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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)
     Shake, Rattle, But Don't Run: A Rattlesnake Warning (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)
     Antarctica: Frozen Desert (Short Reader; Grades 4-6 Readability)

Spanish
     Una maravilla con una joroba (grades 3-5)
     ¿Una joroba o dos? (grades 3-5)

Reading Comprehensions
     Deserts - Introduction
     The Arizona Desert (Grades 2-3)
     The Hottest Place on Earth (Grades 4-6)
     Deserts (Grades 4-8)
     The Driest Place on Earth (Grades 5-8)

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)

Spanish
     Los Correcaminos

Leveled Books
            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
        Leaping Lizards

        Kelly Kangaroo Goes to Kansas


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

Book Units
    Deserts (Grades 2-4)
    Magic Tree House #34 Season of the Sandstorms (Grades 2-5)

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

Books
            The Elf Owl (Grades 2-3)
            Desert Habitat (Grades 3-5)
            Desert Plants (Grades 4-5)
            Deserts (Grades 4-6)
            Desert Animals (Grades 5-6)
            Deserts Around the World (Grades 6-8)

Compare and Contrast
        Camel Traits: Compares the two kinds of camels (Grades 3-4)


Compare and Contrast Two Things (fifth grade)
Compare and Contrast Two Things (sixth grade)
Compare and Contrast Two Things (seventh grade)
Compare and Contrast Two Things (eighth grade)
Compare and Contrast Two Things (high school)

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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