Unit Topic: This is the Solar System Unit 18 Grade Band: Middle School Unit Target: Earth Science Lesson 1 Instructional Targets: Reading Fluency: Read fluently in materials with varied syntactic structures Acquisition of Vocabulary: Use context clues and text structures to determine meaning of vocabulary Reading Comprehension: Summarize information from text, including main ideas and supporting details Earth and Space Science: Identify the Earth as a planet; Identify characteristics of the Solar System Which of your state standards are aligned to these instructional targets? Classroom Activities/Lesson Plan: Leveled Book: All Around the Sun This story is presented in three leveled text formats: Levels aa, A and C. Select a level appropriate to the student. Description: The Sun is the center of the Solar System. There are eight planets that move around the Sun. Use this story to give the students a small feature of each planet. Do a picture walk. Discuss how the Sun does not move and that the planets move around the Sun. Read the story as a group. Three levels of reading materials are provided with this lesson. Independent or paired reading will focus on individual reading levels with text or supported text versions. Focus on high frequency words and picture supports. Follow up reading by discussing the different features of each planet. Word recognition cards are provided in this lesson to support high frequency words within the unit reading materials. List 1: is, this, all, big, see, was List 2: night, about, first, away, hot, live List 3: around, people, special, earth, fly, eight Use the Word Study Guide in the ULS Tools to extend word recognition skills. Progress monitoring tools are available for monthly checkpoints. Differentiated Tasks: Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Students will independently read the book. Students will state a word or point to a picture of omitted words during a shared reading. Students will state a sentence from the book by activating a talking switch. Resources and Materials: Leveled book: All Around the Sun Communication board Notes: 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3
Unit Topic: This is the Solar System Unit 18 Grade Band: Middle School Unit Target: Earth Science is this all big see was night about first away 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3
Unit Topic: This is the Solar System Unit 18 Grade Band: Middle School Unit Target: Earth Science hot live around people special Earth fly eight 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3
All Around the Sun Level aa 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3 by Amy Bihn Illustrated by Jessica Keeton MIDDLE, Unit 18, Earth Science, This is the Solar System Lesson 1, Leveled Book, All Around the Sun, Level aa
All around the Sun. 1
Mercury. 2
Venus. 3
Earth. 4
Mars. 5
Jupiter. 6
Saturn. 7
Uranus. 8
Neptune. 9
10 These are the planets... All around the Sun.
The End 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3 MIDDLE, Unit 18, Earth Science, This is the Solar System Lesson 1, Leveled Book, All Around the Sun, Level aa
All Around the Sun Level A 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3 by Amy Bihn Illustrated by Jessica Keeton MIDDLE, Unit 18, Earth Science, This is the Solar System Lesson 1, Leveled Book, All Around the Sun, Level A
All around the Sun. 1
This is Mercury. 2
This is Venus. 3
This is Earth. 4
This is Mars. 5
This is Jupiter. 6
This is Saturn. 7
This is Uranus. 8
This is Neptune. 9
10 These are the planets... All around the Sun.
The End 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3 MIDDLE, Unit 18, Earth Science, This is the Solar System Lesson 1, Leveled Book, All Around the Sun, Level A
All Around the Sun Level C 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3 by Amy Bihn Illustrated by Jessica Keeton MIDDLE, Unit 18, Earth Science, This is the Solar System Lesson 1, Leveled Book, All Around the Sun, Level C
All around the Sun. 1
2 This is Mercury. Mercury is hot.
3 This is Venus. Venus is bright.
4 This is Earth. Earth is our home.
5 This is Mars. Mars is red.
6 This is Jupiter. Jupiter is big.
7 This is Saturn. Saturn has ice rings.
8 This is Uranus. Uranus spins on its side.
9 This is Neptune. Neptune is windy.
10 These are the planets... All around the Sun.
The End 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3 MIDDLE, Unit 18, Earth Science, This is the Solar System Lesson 1, Leveled Book, All Around the Sun, Level C
Earth Saturn Neptune yes no All Around the Sun have all around Sun Mercury Venus spin hot bright home Mars Jupiter red big ice rings Uranus side on windy planets 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3 MIDDLE, Unit 18, Earth Science, This is the Solar System Lesson 1, Leveled Book, All Around the Sun
Unit Topic: This is the Solar System Unit 18 Grade Band: Middle School Unit Target: Earth Science Lesson 2 Instructional Targets: Reading Comprehension: Answer questions related to what is read Acquisition of Vocabulary: Apply use of special vocabulary in the context of a topic Earth and Space Science: Identify the Earth as a planet; Identify characteristics of the Solar System Which of your state standards are aligned to these instructional targets? Classroom Activities/Lesson Plan: Read and Answer: All Around the Sun After reading the book, All Around the Sun, the following comprehension activity can give students an opportunity to respond to questions orally and in a written format. Build vocabulary knowledge of the identified words. Picture support cards are provided for reading recognition. Use the words in additional sentences for meaning. Make connections between vocabulary and the student s own experiences. Select the worksheet level appropriate to the student. Earth Sun red hot windy 1. The planets move around the. (Sun) 2. is our home. (Earth) 3. Mercury is. (hot) 4. Mars is. (red) 5. Neptune is. (windy) Build on comprehension through discussion that encourages summarization and reflections on the topic. Progress monitoring tools are available for monthly checkpoints. Differentiated Tasks: Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Students will read/listen to sentences and write correct words and responses. Students will read/listen to sentences and select a word/picture to complete the sentence. Students will listen to a sentence and indicate a picture/word presented that will be used to complete the sentence. Resources and Materials: Comprehension worksheets and sentence strips Notes: 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3
All Around the Sun Earth Sun red hot windy Earth Sun red hot windy 1. The planets move around the. 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3 MIDDLE, Unit 18, Earth Science, This is the Solar System Lesson 2, Read & Answer, All Around the Sun, Level 1
All Around the Sun 2. is our home. 3. Mercury is. 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3 MIDDLE, Unit 18, Earth Science, This is the Solar System Lesson 2, Read & Answer, All Around the Sun, Level 1
All Around the Sun 4. Mars is. 5. Neptune is. 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3 MIDDLE, Unit 18, Earth Science, This is the Solar System Lesson 2, Read & Answer, All Around the Sun, Level 1
All Around the Sun Name: 1. The planets move around the. 2. is our home. 3. Mercury is. 4. Mars is. 5. Neptune is. Earth Sun red hot windy 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3 MIDDLE, Unit 18, Earth Science, This is the Solar System Lesson 2, Read & Answer, All Around the Sun, Level 2
All Around the Sun Name: 1. The planets move around the. 2. is our home. 3. Mercury is. 4. Mars is. 5. Neptune is. Earth Sun red hot windy 1997-2010 n2y, Inc. ULS, October, Year 3 MIDDLE, Unit 18, Earth Science, This is the Solar System Lesson 2, Read & Answer, All Around the Sun, Level 3