
Watching Earth From Space
Informational (nonfiction),
670 words,
Level N (Grade 2)
When you look out your front door, you can probably see your next-door neighbor, the end of the street, or perhaps a store or park in your neighborhood. But what would you see if you were in a spaceship? Watching Earth From Space will tell you exactly what you might see—and show you with amazing photographs! This book will also inform you about what scientists learn by being able to see our planet from space and how that information helps all of us.
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Lesson Resources
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
climate, deforestation, erosion, fossil fuels, geography, orbit, pollution, predict, satellites
climate, deforestation, erosion, fossil fuels, geography, orbit, pollution, predict, satellites
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
Comprehension
Identify cause-and-effect relationships
Phonological Awareness
Phonics
Identify r-controlled vowels
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and understand the use of articles
Word Work
Identify and use words with suffix -ing
Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
Comprehension
Identify cause-and-effect relationships
Phonological Awareness
Phonics
Identify r-controlled vowels
Grammar and Mechanics
Recognize and understand the use of articles
Word Work
Identify and use words with suffix -ing
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class








