Build Knowledge & Vocabulary View the Watch & Learn Video Each of the texts in this set builds on ideas from the video “Observing the Sun.” Watch the video together to activate background knowledge to prepare children for reading the texts. Before Viewing: Use these guiding questions to engage children in thinking about the topic and sharing ideas. • What do you know about the sun? • When have you seen sunsets? • What do you like to do on sunny days? After Viewing: Revisit the Before Viewing questions. Invite children to share what they learned. Build Content-Area Vocabulary The following terms from the video are used in each text in this set. Before reading, you may wish to guide children to understand their meanings and build familiarity with
their spellings. Use the following steps to explore these words. • Display the word. Say it aloud and have children repeat. • Provide a definition. Discuss the word and its meaning with children. • Provide tips for reading and recognizing the word. (See specifics below.) • Refer to images from the video that relate to the word.
Video Image or Reference
Word
Definition
Tips for Reading and Recognizing Terms
• The word is sky . Now you say it: sky. • Identify the beginning sound-spellings: Letter s says /s/. Letter k says /k/. • Point to the word and have children echo-read it. • This word is summer . Now you say it: summer . • Clap out the syllables together: sum•mer. • Point to the word and have children echo-read it. • This word is winter. Now you say it: winter. • Clap out the syllables together: win•ter. • Point to the word and have children echo-read it.
sky
the area of space that is above Earth
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summer the season after spring, when the days are long and the weather is hot
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winter
the season after fall, when the days are short and the weather is cold
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Knowledge Connection In Text Set 1, children read about big cats living in their habitats. Relate children’s knowledge to the “Observing the Sun” video. Point out that the sun shines on these habitats, too. Guide a discussion to connect the topics. • Ask children to share what they remember about where lions and tigers live in “Two BIG Cats” (Lions live in hot, dry places. Tigers can live in the jungle or in the snow.) Talk about what the temperature is like in these places. Discuss how it can be sunny when it’s hot and when it’s cold. Science
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