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Arctic Fox Notes: Gather, Sort, and List Sources

Read a short article about arctic foxes, then take notes in your own words, sort notes into groups and build a simple source list.

Grade 4ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toW.4.8

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10 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students take short notes in their own words from an informational article.
Students sort notes into groups and tell print sources, digital sources and experience apart.
Students list sources with the author's last name first and the kind of source.

How to use

Read the article together first, then model one note on the board before students work on their own. Finish by having students share the note they wrote from their own experience.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.4.8

Recall relevant information from experience or gather it from print and digital sources, take notes, categorize information, and list sources.

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Arctic Fox Notes: Gather, Sort, and List Sources

Take notes with Mateo and keep track of where each fact came from.

Read the article

Mateo found this article by Nora Ellis in a print magazine. Read it carefully.

The Arctic Fox: Ready for the Cold

1The arctic fox lives in one of the coldest places on Earth. Its home is the Arctic tundra, a wide, flat land in the far north where few trees grow. Winters there are long, dark, and freezing. Even so, the arctic fox does not sleep through the winter. It stays active all year long.

2An arctic fox has many ways to stay warm. Its coat is thick, with a layer of soft, fluffy fur close to the skin. Even the bottoms of its paws are covered with fur, which helps it walk on ice and snow. Its short legs, short snout, and small, rounded ears let less heat escape from its body. When it sleeps, the fox curls into a ball and wraps its bushy tail around itself like a blanket.

3Many arctic foxes change color with the seasons. In winter, their fur is white, so they blend in with the snow. In summer, their fur turns brown or gray to match the rocks and plants. This helps them stay hidden while they hunt.

4Arctic foxes eat almost anything they can find. Small furry animals called lemmings are one of their main foods. A fox can hear a lemming moving under the snow. Then it leaps into the air and pounces down to catch it. Arctic foxes also eat birds, eggs, berries, and fish. In winter, some of them follow polar bears and eat the leftovers from their meals.

5Arctic foxes raise their pups in dens dug into the ground. Some dens have many tunnels and entrances. Inside, the pups stay safe while their parents hunt for food. A fox family may use the same den for many years.

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