Animal research project rubric

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One of the big writing focuses in the new Common Core is writing an expository paper. This is not my favorite thing to do. It's also not an easy thing for first graders to do for several reasons. First of all, it is hard to find research material written on a level they are able to decode. Second of all, if you are lucky enough to find material they can read, most likely it will be a struggle to comprehend. Third of all, this research project is supposed to incorporate technology and with…

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**UPDATE** I have uploaded all of my materials in a zip file on Google Docs for FREE! Find them all HERE. We just threw a HUGE Publishing Party in my room a few days ago that celebrated my students' Colorado Animal Research Projects. It was fantastic! Each child chose a Colorado animal to study and published their research findings into a foldable. Topics included: description, habitat, diet, interesting facts, and a topic of their choice. Some chose predators/prey, others chose what to do…

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This free animal research project will provide you with a writing unit of study that will help you build excitement about writing informational text in your classroom.rn

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Sometimes as a teacher, it can be overwhelming to plan a research-based writing project. We know that gathering research, taking notes, and then organizing those notes in categories are skills that need to be explicitly taught to our students on top of the writing process, but how??? Well, I am soooo excited to show you THE RESEARCH NOTEBOOK! You are going to LOVE it! This little pocket notebook will teach your students how to gather research in an organized way! When I used the research…

The perfect graphic organizer to use for researching an animal of your choosing. Includes all the right questions to ask and find answer to for your animal.