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lesson 2
1 hour

The Earth and the Sun


Description

Students will:
• Identify Earth as a planet and our home
• Identify the earth’s rotation, or spin, as the cause of day and night
• Explain that other parts of the world experience nighttime while we have daytime
• Explain sunrise and sunset
• Explain that Earth orbits the sun

The Read-Aloud Anthology contains background information and resources that the teacher will need to implement the Domain, including an alignment chart for the domain to the Common Core State Standards; an introduction to the domain including necessary background information used in teaching, a list of domain components, a core vocabulary list for the domain, and planning aids and resources.

The Flip Book contains three sections:
1. The Tell It Again! Flip Book, which contains images that accompany the Read-Aloud Anthology, presented in sequential order;

2. The Tell It Again! Posters, which may be cut out and displayed on the classroom wall for the duration of the domain; and

3. The Tell It Again! Multiple Meaning Word Posters, which likewise may be cut out and displayed on the classroom wall for the duration of the domain.

The Image Cards contain of a set of 12 images on cards, used for extension activities in Listening & Learning strand lessons.

This Supplemental Guide is designed as a companion to the Read-Aloud Anthology for the domain. The Supplemental Guide is intended to be used by general education teachers, reading specialists, English as a Second Language (ESL), and special education teachers, as well as teachers seeking an additional resource for classroom activities.

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From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 1 ELA Domain 6: Astronomy. Available from engageny.org/resource/grade-1-ela-domain-6-astronomy; accessed 2015-05-29.
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