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Literacy > National Geographic Theme Sets

 

 

R. Ages
7-13
  

Differentiated Non-Fiction Guided Reading
  

4 Levels of Ability
8 Theme Sets
 
     
 
 
 

National Geographic Personalised Learning

 


Differentiated Theme Sets to support and develop literacy skills.
High Interest with Lower Reading Ages.

Animals in their Habitats - Example of differentiating text and sentence structure per Theme Set. Pages 12-13 of all four books look at how animals adapt to their habitat. Also shown are examples from the Teaching Guide that are relevant to all four titles.

National Geographic Theme Sets include the following titles:

Level *
Easiest RA7.6-8.5

Level **
Moderate RA8.5-9.5

 Level ***
Challenging RA9.8-10.8 		Level ****
Difficult RA11.0-11.9

Differentiated Personalised Learning - 8 sets of 4 non-fiction books.

Animals in their Habitat
Cross-section diagram; create your own encyclopedia


Forest Animals
Ocean Animals

Desert Animals


Rainforest Animals

 

Cells at Work
Labelled diagram; create your own information pamphlet

Skin
Muscles
Blood
Bones

 

Cultures and Celebrations
Comparison chart; create your own photo essay

Mexico
Italy
Japan
Egypt

Energy
Photograph montage; write your own pro-con article

Energy in the Home
Energy in the Factory
Energy at the Airport
Energy at the Sports Arena

 

Extreme Weather
Weather map; create your own explanation


Droughts
Floods
Tornadoes
Hurricanes

 

Life Cycles
Flow diagram; write your own news report


Giant Pandas
Monarch Butterfflies
Poison Dart Frogs
Komodo Dragons

 

Shaping Earth's Surfaces
Cut-away diagrams; write your own cause and effect article


Wind
Water
Ice
Earthquakes and Volcanoes

 

Using Earth's Resources
Resource map; write your own problem-solution article


Indonesia's Rainforests
Greenland's Ocean Regions
Australia's Deserts
Peru's Mountains

Progression within each theme:
- Text increases and sentence structure becomes more complex.
- Vocabulary develops from simple language to more complex.
- Number of concepts covered in a given section increases.

Similarities within each theme:
- The same key concepts are developed.
- A variety of visual literacy elements are provided.
- All students are encouraged to research and write.
- A variety of non-fiction characteristics are presented.

 

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