Grade 2 Read-Aloud

14 Cycles in Nature: Supplemental Guide 1 | The Cycle of Daytime and Nighttime

 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Explain that a cycle is a sequence of events that repeats itself

again and again

 Recognize that the rotation of Earth causes daytime and nighttime

 Explain that it takes twenty-four hours for Earth to rotate once

on its axis

Language Arts Objectives

The following language arts objectives are addressed in this

lesson. Objectives aligning with the Common Core State

Standards are noted with the corresponding standard in

parentheses. Refer to the Alignment Chart for additional standards

addressed in all lessons in this domain.

Students will:

 Identify the main topic of “The Cycle of Daytime and Nighttime”

(RI.2.2)

 Describe the connection between the earth’s rotation and

daytime and nighttime (RI.2.3)

 Interpret information from a diagram of the earth’s rotation using

the read-aloud “The Cycle of Daytime and Nighttime” (RI.2.7)

 Prior to listening to “The Cycle of Daytime and Nighttime,”

identify orally what they know about the differences between

daytime and nighttime

 Identify and express whether they are able to feel the rotation of

Earth

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