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The History of the Earth Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology

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CKLA Domain 7: The History of the Earth (.html)
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Flip Book: The History of the Earth (.pdf)
Image Cards: The History of the Earth (.pdf)
Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: The History of the Earth (.pdf)
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A read-aloud anthology focuses on Earth's history. Over three weeks, young scholars listen to and discuss stories about the layers of the Earth, minerals, fossils, different kinds of rocks, and dinosaurs. After the lesson's text, each lesson offers word work and extension activities.

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Concepts

the earth, planet earth, the earth's history, the planet earth, earth's inner core, the earth's crust, the earth's layers, the earth's axis, informational texts, reading, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, read-alouds

Instructional Ideas

Align the unit with a science unit of related concepts and hands-on activities
Create a focus wall featuring the unit's topic; showcase the lessons' vocabulary, images; add blurbs, and participants' finished products

Classroom Considerations

Part 7 in a series of 11 units by Core Knowledge
Requires lots of copying; lesson materials vary
A projection device is needed to view images

Pros

The unit comes with plenty of detail and information to make performing lessons easier
The unit builds from its previous unit to the next

Cons

None

Common Core

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