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Lesson 290Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 290: STEM Story – Magnet

Focus: STEM: magnet

Objective

What we'll learn

Read a short STEM passage about magnet and answer comprehension questions.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Scientists, engineers, and mathematicians read every day. Today we read like a scientist about magnet!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Read the STEM passage twice. Look for the key word magnet.

Words

Word list

magnetmagnetcloudcircuitbridgesum

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the magnet.
  • We can see the magnet.
  • You can see the cloud.
  • They can see the circuit.

Story time

Ada and the Magnet

Ada went to the beach. Ada saw a magnet and a magnet.

"Look!" said Ada. "The cloud is by the circuit."

Leo came to help. Together they played with the bridge and the sum.

At the end of the day, Ada and Leo smiled. What a wonderful STEM: magnet adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Ada go?

2. What did Ada see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 chart

Meaning: a picture that shows information

Example: The chart shows how much rain fell.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • cloudA cloud is something we can talk about or see.
  • circuitA circuit is something we can talk about or see.
  • bridgeA bridge is something we can talk about or see.
  • sumA sum 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

Try more words

magnetcloudcircuitbridgesum