Grounded to Earth
Grounded to Earth
Grounded to Earth
Grounded to Earth
Grounded to Earth
Grounded to Earth
Grounded to Earth
Science Fiction (fiction), 652 words, Level N (Grade 2), Lexile 530L
Multilevel Book also available in level K
What happens when children don't mind their parents? Zorb wants to use the Earth as a ball for his game of Planet Pong. His mother tells him to leave Earth alone. When Zorb refuses to listen, his father decides to teach him a lesson about humans. In Grounded to Earth, students have the opportunity to retell and analyze a character while reading an interesting science fiction tale.
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Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of retelling to understand text
Comprehension
Analyze Character : Analyze character
Phonics
Vowel Digraphs : Identify vowel digraph ay
Grammar and Mechanics
Quotation Marks : Recognize and use quotation marks
Word Work
Compound Words : Identify and use compound words
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
