Book details
Teacher Created Materials - Science Readers: Content and Literacy: What Do Living Things Need? - Grade K - Guided Reading Level B
Description
This colorful science reader explores the essentials for survival for living organisms, detailing how living things need light, food, water, air, space, homes, protection, and more. It specifically focuses on the basic needs of humans such as food, shelter, water, and air, presenting the information through clear, simple sentences and easily identifiable images. The book also includes a fun science experiment, a Your Turn! activity, and nonfiction text features like a glossary and an index to enhance learning and engage students.
Age
4-7
Text complexity
beginner
Length
24 pages
Why to read
- Foundational Understanding: Reading this book helps kindergarten students build a foundational understanding of essential life science concepts, particularly the basic needs of living things, which is a key component of early science education.
- Literacy Skills Development: The book is designed to support content learning while also enhancing literacy skills. With its Guided Reading Level B classification, it is tailored to help beginning readers practice simple sentence structures and familiar vocabulary.
- Engaging Content: Authored by Elizabeth Austen, the book presents the information in an engaging and accessible manner, using colorful illustrations and clear, concise language that captures the interest of young readers and encourages their natural curiosity about the natural world.
- Curriculum Alignment: 'Teacher Created Materials - Science Readers: Content and Literacy' series aligns with educational standards. Reading this book ensures that students are receiving content that supports their grade-level curriculum and prepares them for future science learning.