The Sun, Earth, and Moon
El Sol, la Tierra y la Luna
Le Soleil, la Terre et la Lune
The Sun, Earth, and Moon
The Sun, Earth, and Moon
The Sun, Earth, and Moon
The Sun, Earth, and Moon
Informational (nonfiction), 1,380 words, Spanish Level W (Grade 4), Lexile 890L
The Sun, the Earth, and the Moon are constantly interacting with each other in a complex dance. The Sun, Earth, and Moon describes the effects of the movements of the Sun, Earth, and Moon, including what causes high and low tides, why we have different seasons, and what happens during solar and lunar eclipses. The text is supported by descriptive photographs and informative diagrams. Readers will be able to hone their nonfiction reading skills by using labels to help navigate their way through the text. Students will also have the opportunity to make inferences and draw conclusions and to identify complex sentences in the text.
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Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Visualize to understand text
Comprehension
Make Inferences/Draw Conclusions : Make inferences and draw conclusions
Grammar and Mechanics
Complex Sentences : Recognize and create complex sentences
Word Work
Homophones : Recognize and use homophones
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
