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Dede Dodds
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#50454—Start Exploring Nonfiction Reading in Science
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Unit 1
Weather
Activating Prior Knowledge ?
Show students Science Card 1. Ask them to look
at the picture and tell you what is happening.
Do the two people look like they are having a
good time? What are they holding and why
do they need it? What would happen if they
weren’t holding an umbrella? Ask students to
share any experiences they have had with rain.
Maybe they were caught in a big rainstorm or
they played outside in the puddles while it rained
lightly. Ask students to think about activities we
could do in the rain and activities we couldn’t do
if it were raining. Discuss any special clothing we
wear when it rains or equipment we might need,
like an umbrella, rain boots, and a raincoat. Also
discuss with students why it rains, why we need
it, and why plants can’t survive without it. Ask
students to describe what it feels like when they
get wet. Ask them questions like the following:
“Is it slippery?” “Is it cold?”
Language Development I
Ask students to look at the card again. Remind
them about your previous conversation about
rain and review what you discussed. Ask them
to look at the “r” word at the top of the page.
Encourage them to look at the picture while
they are thinking about what that word might
be. Tell them to notice that the word begins with
the letter “r” and ask if they know any “r” words
that would describe the picture. Eventually tell
them that the word is rainy and read it together.
Beginning with “r,” point to each individual letter
and have students say them out loud. Next,
direct students’ attention to the sentence at the
bottom of the page. Point to the words while you
read them out loud. Encourage students to read
the words while you are pointing to them. Read
the sentence again, asking students to clap their
rainy
hands