teaching resource

Bowerbird Comprehension Worksheets

Updated: 07 Nov 2024

Learn all about the wonderful world of Bowerbirds all while practicing comprehension skills.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: 4 - 6

Curriculum

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

ELAR 4.4

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 4
ELAR 4.5

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and rea...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 4
ELAR 4.6(I)

Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
ELAR 4.7(C)

Use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
ELAR 4.7(F)

Respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate; and
ELAR 5.7(C)

Use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
ELAR 5.10(A)

Explain the author's purpose and message within a text;
ELAR 6.5(I)

Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
ELAR 6.6(C)

Use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
ELAR 6.6(B)

Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres;

teaching resource

Bowerbird Comprehension Worksheets

Updated: 07 Nov 2024

Learn all about the wonderful world of Bowerbirds all while practicing comprehension skills.

Editable: Google Slides
Non-Editable: PDF
Pages: 1 Page
Grades: 4 - 6

Learn all about the wonderful world of Bowerbirds all while practicing comprehension skills.

Unlocking the World of Bowerbirds – Comprehension Worksheets

This downloadable resource provides teachers with a well-crafted piece of text about the remarkable Bowerbirds, accompanied by thought-provoking comprehension questions. Whether you’re exploring biodiversity, animal behavior, or simply looking to spark curiosity in your students, this text and matching comprehension questions promises an engaging and enriching experience.

This download includes a piece of text along with two differentiated comprehension sheets. One set of questions has one star and the second set has two stars. This shows the difficulty level.

Elevate Learning with Fun Comprehension Worksheet Activities

If you’re looking to transform this text into a more engaging activity in the classroom here are some suggestions.

Write the questions on cards and put them around the classroom and have students walk around and write down the answers as they go.
Have students read the text and then as a class answer each comprehension question each morning as a morning warm-up activity
Interview the author – Encourage students to imagine they are interviewing the author of the text. Based on their comprehension, have them prepare questions and answers as if they were engaging in a conversation with the author.
Create a news broadcast using the information from the text.

Download and Learn About Bowerbirds Today

Use the dropdown menu to choose between the easy to print PDF version of this resource or the editable Google Slides version.

This resource was created by Caitlyn Phillips, a Teach Starter collaborator.

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Curriculum

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

ELAR 4.4

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--fluency. The student reads grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. The student is expected to use appropriate fluency (rate...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 4
ELAR 4.5

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking--self-sustained reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and rea...
1. TEKS ELAR
2. TEKS ELAR 4
ELAR 4.6(I)

Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
ELAR 4.7(C)

Use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
ELAR 4.7(F)

Respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate; and
ELAR 5.7(C)

Use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
ELAR 5.10(A)

Explain the author's purpose and message within a text;
ELAR 6.5(I)

Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and annotating when understanding breaks down.
ELAR 6.6(C)

Use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
ELAR 6.6(B)

Write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing sources within and across genres;

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