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Lesson 295Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 295: STEM Story – Ocean

Focus: STEM: ocean

Objective

What we'll learn

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

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

oceanoceanrobotleverdividecircle

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the ocean.
  • We can see the ocean.
  • You can see the robot.
  • They can see the lever.

Story time

Sam and the Ocean

Sam went to the park. Sam saw a ocean and a ocean.

"Look!" said Sam. "The robot is by the lever."

Luna came to help. Together they played with the divide and the circle.

At the end of the day, Sam and Luna smiled. What a wonderful STEM: ocean adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Sam go?

2. What did Sam see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 gravity

Meaning: a pulling force that keeps us on the ground

Example: Gravity makes the apple fall down from the tree.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • oceanA ocean is something we can talk about or see.
  • robotA robot is something we can talk about or see.
  • leverA lever is something we can talk about or see.
  • divideA divide 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: ocean

Other

Stretch

Try more words

oceanrobotleverdividecircle