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Planting Seeds with Samantha-Short Story

Interactive passage with audio narration, comprehension questions, and printable PDF.

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Format
Interactive (Online), Printable (PDF)
Grades
2345
Subjects
elareadingscience
Standards
RL.2.10RL.3.10RL.3.1RL.2.2RL.3.2RI.3.10RL.3.3
Languages
English, Spanish

What's included

Reading passage
Reading comprehension
Audio narration
With word word highlighting
Comprehension quiz
Auto-graded
Writing activity
Open-ended response
Glossary & flashcards
Vocabulary practice
Differentiated version
Adapted for varied levels
Spanish translation
Bilingual support

About this reader

Experience the joy of gardening with Samantha and her mom as they plant seeds in their backyard. Follow their journey as they fill a pot with soil, carefully plant tiny seeds, and diligently water them. Witness the excitement as Samantha checks for signs of growth each day, eventually seeing tiny green sprouts emerge. Through this process, Samantha learns valuable lessons about nurturing and patience as she witnesses the transformation of seeds into beautiful flowers, demonstrating the power of love and care in fostering growth.
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Sample passage and quiz content

Curriculum

Common Core standards covered

RI.3.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

RL.2.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

RL.2.2

Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

RL.3.1

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

RL.3.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

RL.3.2

Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

RL.3.3

Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

Who it's for

Perfect for the way you teach

Teachers
  • Build comprehension skills
  • Auto-graded quiz
  • Differentiated reading
Parents
  • Read together at home
  • Improve fluency
  • Quiet reading time
Homeschoolers
  • Reading curriculum support
  • Independent practice
  • Track Lexile growth
Topics
gardeningseedsplantingSamanthamombackyardpotsoilsproutsflowersgrowthcarelove

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