Lesson 286: STEM Story – Animal
Focus: STEM: animal
Objective
What we'll learn
Read a short STEM passage about animal and answer comprehension questions.
For grown-ups
Parent & teacher intro
Scientists, engineers, and mathematicians read every day. Today we read like a scientist about animal!
Warm-up
Interactive phonics activity
Read the STEM passage twice. Look for the key word animal.
Words
Word list
Practice
Example sentences
- I can see the animal.
- We can see the animal.
- You can see the star.
- They can see the insect.
Story time
Ivy and the Animal
Ivy went to the school. Ivy saw a animal and a animal.
"Look!" said Ivy. "The star is by the insect."
Kai came to help. Together they played with the machine and the subtract.
At the end of the day, Ivy and Kai smiled. What a wonderful STEM: animal adventure!
Check for understanding
Comprehension questions
1. Where did Ivy go?
2. What did Ivy see first?
3. How did the story end?
STEM word of the day
🔬 experiment
Meaning: a test to find out how something works
Example: In our experiment, we watched ice melt.
Review
Vocabulary review
- machine — A machine is something we can talk about or see.
- subtract — A subtract is something we can talk about or see.
- animal — A animal is something we can talk about or see.
- animal — A animal is something we can talk about or see.
Play
Fun challenge
Pick the word that finishes the sentence.
I see a _____ .
I see a _____ .
I see a _____ .
Stretch