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Lesson 294Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 294: STEM Story – Galaxy

Focus: STEM: galaxy

Objective

What we'll learn

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

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

galaxygalaxycomputergearmultiplysquare

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the galaxy.
  • We can see the galaxy.
  • You can see the computer.
  • They can see the gear.

Story time

Zoe and the Galaxy

Zoe went to the school. Zoe saw a galaxy and a galaxy.

"Look!" said Zoe. "The computer is by the gear."

Max came to help. Together they played with the multiply and the square.

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

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Zoe go?

2. What did Zoe see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 recycle

Meaning: to use something again in a new way

Example: We recycle paper to save trees.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • galaxyA galaxy is something we can talk about or see.
  • galaxyA galaxy is something we can talk about or see.
  • computerA computer is something we can talk about or see.
  • gearA gear 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

galaxycomputergearmultiplysquare