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Lesson 293Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 293: STEM Story – Star

Focus: STEM: star

Objective

What we'll learn

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

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

starstarinsectmachinesubtracttriangle

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the star.
  • We can see the star.
  • You can see the insect.
  • They can see the machine.

Story time

Leo and the Star

Leo went to the hill. Leo saw a star and a star.

"Look!" said Leo. "The insect is by the machine."

Ivy came to help. Together they played with the subtract and the triangle.

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

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Leo go?

2. What did Leo see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 shadow

Meaning: the dark shape made when light is blocked

Example: My shadow follows me on a sunny day.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • triangleA triangle is something we can talk about or see.
  • starA star is something we can talk about or see.
  • starA star is something we can talk about or see.
  • insectA insect is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

starinsectmachinesubtracttriangle