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Astronomy Common Core RL.3.2 resources

Constellations

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This unit has been used in the classroom with much success. My students are asking for more. They learned from the questions and discussion that it lead to. The unit includes the following: * suggested lesson plans (about 15 minutes) that include a quick introduction to stars and constellations with an anchor chart (printable) - 5 stories about the constellations with open ended questions to lead to classroom discussions. Stories are designed for elementary age students. Constellation storie

Subjects:

Astronomy, Reading, Short Stories

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

...

Reading Comprehension Fables to Build Background Knowledge on the Solar System

Created by

The Reading Comprehension Teacher

These SOLAR SYSTEM Fictional Reading Passages & Centers will help your students build background knowledge about the Solar System and astronomy while also covering the important literary standards of Recount stories and determining the lesson or moral (RL.3.2) and Comparing and Contrasting (RL.3.9). Your students will love learning about how the planet as they learn an important lesson in each fable. You will love this resource because it will allow students to build background knowledge and

Subjects:

Astronomy, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

CCSS:

RL.2.2

, RL.2.9

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.9

, RL.4.2

...

Constellations

Created by

Tami Adams

Constellations has been used in my classroom with much success. My students have loved the stories and answering and discussing the questions after reading them. We discuss the stories as well as the answers to the questions as a whole class and some in reading groups. I read some of the stories to them and others they work on independently. I use these stories during our space unit. These stories can also be used also as homework sheets, as centers, or stapled together in packet to work on whe

Subjects:

Astronomy, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

...

A Big Mooncake For Little Star by Grace Lin Lesson Plan and Google Activities

Created by

Picture Book Brain

A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the pourquoi tale mentor text picture book A Big Mooncake For Little Star by Grace Lin. Great for science units around astronomy/space, the phases of the moon, or folktales! Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)analyzing pourquoi tale elementsdescribing author's

Subjects:

Astronomy, Close Reading, English Language Arts

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.5

, RL.1.7

...

Crater | Movie Guide + Questions | Social Emotional Activities Digital Printable

Created by

Fresh Wave Resources

Have you ever wanted to include a film, educational video, or movie into your lesson, but needed some questions, activities, and/or deeper thinking work to go with it to help create a more robust and impactful learning experience? Well I certainly have, and I originally created this movie guide and question set for the movie Crater to use in my own classroom for that exact reason!This resource is designed to turn a single movie into (potentially) a full week of reflective learning and expression

Subjects:

Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Science

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.6

, RL.3.7

...

A Big Mooncake For Little Star by Grace Lin Lesson Plan and Activities

Created by

Picture Book Brain

A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the pourquoi tale mentor text picture book A Big Mooncake For Little Star by Grace Lin. Great for science units around astronomy/space, the phases of the moon, or folktales! Lessons and activities focus on: Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)analyzing pourquoi tale elementsdescribing author's message / thememain idea and detailscomparing and contrasting with

Subjects:

Astronomy, Close Reading, English Language Arts

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Guided Reading Books, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.5

, RL.1.7

...

Art Stories & STEAM: "Waiting is Not Easy"

Created by

Dakota STEAM Learning LLC

Stories & STEAM is a combination of a book discussion followed by a STEAM challenge. This Stories & STEAM is inspired by Mo Willems' book collection, Elephant & Piggie. This STEAM activity contains an art challenge centered around the key problem the character encounters in the story. We perfectly paired a constellation art project to this book! Kids will enjoy learning about stars, the sun, and constellations! Try Art the STEAM way!THESE ARE NOT TRADITIONAL ART LESSONS. All of Dako

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Astronomy, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK - 2nd

Types:

Projects, GATE, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.K.1

, RL.K.2

, RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.2.1