Grade 1 - A History Of The Earth

108 The History of the Earth: Supplemental Guide 6 | The Three Types of Rocks

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)

What Have We Already

Learned?

Image Cards 1–3; Response

Cards: Set One

Use the Image Cards as clues to remind

students about the Heat! Pressure!

Time! Chant. Have students hold up the

related Response Card as they discuss

the interplay of these three things on the

earth.

Interactive Read-Aloud Instructional Master 6A-1

(Response Card: Set Two)

In advance of the activity, have students

cut out Response Cards: Set Two and

add them to their envelope or bag.

During the activity, have students point

to the related card when you say the

rock type aloud and then perform the

corresponding action.

Vocabular y Preview: Igneous,

Sedimentary, Metamorphic

Images 6A-2 and 6A-4

Images 6A-10 and 6A-12

Images 6A-15 and 6A-16

Purpose for Listening

Presenting the Read-Aloud (15 minutes)

The Three Types of Rocks Response Cards (Set Two) Have students hold up their Response

Cards when they hear the words

igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic

in addition to or in place of the actions

listed in the Interactive Read-Aloud.

Response Cards (Set One) Have students hold up their heat,

pressure, or time card when they hear

those words in the read-aloud.

clear container, water, bits of rock

and dirt

Use the materials to demonstrate how

sediments sink.

U.S. Map Use the map to show students locations

mentioned in the Read-Aloud.