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Deserts
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Short Reading Comprehensions
Short Readers
     The Addax (Short Reader; Grades 2-4 Readability)
     A One Hump Wonder (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     One Hump or Two? (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Roadrunners (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     The Fennec Fox (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Jerboas (Short Reader; Grades 3-5 Readability)
     Kangaroo Rats (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Gila Monsters (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)
     Dorcas Gazelles (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)

Reading Comprehensions
     Deserts - Introduction
     Deserts (Grades 4-8)
     The Arizona Desert (Grades 2-3)

Desert Animals
     Desert Animals (Grades 3-7)
     Camels (Grades 4-7)
     Gila Monsters
     Horned Lizards (Grades 3-6)
     Roadrunners (Grades 4-8)
     Rattlesnakes (Grades 4-7)
     Spadefoot Toads (Grades 6-8)

Read and Color
            The Desert Biome
            The Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion
             A Shy Monster: The Banded Gila Monster (PDF file)
             Chuck Camel (PDF file)
             Clyde of the Desert (PDF file)
            One Hump or Two? The Camel
             Karla the Kangaroo Rat (PDF file)
            The Cactus

Reading Comprehensions - Foreign Languages
Spanish
     Los Correcaminos

Plays:  Reader's Theater Scripts
     Living in the Sahara Desert (Grades 3-4)
     The Badger and the Rattlesnake (Grades 3-4)

Desert Animals Picture Puzzles
     Desert Animals (Pictures)
     Desert Animals (Pictures and Names)
     Desert Animals (Pictures, Names, and Misspellings)

Critical Thinking
Deserts SUDOKU Puzzle
   4 by 4 Deserts Sudoku
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

4 by 4 Deserts Sudoku: Includes Hints (blank boxes have smaller pictures to pick from)
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)

6 by 6 Deserts Sudoku
     Easy 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Medium 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

Deserts Thinking Puzzle
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (more difficult)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (more difficult)

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