Grade 2 Read-Aloud

Cycles in Nature: Supplemental Guide 1 | The Cycle of Daytime and Nighttime 17

Note: Introducing the Read-Aloud and Extensions may have

activity options that exceed the time allocated for that part of

the lesson. To remain within the time periods allocated for each

portion of the lesson, you will need to make conscious choices

about which activities to include based on the needs of your

students.

Exercise Materials Details

Introducing the Read-Aloud (10 minutes)

Domain Introduction large monthly calendar; school’s
calendar of events

Use the large monthly calendar to show

students the cycle of the days of the

week and the cycle of the months of the

year.

You may also wish to point out the

cycle of events in a school year (e.g.,

back to school, Thanksgiving break,

winter holiday, New Year’s, spring break,

Memorial Day, summer break, back to

school.. .)

Essential Background
Information or Terms

What Do We Know? chart paper to make Daytime/
Nighttime T-Chart

Write down student responses on a

T-Chart; refer to the T-Chart during the

read-aloud.

Vocabulary Preview: Axis,
Rotate

Images 1A-3 and 1A-4

Purpose for Listening

Presenting the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

The Cycle of Daytime and
Nighttime

Daytime/Nighttime T-Chart; globe

Discussing the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

Comprehension Questions

Word Work: Thrive

 Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day
Extensions (20 minutes)

Syntactic Awareness Activity:
Compound Words Using time

index cards: one per student