Our Sun
Our Sun
Our Sun
Our Sun
Our Sun
Our Sun
Our Sun
Informational (nonfiction), 220 words, Level H (Grade 1), Lexile 480L
The Sun is essential for life on Earth. In the book Our Sun, students will learn about the Sun's energy and how it helps people, plants, and other animals survive. Detailed photographs, repetitive sentence patterns, and high-frequency words support early readers. This book can also be used to teach students how to determine the main idea of a text and the proper use of commas after introductory words.
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Kurzweil 3000 Format
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Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Visualize to understand text
Comprehension
Main Idea and Details : Determine main idea and details
Phonological Awareness
Segment Phonemes : Segment phonemes
Phonics
Vowel Digraphs : Identify vowel digraph ai
Grammar and Mechanics
Commas : Recognize and use commas after introductory words
Word Work
High-Frequency Words : Identify and use the high-frequency words the, to, we
Think, Collaborate, Discuss
Promote higher-order thinking for small groups
or whole class
