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Burrowing Animals – Ground Squirrels WorksheetBurrowing Animals – Ground Squirrels Worksheet
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3rd - 5th
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English Language Arts
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2011
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Burrowing Animals – Ground Squirrels

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Why do ground squirrels build their homes in the ground? What's so unique about these burrows? Have individuals read about this burrowing animal, and then respond to five short answer questions that assess their comprehension of the information.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

squirrels, animal behavior

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Instruct pupils to highlight their answers within the text
  • Include in a science study of animal classification

Classroom Considerations

  • Assumes learners know the basic format of a letter and how to write one
  • Even though part A directions ask readers not to refer back to the text for answers, encourage them to use the text to support their answers

Pros

  • Comes with an answer key
  • Includes a letter writing part

Cons

  • Encourages individuals not to refer back to the text to find their answers

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.4 RI.4.1 RI.4.4 RI.5.1 RI.5.4

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