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Lesson 291Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 291: STEM Story – Planet

Focus: STEM: planet

Objective

What we'll learn

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

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

planetplanethabitatbatterystructurefraction

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the planet.
  • We can see the planet.
  • You can see the habitat.
  • They can see the battery.

Story time

Bo and the Planet

Bo went to the farm. Bo saw a planet and a planet.

"Look!" said Bo. "The habitat is by the battery."

Zoe came to help. Together they played with the structure and the fraction.

At the end of the day, Bo and Zoe smiled. What a wonderful STEM: planet adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Bo go?

2. What did Bo see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 temperature

Meaning: how hot or cold something is

Example: The temperature outside is very warm today.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • batteryA battery is something we can talk about or see.
  • structureA structure is something we can talk about or see.
  • fractionA fraction is something we can talk about or see.
  • planetA planet is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Sort each word into the right group. (Tap a word, then tap a group.)

STEM: planet

Other

Stretch

Try more words

planethabitatbatterystructurefraction