Before Reading Practice A. Fill in the blanks using the word list. astronauts race Mars prize spaceship broken rich rich prize spaceship Mars race astronauts broken The Planet Race 1
B. Draw a picture of the and Mars. And draw a spaceship on the. Then mark the paths of the spaceship as the sentences indicate. Head for Mars. Then turn around and head back to. During Reading Complete Make a story map to show the main events of the story. Use words and pictures. Students draw a picture. Chip and Skip are in the planet race. They get to Mars. Then they turn around and head back to. C. Choose the best answer. 1. The other astronauts zoom past. The help the broken spaceship back to. They see another spaceship that has broken down. The word zoom means a. to give a close-up picture b. to move quickly with a loud sound c. a place where people can see animals 2. They will be last. The word last means a. to come after the expected time b. to go on c. coming at the end of after everything else When they get back to, they will be last. The rich astronaut in the broken spaceship gives Chip and Skip a new spaceship, too. 2 Fiction The Planet Race 3
After Reading Describe A. Make up the notice board to inform the race you have experienced or a new race you want to join. Use words and illustrations. From to Mars! New spaceship will be given to the winner! Join and get it! If you want to join, call 080-space-race! Check A. Choose the correct answer to each question. 1. What is the prize for the first team back? a. an old spaceship b. a big space c. a new spaceship 2. Who wins the space race? a. Chip and Skip b. May and Kay c. no one 3. What do the other astronauts do when they see the broken spaceship? a. They zoom past. b. They go to help. c. They get back to Mars. B. Describe what type of people you think Chip and Skip are. I think they are brave and unselfish. What made you think so? Write the reasons. They help the broken spaceship even though they know they will be the last. B. Write the answer to each question. 4. What happens to Chip and Skip during the race? They see another spaceship. It has broken down. 5. What happens in the end? The astronaut in the broken spaceship gives them a new spaceship, too. 4 Fiction The Planet Race 5
B. Label the picture. Sun Moon orbit Before Reading Practice Moon A. Fill in the blanks using the word list. orbit Uranus Neptune Saturn Venus go around orbit Sun orbit Venus go around Saturn Uranus Neptune C. Finish the sentences using the word list above. 1. The place where we live is the. Sun 2. The gives us with heat and light in the sky. Moon 3. The is the object that we often see in the sky at night. orbit 4.The planet is in around a small star. 6 Nonfiction The Planets 7
During Reading Complete C. List two characteristics for each planet. Use words and phrases. A. Complete the chart to show how different the planets orbits are. 88 days 1 year 247.7 years near the biggest planet takes 1 year to go made up of gases around Mars near 4th planet from B. Complete the word cluster. Write details about the topic in the circles., Venus, Mars, Neptune near far, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, hot takes 88 days to go around Neptune cold has 8 moons the smallest planet has no moons cold hot Planets small big Saturn has 18 moons 6th planet from Uranus has 18 moons 7th planet from Venus near 2nd planet from 8 Nonfiction The Planets 9
After Reading Report Check Answer the questions. No Questions Answers A. Match column A and B to make a sentence and write the number of the picture. 1. 2. 3. 1 How many planets are in our Solar System? 9 2 3 4 Do all the planets have moons? How many moons does Saturn have? Which planet do we live on? No 18 2 3 1 (A) (B) ( ) takes 88 days around the Sun. ( ) There are 9 planets 18 moons. ( ) Uranus has to go around the Sun. 5 Which planet is the farthest from the Sun? B. Circle the best answer to finish each sentence. 6 Which planet is the nearest to the Sun? 1. What is made up of? It is made up of. a. gases b. ices 7 Which planet is the largest? 2. Why is Neptune freezing cold? Because it is. 8 Which planet is the smallest? a. the closest planet to the Sun b. so far from the Sun 9 Which planet is the hottest? C. Write the names of nine planets in order. 10 Which planet is the coldest? Neptune, Venus,, Mars,, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, 10 Nonfiction The Planets 11
Combined Writing Brainstorm A. Think and write your feelings about the planets. peaceful lonely blue huge silent forever B. Choose and write the words that paint a vivid picture of your feelings or information about planets. dot family blue round blackness Planet Poem Write a poem about the planets. Illustrate the poem. 12 Nonfiction