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Lesson 298Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 298: STEM Story – Habitat

Focus: STEM: habitat

Objective

What we'll learn

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

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

habitathabitatbatterystructurefractionmeasure

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the habitat.
  • We can see the habitat.
  • You can see the battery.
  • They can see the structure.

Story time

Luna and the Habitat

Luna went to the beach. Luna saw a habitat and a habitat.

"Look!" said Luna. "The battery is by the structure."

Bo came to help. Together they played with the fraction and the measure.

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

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Luna go?

2. What did Luna see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 cell

Meaning: the smallest part of a living thing

Example: Your body is made of trillions of tiny cells.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • fractionA fraction is something we can talk about or see.
  • measureA measure is something we can talk about or see.
  • habitatA habitat is something we can talk about or see.
  • habitatA habitat 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

habitatbatterystructurefractionmeasure