Grade 2 Read-Aloud

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

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


Exercise Materials Details
Vocabulary Instructional
Activity: Cycle

chart paper

Sequencing the Cycle of
Daytime and Nighttime

Instructional Master 1B-1, drawing
tools
Demonstration of Earth’s
Rotation

pencil; globe; flag or pin; flashlight

Take-Home Material
Family Letter Instructional Masters 1B-2–4

Advance Preparation
Make a copy of Instructional Master 1B-1 for each student.
Students will create their own Response Card for the cycle of
daytime and nighttime.
Prepare a Daytime/Nighttime T-Chart on a large piece of chart
paper. Refer to this chart during the read-aloud.
Prepare a compound word display with the word time written
on an index card and an empty space in front of time. Students
will write their own words that can go in front of time to make a
compound word.
Note to Teacher
If possible, locate and borrow several globes so that small groups
of students have access to a globe for the fi rst three read-alouds.
Image 1A-2: Living things and their young is not used in
today’s read-aloud. You may wish to show this image when your
class begins to talk about the life cycles of animals, beginning in
Lesson 6.
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