's growing language of words. Reading comprehension skills--like using facts to answer specific questions, recognizing main ideas, understanding cause and effects, and predictions--are stressed in all activity sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor your convenience, all of this ready-to-use material is printed in a big 8-1\/4 x 11 lay-flat binding that folds flat for easy photocopying of each story selection and its accompanying activity sheets. Following a sampling of stories from each of the reading levels: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADING LEVEL 3: \u003c\/b\u003e A Friendly Spring Bird (robins) ... The Shy American Bear (Black bears) ... What Big Teeth You Have! (walruses) ... American Marsupials (Opossums) ... The Biggest Land Mammals (elephants) ... Reptiles with Shells (green turtles) ... The Most Famous Deer of All (reindeer) ... A Big, Beautiful Black Bird (ravens) ... Our Worst Friend (house mice)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADING LEVEL 4: \u003c\/b\u003e I Wouldn't Eat That Cucumber (sea cucumber) ... Our Most Popular State Bird (cardinals) ... A Cute Australian (koalas) ... The World's Tallest Animal (giraffes) .. Whose Stomping Ground Is It? (skunks) .. A Prickly Mammal (porcupines) ... The Horse Tigers (zebras) ... Warts Can Be Beautiful ... (warthogs) ... A Great Fish Story (carp)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADING LEVEL 5: \u003c\/b\u003e The Largest Rodent in North America (beavers) ... A Real Shocking Story (electric eels) ... A Night in Armor (armadillos) ... The River Horses (hippopotamuses) ... Our Most Dangerous Spider (black widow spiders) ... The Most Intelligent Invertebrate (octopuses) Man of the Woods (orangutans) ... The Biggest Snake in the World (anacondas)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADING LEVEL 6: \u003c\/b\u003e The Miniature Dinosaurs (praying mantises) ... Where the Wild Geese Fly (Canadian geese) ... Magnificent Mammal Migration (fur seals) ... Felines with Many Names (mountain lions) ... Some Scary Arachnids (tarantulas) ... King of the Northwest (grizzly bears) ... Second Most Intelligent Mammal (chimpanzees) ... Are Dragons Only a Myth? (Komodo dragons) ... The Queen and Her Court (honeybees)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoreover, each section ends with ten reproducible enrichment activities to further challenge students' thinking skills. Answer keys to all activities are also included at the end of each section.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn short, this unique resource gives you scores of stimulating animal stories and activity sheets that promote reading growth, curiosity, and original thinking and invite all students to participate and to be successful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor all classroom reading teachers and reading specialists, here is an exciting collection of stories that capture and hold students' natural interest in \u003ci\u003eanimals\u003c\/i\u003e while steadily improving their vocabulary, reading comprehension and critical thinking skills through carefully designed activity sheets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll find 80 ready-to-use, fully illustrated stories and activity sheets organized into four sections focusing on reading levels 3 to 6 (each level contains 20 two-page stories and 20 accompanying two-page activity sheets). The stories are preceded by \"New Vocabulary\" to introduce the pronunciation and meaning of new words and \"Questions to Ask\" to arouse students' curiosity and recall prior knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudents of all ability levels learn new vocabulary by hearing words used in context, often with clues to the meaning built into the story. Vocabulary is repeated in successive stories to reinforce its learning and to make it part of the student's growing language of words. Reading comprehension skills--like using facts to answer specific questions, recognizing main ideas, understanding cause and effects, and predictions--are stressed in all activity sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor your convenience, all of this ready-to-use material is printed in a big 8-1\/4\" x 11\" lay-flat binding that folds flat for easy photocopying of each story selection and its accompanying activity sheets. Following a sampling of stories from each of the reading levels: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADING LEVEL 3: \u003c\/b\u003e \"A Friendly Spring Bird\" (robins) ... \"The Shy American Bear\" (Black bears) ... \"What Big Teeth You Have!\" (walruses) ... \"American Marsupials\" (Opossums) ... \"The Biggest Land Mammals\" (elephants) ... \"Reptiles with Shells\" (green turtles) ... \"The Most Famous Deer of All\" (reindeer) ... \"A Big, Beautiful Black Bird\" (ravens) ... \"Our Worst Friend\" (house mice)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADING LEVEL 4: \u003c\/b\u003e \"I Wouldn't Eat That Cucumber\" (sea cucumber) ... \"Our Most Popular State Bird\" (cardinals) ... \"A Cute Australian\" (koalas) ... \"The World's Tallest Animal\" (giraffes) .. \"Whose Stomping Ground Is It?\" (skunks) .. \"A Prickly Mammal\" (porcupines) ... \"The Horse Tigers\" (zebras) ... \"Warts Can Be Beautiful\" ... (warthogs) ... \"A Great Fish Story\" (carp)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADING LEVEL 5: \u003c\/b\u003e \"The Largest Rodent in North America\" (beavers) ... \"A Real Shocking Story\" (electric eels) ... \"A Night in Armor\" (armadillos) ... \"The River Horses\" (hippopotamuses) ... \"Our Most Dangerous Spider\" (black widow spiders) ... \"The Most Intelligent Invertebrate\" (octopuses) \"Man of the Woods\" (orangutans) ... \"The Biggest Snake in the World\" (anacondas)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADING LEVEL 6: \u003c\/b\u003e \"The Miniature Dinosaurs\" (praying mantises) ... \"Where the Wild Geese Fly\" (Canadian geese) ... \"Magnificent Mammal Migration\" (fur seals) ... \"Felines with Many Names\" (mountain lions) ... \"Some Scary Arachnids\" (tarantulas) ... \"King of the Northwest\" (grizzly bears) ... \"Second Most Intelligent Mammal\" (chimpanzees) ... \"Are Dragons Only a Myth?\" (Komodo dragons) ... \"The Queen and Her Court\" (honeybees)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoreover, each section ends with ten reproducible enrichment activities to further challenge students' thinking skills. Answer keys to all activities are also included at the end of each section.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn short, this unique resource gives you scores of stimulating animal stories and activity sheets that promote reading growth, curiosity, and original thinking and invite all students to participate and to be successful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanton L. Barnes received his B.S. in Education from Otterbein College in Ohio and his M.Ed. from Western Washington University. He has been teaching elementary students in the state of Washington for the past 30 years. He has specialized in teaching reading skills at all elementary levels, and is well known for emphasizing scientific thinking and reasoning skills with students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 10.84 x 8.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53908993016115,"sku":"9780130600424","price":43.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/fAaOFyfV3Y9780130600424_39b08aa4-b9a0-4c6c-bbd4-208451022e45.webp?v=1787828989","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/amazing-animals-80-ready-to-use-stories-activity-sheets-for-building-reading-comprehension-skills-paperback-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}