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Lesson 296Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 296: STEM Story – Weather

Focus: STEM: weather

Objective

What we'll learn

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

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

weatherweathercodepulleyequalsphere

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the weather.
  • We can see the weather.
  • You can see the code.
  • They can see the pulley.

Story time

Ivy and the Weather

Ivy went to the yard. Ivy saw a weather and a weather.

"Look!" said Ivy. "The code is by the pulley."

Kai came to help. Together they played with the equal and the sphere.

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

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Ivy go?

2. What did Ivy see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 atom

Meaning: a tiny building block that makes up everything

Example: Every drop of water is made of many atoms.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • codeA code is something we can talk about or see.
  • pulleyA pulley is something we can talk about or see.
  • equalA equal is something we can talk about or see.
  • sphereA sphere is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the STEM: weather pattern.

Which word belongs with STEM: weather?

Which word belongs with STEM: weather?

Which word belongs with STEM: weather?

Stretch

Try more words

weathercodepulleyequalsphere