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Non-Fiction Leveled Passages Audio + Link to National Geographic Kids
Non-Fiction Leveled Passages
Audio + Link to National Geographic Kids
Directions
What you will need:• Leveled
passages• QR Code
Reader (app)• Access to a
device that wil l read QR Codes
• Students can scan the QR code in the fol lowing passages to read along for fluency.
African ElephantVocabularytrunk, warn, drink, deep
This is an Elephant.
It has a trunk.
It can use its trunk for many things.
This elephant can use its trunk to drink.
This elephant can use its trunk to cool off.
This elephant can use its trunk to eat.
This elephant can use its trunk to swim deep.
This elephant can use its trunk to warn animals.
tusk
trunk
African ElephantVocabularytrunk, scare,
snorkel, African
African elephants live in Africa. They have trunks. They use their trunks for many things.
Elephants can suck water into their trunk and blow it into their mouths. Elephants also use their trunks to cool off in the hot sun. They blow water al l over their body.
When elephants are hungry, they use their trunk to pul l up grass and leaves.
Sometimes elephants use their trunks to swim in deep water. Their trunks help them breath just like a snorkel..
When elephants are afraid, they use their trunks to make a loud sound. This wil l scare off other animals.
tusk
trunk
African ElephantVocabularyherbivore,
snorkel, African, pitched
African elephants live in Africa. Their trunks are about seven feet long.
Elephants suck a trunkful of water in and blow it into their mouths. Elephants also use their trunks to cool off in the hot sun. They sprinkle water al l over their body.
Elephants are herbivores and use their trunks to col lect and eat leaves, branches, berries, and grass.
When elephants swim in deep water, they use their trunk as a snorkel. This al lows them to wade in water deeper than their body.
If elephants fear other animals, they can use their trunks to make a loud pitched sound to warn the other animal.
tusk
trunk
Jel lyfishVocabulary
sting, away, cold, warm
This is a jel lyfish.
It lives in the sea..
Jel lyfish swim in warm and cold water.
They can have many colors.
Jel lyfish can be big or little.
Jel lyfish like to eat crab.
They can sting you.
If you see a jel lyfish, swim away.
body
tentacles
Jel lyfishVocabulary
invertebrates, tentacles, countries,
medicine
Jel lyfish are not real ly fish. They are invertebrates. Which means they do not have a backbone.
They live in the sea They can live in warm or cold water. Jel lyfish come in many sizes and colors.
Jel lyfish have long tentacles that can sting you. This is how they catch their food. They like to eat crab, shrimp, fish, and tiny plants. Jel lyfish stings can be harmful to people. If you see a jel lyfish, you should swim away from it.
In some countries, people catch jel lyfish for food and medicine.
body
tentacles
Jel lyfishVocabulary
invertebrates, tentacles, countries,
paralyze, prey
Jel lyfish are actual ly not fish. They are invertebrates. Which means they do not have backbones.
They live in the ocean both in the deep water and along the coastline. They can live in both warm and cold water.
Some jel lyfish have no color, while others are very colorful . Jel lyfish have long tentacles that can sting. This is how they catch their food. Their tentacles sting and paralyze their prey. They like to eat crab, shrimp, fish, and tiny plants. Jel lyfish stings can be harmful to people too. If you see a jel lyfish, you should swim away.!
In some countries like China, people catch jel lyfish for food and medicine.
body
tentacles
Directions
What you will need:• Leveled
passages• QR Code
Reader (app)• Access to a
device that wil l read QR Codes
• Students can scan the QR code in the fol lowing passages to get more information on these animals.
African ElephantVocabularytrunk, warn, drink, deep
This is an Elephant.
It has a trunk.
It can use its trunk for many things.
This elephant can use its trunk to drink.
This elephant can use its trunk to cool off.
This elephant can use its trunk to eat.
This elephant can use its trunk to swim deep.
This elephant can use its trunk to warn animals.
tusk
trunk
African ElephantVocabularytrunk, scare,
snorkel, African
African elephants live in Africa. They have trunks. They use their trunks for many things.
Elephants can suck water into their trunk and blow it into their mouths. Elephants also use their trunks to cool off in the hot sun. They blow water al l over their body.
When elephants are hungry, they use their trunk to pul l up grass and leaves.
Sometimes elephants use their trunks to swim in deep water. Their trunks help them breath just like a snorkel..
When elephants are afraid, they use their trunks to make a loud sound. This wil l scare off other animals.
tusk
trunk
African ElephantVocabularyherbivore,
snorkel, African, pitched
African elephants live in Africa. Their trunks are about seven feet long.
Elephants suck a trunkful of water in and blow it into their mouths. Elephants also use their trunks to cool off in the hot sun. They sprinkle water al l over their body.
Elephants are herbivores and use their trunks to col lect and eat leaves, branches, berries, and grass.
When elephants swim in deep water, they use their trunk as a snorkel. This al lows them to wade in water deeper than their body.
If elephants fear other animals, they can use their trunks to make a loud pitched sound to warn the other animal.
tusk
trunk
Jel lyfishVocabulary
sting, away, cold, warm
This is a jel lyfish.
It lives in the sea..
Jel lyfish swim in warm and cold water.
They can have many colors.
Jel lyfish can be big or little.
Jel lyfish like to eat crab.
They can sting you.
If you see a jel lyfish, swim away.
body
tentacles
Jel lyfishVocabulary
invertebrates, tentacles, countries,
medicine
Jel lyfish are not real ly fish. They are invertebrates. Which means they do not have a backbone.
They live in the sea They can live in warm or cold water. Jel lyfish come in many sizes and colors.
Jel lyfish have long tentacles that can sting you. This is how they catch their food. They like to eat crab, shrimp, fish, and tiny plants. Jel lyfish stings can be harmful to people. If you see a jel lyfish, you should swim away from it.
In some countries, people catch jel lyfish for food and medicine.
body
tentacles
Jel lyfishVocabulary
invertebrates, tentacles, countries,
paralyze, prey
Jel lyfish are actual ly not fish. They are invertebrates. Which means they do not have backbones.
They live in the ocean both in the deep water and along the coastline. They can live in both warm and cold water.
Some jel lyfish have no color, while others are very colorful . Jel lyfish have long tentacles that can sting. This is how they catch their food. Their tentacles sting and paralyze their prey. They like to eat crab, shrimp, fish, and tiny plants. Jel lyfish stings can be harmful to people too. If you see a jel lyfish, you should swim away.!
In some countries like China, people catch jel lyfish for food and medicine.
body
tentacles
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