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Tide Pool Reports: Introduce and Group

Grade 4 informative writing practice: introduce a topic, group related facts into sections, and pick headings and pictures for a tide pool report.

Grade 4ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toW.4.2.a

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1 Common Core standard
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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, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students identify an introduction that names the topic and previews the report.
Students group related facts into sections and match headings to paragraphs.
Students choose an illustration that fits a section of an informative report.

How to use

Read the report draft aloud, then let students answer the questions. Finish with the planning task so each student can start a report on a topic of their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.4.2.a

Introduce a topic clearly and group related information in paragraphs and sections, using headings, illustrations, or multimedia when helpful.

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Tide Pool Reports: Introduce and Group

Name the topic clearly and sort facts into sections with headings.

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Life in a Tide Pool

1Have you ever found a small pool of seawater among the rocks at the beach? That is a tide pool. Tide pools hold a surprising number of living things, and each one is like a tiny ocean home. In this report, you will learn how tide pools form, which animals live in them, and how visitors can keep them safe.

2Tide pools form on rocky shores. The ocean water rises up the shore and then slides back down again. This rising and falling of the water is called the tide. When the tide goes out, some seawater stays behind in dips and cracks in the rocks. These trapped puddles are tide pools. Some are as small as a puddle, and others are as big as a bathtub. When the tide comes back in, fresh seawater fills them up again.

3Many animals make their homes in tide pools. A sea star clings to the rocks with many tiny tube feet. A hermit crab carries an empty shell on its back for protection. Sea anemones close up their soft tentacles when the water leaves. Barnacles glue themselves to the rock so waves cannot wash them away. Snails and small fish live there too. Each of these animals has a clever way to stay safe.

4Visitors can help keep tide pools healthy. Wear shoes with good grip because wet rocks are slippery. Look closely at the animals, but do not pull them off the rocks. Watch the waves, too, and check when the tide is coming in before you start to explore. A careful visitor leaves the tide pool just the way it was found. Remember that tide pools are homes, not toys.

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