Nonfiction Animal Magazines | Leveled Articles, Worksheets + Google Slides for Mixed Groups

Finally, 1 resource your whole mixed group can use at the same time! These nonfiction animal magazines give every student the same engaging topic at the reading level that fits them, so you can target nonfiction reading comprehension, WH questions, vocabulary, and almost any language goal from the same 3 articles.

Each issue covers one amazing animal with real photos and true facts. Every issue comes in 3 reading levels (about 400L, 740L, and 940L), and a discreet shape code marks each level so students cannot tell which version they are holding. Tier 2 vocabulary is defined right in the sentence, and leveled captions keep even reluctant readers engaged.

The Nonfiction Animal Magazines Include:

• 20 animal issues: 12 monthly topics (dogs, humpback whales, manatees, owls, honey bees, sea otters, Komodo dragons, cats, rhinos, spiders, squirrels, and arctic foxes) plus 8 special issues (wolves, dolphins, penguins, sharks, pandas, tigers, cheetahs, and horses)
• 60 magazines in all: every issue at 3 reading levels, with 3 articles per issue
• 220 worksheet pages: 11 companion worksheet pages per animal
• Google Slides decks for all 3 levels, with every page set as the slide background so students can type and draw right on top
• A separate SLP answer key for every animal, with the article where each answer lives
• An information guide with session plans, a month-long plan, and the research behind it
• A sources and photo credits page

The 11 Worksheets For Every Animal:

• Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down comprehension check
• Mystery Vocabulary
• Sentence Unscramble (cut-and-glue and write-in versions)
• Search For The Answer text evidence hunt
• Reflection Questions + Rate This Magazine
• WH Questions (cut-and-glue, write-in grid, and open response)
• Structure Detective + Sequence organizer
• Combine It sentence combining
• One Sheet Magazine Lesson with 9 quick stations

Ways To Use This Resource:

• Mixed groups: hand each student the level that fits, then ask the whole group the same questions
• Monthly routine: the 12 monthly issues follow the calendar, so you can pull one issue a month all year
• Reading comprehension, WH questions, vocabulary, sentence combining, summarizing, and text structure goals from 1 print job
• Teletherapy and Google Classroom: make a copy of the Google Slides deck for each level in 1 click, then screen share or assign it

Every issue covers the same 3 things: the animal’s story or history with people, how its body works, and how people and the animal depend on each other. That makes it easy to ask the whole group the same question, no matter which issue or level each student is holding.

• Grade Levels: 2nd to 8th
• Format: Full color print version + Digital (Google Slides)
• Printing: Level 3 pages print fast in black and white, and the full-color levels are readable in grayscale.
• Aligns with Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) including leveled text, text structure instruction, and vocabulary taught in context

Since 2012, Speechy Musings has focused on one mission: creating the best resources and materials that make being a busy SLP a little easier. They’re engaging, research-supported, both printable and digital, use graphics and fonts appropriate for a wide variety of ages, and target skills directly, with no fluff. You and your students will love them.

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