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Read Aloud Guide:

Climate Science Solutions

Kindergarten-2nd Grade

Targeted Skill: Main Topic and Details

NGSS: K-ESS3-3 Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.

CCSS.ELA.RI.K.2 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

CCSS.ELA.RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

CCSS.ELA.RI.2.2 Identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text.

Guide

I Wonder Graphic Organizer

Anchor Charts

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Climate Change Connection

This guide is designed to be used with a climate science nonfiction or nonfiction narrative text that includes a climate change problem and offers solutions. Several options include:

Teaching Tips

  • Read your chosen text before teaching, note the problems and solutions presented, and write guiding questions surrounding the topics.
  • Choose 2-3 vocabulary words to focus on during the reading. These may be words that include spelling patterns or word parts that your class is studying, or they may be words that are key to understanding the text.
  • Many of the books linked above are lengthy, plan several days to read them.

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Climate Science Solutions Read Aloud Guide

Before Reading

  • Share the cover page of the book and ask students to make predictions about the story.
  • Open the book and flip through a few pages while students view the pages. Ask students to share what they see and think about the story.
  • Tell students that the book is going to help them think about how we are impacting our environment and give us ideas for possible solutions.
  • Students complete the “I Wonder” graphic organizer prior to reading the text.

During Reading

  • Encourage students to make observations about the topic, details, character, setting, and illustrations as you read.
  • Use the During Reading: Main Topic and Details anchor chart to record sketches, words and phrases. Note there are two versions of the Main Topic and Details anchor chart, one for students to record their responses during reading and one for students to write their responses after reading.
  • While reading, stop as needed to check student comprehension and ask questions related to students’ understanding of the problem facing the characters/us and the solutions presented.
  • Scaffold vocabulary, as needed, by stopping to talk about new words and/or by using the glossary, if provided in the book.

After Reading

  • Encourage students to turn and talk to share what they learned from the book.
  • Invite students to ask additional questions they have about the topic.
  • Students use their During Reading: Main Topic and Details sketches to generate sentences and record them on the After Reading chart. For younger students, work together to generate sentences orally, instead of recording.
  • Add final thoughts, questions, and ideas to the “I Wonder” graphic organizer.

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I Wonder…

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*Before reading the story, what do you wonder about the topic?

*After reading the story, what do you wonder about the topic?

Name: ________________________

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Title of Book:

Main Topic:

Key Detail:

Key Detail:

Key Detail:

Supporting Details:

During Reading

Name: ________________________

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Main Topic

This book is about _________________

____________________________.

Key Details

An important detail is ______________

____________________________.

An important detail is ______________

____________________________.

Supporting Details

A smaller detail is _________________

____________________________.

A smaller detail is _________________

____________________________.

After Reading

Name: ________________________

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Authors

Elaine Makarevich

Scientist Reviewer

Archibong Akpan, PhD

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