Lesson 285: STEM Story – Plant
Focus: STEM: plant
Objective
What we'll learn
Read a short STEM passage about plant and answer comprehension questions.
For grown-ups
Parent & teacher intro
Scientists, engineers, and mathematicians read every day. Today we read like a scientist about plant!
Warm-up
Interactive phonics activity
Read the STEM passage twice. Look for the key word plant.
Words
Word list
Practice
Example sentences
- I can see the plant.
- We can see the plant.
- You can see the orbit.
- They can see the mammal.
Story time
Sam and the Plant
Sam went to the hill. Sam saw a plant and a plant.
"Look!" said Sam. "The orbit is by the mammal."
Luna came to help. Together they played with the engineer and the add.
At the end of the day, Sam and Luna smiled. What a wonderful STEM: plant adventure!
Check for understanding
Comprehension questions
1. Where did Sam go?
2. What did Sam see first?
3. How did the story end?
STEM word of the day
🔬 sequence
Meaning: things placed in a special order
Example: The sequence 1, 2, 3, 4 counts up by one.
Review
Vocabulary review
- mammal — A mammal is something we can talk about or see.
- engineer — A engineer is something we can talk about or see.
- add — A add is something we can talk about or see.
- plant — A plant is something we can talk about or see.
Play
Fun challenge
Match each word to what it starts with.
Stretch