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Lesson 300Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 300: STEM Story – Insect

Focus: STEM: insect

Objective

What we'll learn

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

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

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

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

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

Words

Word list

insectinsectmachinesubtracttrianglevolume

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the insect.
  • We can see the insect.
  • You can see the machine.
  • They can see the subtract.

Story time

Ada and the Insect

Ada went to the garden. Ada saw a insect and a insect.

"Look!" said Ada. "The machine is by the subtract."

Leo came to help. Together they played with the triangle and the volume.

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

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Ada go?

2. What did Ada see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 animal

Meaning: a living thing that moves and eats other living things

Example: A rabbit is a fluffy animal that hops.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • insectA insect is something we can talk about or see.
  • insectA insect is something we can talk about or see.
  • machineA machine is something we can talk about or see.
  • subtractA subtract is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the STEM: insect pattern.

Which word belongs with STEM: insect?

Which word belongs with STEM: insect?

Which word belongs with STEM: insect?

Stretch

Try more words

insectmachinesubtracttrianglevolume