Do your students glaze over during reading time?
Struggling with vocabulary retention?
Noticing shorter and shorter attention spans year after year?
If you’re nodding “yes” to any of these, this biodiversity reading is here to save the day!
Reading comprehension doesn’t have to be boring or overwhelming—and it doesn’t belong only in the ELA classroom! Every teacher can support literacy with the right tools (and a little bit of fun!). Just model, read together, annotate, and let those meaningful discussions begin!
I created this line of reading resources to make your life easier and your students more confident readers.
Each passage is:
- ✔️ Clear and engaging
- ✔️ Written at a grade 6–8 reading level
- ✔️ Paired with thoughtful, rigorous questions that ask students to predict, reflect, connect, and think critically
Whether you’re using it for pre-reading, homework, review, or to support absent students—this resource has the flexibility you need to fit your teaching style.
Let’s get those students reading, writing, and building vocabulary—without all the prep stress!
3 student pages cover:
- One page with a food web where students examine the impact of extinction and overpopulation of various species on the ecosystem
- A reading comprehension page with possible actions one can take to preserve biodiversity. Students will rank their importance and defend their reasoning
- An extension activity where students can go outside and count the number of various kinds of species they find in their backyard or school playground to calculate biodiversity index
Who is this resource for?
This resource can be used by classroom teachers, tutors, and parents of students in grades 6-9. It comprehensively covers the mentioned topics, and includes several comprehension and extension questions that will lock in learning.
How Can I Use this Resource?
- Emergency sub plans
- Flipped classroom pre-reading
- Whole/small group modeling of close reading
- Independent workstations or homework
- Extension activities for early finishers
- Choice boards
- Interactive notebooks (mini-booklet or annotation style)
- Reteaching for students needing extra support
- Make-up work for absent students
What’s Included?
- PDF file (ready to print!)
- Audio version
- Google Slides version for digital assignment
- Plain text Google Doc (easy to translate)
- Editable PPT/Keynote version
- Answer Key
Everything you need is just a click away. After purchase, download the main PDF and access all linked digital resources on page 2.
Please look at the preview file to see more of this resource.
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NGSS STANDARDS COVERED BY THIS BIODIVERSITY GUIDED PRACTICE:
Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. Examples of ecosystem services could include water purification, nutrient recycling, and prevention of soil erosion. Examples of design solution constraints could include scientific, economic, and social considerations.
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