Grade 1 - A History Of The Earth

100 The History of the Earth: Supplemental Guide 5A | Minerals

Discussing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes

Comprehension Questions 10 minutes

If students have diffi culty responding to questions, reread

pertinent passages of the read-aloud and/or refer to specifi c

images. If students give one-word answers and/or fail to use

read-aloud or domain vocabulary in their responses, acknowledge

correct responses by expanding students’ responses using richer

and more complex language. Ask students to answer in complete

sentences by having them restate the question in their responses.

1. Inferential Why does Gerry the Geologist have so many rocks?
   (Gerry the Geologist studies rocks.)


2. Literal What are minerals? (Minerals are what rocks are made of.)


3. Literal What were the names of some of the minerals that you
   heard about? [You may want to show images 5A-3 through 5A-7
   and image 5A-9 as clues.] (Some of the minerals were quartz,
   ruby, sapphire, emerald, diamond, and salt.)


4. Literal What is a gemstone? (A gemstone is a stone that is cut
   and polished to be used as jewelry.)


5. Literal Where might you fi nd the mineral salt? (Salt is found in
   the oceans and in the earth.)


6. Inferential How is salt used by people? (Table salt is used to
   fl avor food and rock salt is used to make roads safer during
   winter storms.)
   [Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students,
   as necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
   I am going to ask a question. I will give you a minute to think about
   the question, and then I will ask you to turn to your neighbor and
   discuss the question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share
   what you discussed with your partner.


7. Evaluative Think Pair Share: Which of the minerals that you
   heard about is your favorite? Why? (Answers may vary.)


8. After hearing today’s read-aloud and questions and answers,
   do you have any remaining questions? [If time permits, you
   may wish to allow for individual, group, or class research of
   the text and/or other resources to answer these questions.]