About This Lesson
Monarch migration captures students' curiosity, but many science texts present the facts as a dense block of information. The result can be a missed opportunity to practice both science reading and a less familiar nonfiction structure.
This free Upper Elementary interview-style passage lets students learn how monarch butterflies travel, how scientists study them and how citizen scientists can help. The question-and-answer format supports text-structure analysis, locating evidence and building life-science vocabulary.
Open the complete resource on PicoBuddy to use the illustrated reading, glossary, comprehension questions and answer key, interactive quiz and free printable PDF. It works well for a fall science unit, small-group reading, independent practice or a lesson comparing informational text formats.
