Lesson 299: STEM Story – Mammal
Focus: STEM: mammal
Objective
What we'll learn
Read a short STEM passage about mammal and answer comprehension questions.
For grown-ups
Parent & teacher intro
Scientists, engineers, and mathematicians read every day. Today we read like a scientist about mammal!
Warm-up
Interactive phonics activity
Read the STEM passage twice. Look for the key word mammal.
Words
Word list
Practice
Example sentences
- I can see the mammal.
- We can see the mammal.
- You can see the engineer.
- They can see the add.
Story time
Kai and the Mammal
Kai went to the farm. Kai saw a mammal and a mammal.
"Look!" said Kai. "The engineer is by the add."
Mia came to help. Together they played with the angle and the length.
At the end of the day, Kai and Mia smiled. What a wonderful STEM: mammal adventure!
Check for understanding
Comprehension questions
1. Where did Kai go?
2. What did Kai see first?
3. How did the story end?
STEM word of the day
🔬 plant
Meaning: a living thing that grows in soil and makes its own food
Example: A sunflower is a plant that grows very tall.
Review
Vocabulary review
- length — A length is something we can talk about or see.
- mammal — A mammal is something we can talk about or see.
- mammal — A mammal is something we can talk about or see.
- engineer — A engineer 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: mammal
Other
Stretch