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Clouds

Clouds — page 1
Before After Reading Activities Teaching Focus Consonant Blends Look in the book to find words that begin with a consonant blend such as st sm or pr be about Before Reading Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge Before reading a book it is important to set the stage for your child or student by using pre-reading strategies This will help them develop their vocabulary increase their reading comprehension and make connections across the curriculum 1 Read the title and look at the cover Let’s make predictions about what this book will 2 Take a picture walk by talking about the pictures photographs in the book Implant the vocabulary as you take the picture walk Be sure to talk about the text features such as headings Table of Contents glossary bolded words captions charts diagrams or Index 3 Have students read the first page of text with you then have students read the 4 Strategy Talk use to assist students while reading 5 Read it again Get your mouth ready Look at the picture Think does it make sense Think does it look right Think does it sound right Chunk it by looking for a part you know remaining text Content Area Vocabulary Use glossary words in a sentence condense droplets hail predict After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery 1 Describe the water cycle Summarize 2 What happens when water on Earth evaporates Asking Questions 3 What are clouds made of Asking Questions 4 What type of clouds can you see in the sky right now Text to Self Connection Extension Activity In your classroom create a chart Label the days of the week For each day record the types of clouds you see in the sky Write down what the weather was like on each day Think about the types of clothing you should wear for the weather How can you be prepared