10 complete animal units: Bengal Tiger, Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Mountain Gorilla, Vaquita, Sumatran Orangutan, African Elephant, California Condor, Snow Leopard, Axolotl, and Giant Panda.
Each unit includes: a full-color infographic · an Everyday vs. Content-Specific Language table (filled and blank versions) · a Barrier Cloze partner activity, with Partner A and Partner B passages missing different words · collaborative questions, evidence-based writing prompts, and a “Make a Connection” discussion · a cross-animal comparison activity with sentence frames · a coloring page for the animal · an answer key on its own page.
Why it works: this isn’t a worksheet pack. Students talk to each other, build vocabulary, write evidence-based claims, and connect science to ELA. The barrier cloze is especially strong for English learners: partners sit back to back and ask each other for the missing information, so every exchange has a real purpose. The everyday vs. content-specific language scaffold bridges what students already know how to say and what scientists actually write.
Standards: CCSS RI.4.4 / RI.5.4 · SL.4.1 / SL.5.1 · W.4.1 / W.5.1 · NGSS 5-LS2.
Instant download · all 10 units in one 154-page PDF · US Letter.
License: one teacher, for use with your own students.
Made by Matt Moody, an ELD/ELA teacher and adult ESL instructor in San Diego.
Made with AI: the illustrations were created with AI image tools under my art direction. I wrote and edited the text as a classroom teacher, with AI drafting assistance.
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