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 resource is here to save the day!
Reading comprehension doesnât have to be boring or overwhelmingâand it doesnât 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:
- âď¸ Clear and engaging
- âď¸ Written at a grade 6â8 reading level
- âď¸ Paired with thoughtful, rigorous questions that ask students to predict, reflect, connect, and think critically
Whether youâre using it for pre-reading, homework, review, or to support absent studentsâthis resource has the flexibility you need to fit your teaching style.
Letâs get those students reading, writing, and building vocabularyâwithout all the prep stress!
Topics covered in this resource include:
- Why conserve water?
- groundwater
- reservoirs
- irrigation
- runoff
- Legislation
- Ideas for individual responsibility
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
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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.
What’s Next?
If you enjoy this resource, consider checking out some of my other guided readings! Or submit a request for a topic you’d like to see in a future product.
NGSS STANDARDS COVERED BY THIS WATER CONSERVATION GUIDED READING:
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earthâs mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes. Emphasis is on how these resources are limited and typically non-renewable, and how their distributions are significantly changing as a result of removal by humans. Examples of uneven distributions of resources as a result of past processes include but are not limited to petroleum (locations of the burial of organic marine sediments and subsequent geologic traps), metal ores (locations of past volcanic and hydrothermal activity associated with subduction zones), and soil (locations of active weathering and/or deposition of rock).
Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earthâs systems. Examples of evidence include grade-appropriate databases on human populations and the rates of consumption of food and natural resources (such as freshwater, mineral, and energy). Examples of impacts can include changes to the appearance, composition, and structure of Earthâs systems as well as the rates at which they change. The consequences of increases in human populations and consumption of natural resources are described by science, but science does not make the decisions for the actions society takes.
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