Bird Beaks Writing Practice

Elle·

Birds

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Grade Level1st Grade

SubjectBirds

Original Prompt

Practice writing an informative paragraph about how birds use beaks to survive. Need a main idea/focus statement, 3 details, and conclusion statement. Create a differentiated resource: one version for ELL students with low language and other for on-grade level students The following is a summary of the web page https://curriculum.eleducation.org/curriculum/ela/grade-1/module-3/unit-2: In Unit 2 of the ELA Grade 1 curriculum, titled "Building Research Skills: Birds' Bodies," students explore ho...

This learning resource focuses on how different bird species utilize their beaks for survival, illustrating the relationship between a bird's beak shape and its feeding habits. Students will explore specific examples, including how hummingbirds sip nectar, eagles tear meat, pelicans scoop fish, and woodpeckers peck wood. The resource contains writing practice for students to construct informative paragraphs about bird beaks, mastering paragraph structure by including a main idea, supporting details, and a conclusion. It also offers sentence frames to guide writing and a revision checklist to ensure clarity and structure. Additionally, there are opportunities for self-assessment and reflection on their writing processes.