
Sound All Around
Informational (nonfiction),
448 words,
Level M (Grade 2)
Readers learn about sound waves and vibration, volume, and pitch. The book delves into the many forms of sound and describes how the human ear and brain work together to receive and perceive sound. Photos and captions support the text.
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Lesson Resources
Preteach the Vocabulary
Story Words
communicate, pitch, pleasant, pluck, sensitive, sound waves, vibrates, vocal cords, volume
communicate, pitch, pleasant, pluck, sensitive, sound waves, vibrates, vocal cords, volume
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use commas in a series
Word Work
Recognize and form compound words
Use the reading strategy of visualizing to understand text
Comprehension
Understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships
Grammar and Mechanics
Identify and use commas in a series
Word Work
Recognize and form compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class








