Each main idea passage (landscape orientation) includes:
- Title
- A 6-10 sentence paragraph
- A real photograph (that will still show even if it is printed or copied in grayscale)
- Color coding main and details (choose your own colors!)
- Two multiple choice text-based questions to answer about the text
Each graphic organizer (portrait orientation) includes:
- Title
- Cut-and-paste pictures (clip art, not photographs) for one main idea and four key details from the text
- A sentence starter for students to write the main idea
- A sentence starter for students to write a key detail of their choosing
There is one passage and one graphic organizer for each of the following topics:
- Amphibians
- Anglerfish
- Army ants
- Birds
- Crickets
- Crocodiles
- Dolphins
- Elephants
- Fish
- Flamingoes
- Frogs
- The Giant Panda
- Goldfish
- Honeybees
- Insects
- Mammals
- Otters
- Owls
- Parrots
- Reptiles
- Salamanders
- Sea turtles
- Sharks
- Sloths
- Snakes
Note: Due to the cut-and-paste nature of the graphic organizer, these cannot be run back-to-back.
