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Lesson 297Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 297: STEM Story – Cloud

Focus: STEM: cloud

Objective

What we'll learn

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

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

cloudcloudcircuitbridgesumcube

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the cloud.
  • We can see the cloud.
  • You can see the circuit.
  • They can see the bridge.

Story time

Max and the Cloud

Max went to the pond. Max saw a cloud and a cloud.

"Look!" said Max. "The circuit is by the bridge."

Ada came to help. Together they played with the sum and the cube.

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

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Max go?

2. What did Max see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 molecule

Meaning: two or more atoms joined together

Example: A water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • bridgeA bridge is something we can talk about or see.
  • sumA sum is something we can talk about or see.
  • cubeA cube is something we can talk about or see.
  • cloudA cloud is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

cloudcircuitbridgesumcube