# Lesson 63: Reading facts about the Earth

📖 READING (40 Lessons) • 🟡 C. Reading for Information

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## Objective

Read simple nonfiction facts about the Earth and tell what each fact is mostly about (land, water, air, or living things).

## Materials

- Pencil/paper for the activity
- The Sound Pad (bottom right corner) to hear letter and digraph sounds

## Letter & Sound Pad

Tap any button to hear its sound.

### Short vowels

### Long vowels

### Consonant sounds

### Digraphs

## Mini-lesson — Nonfiction facts about the Earth

Our planet is called Earth. Nonfiction texts can teach us true facts about the Earth.

Facts about the Earth can be about:

- land — rocks, soil, mountains, and sand
- water — oceans, lakes, rivers, and ponds
- air and sky — clouds, wind, and the atmosphere
- living things — plants, animals, and people

Nonfiction Earth texts often have:

- a title like “Our Earth” or “Water on Earth”
- pictures or photos of Earth, land, and water
- labels that name parts like ocean or mountain

Good readers of Earth facts:

- read the title and think, “What is this mostly about?”
- look for key words like land, water, air, plant, animal
- use pictures and labels to understand the fact

You can use these frames:

“This fact is mostly about _____.”

“On Earth there is _____.”

Today, you will read short facts about the Earth and tell what each one is mostly about.

Picture strip: Earth, land, and water

## Guided Practice — Mini-book: Facts about our Earth

How to use this mini-book:

- Read each page slowly and think about what it is mostly about.
- Look for words like land, water, air, and living things.
- Picture the Earth fact in your mind.

On your paper, choose one page and write: “This fact is mostly about _____. On Earth there is _____.”

Useful Earth words
Earth land water air plants animals living things

Frames: “This fact is mostly about ____.” “On Earth there is ____.”

### Mini-Book: Facts about our Earth

1

Earth is a planet

Earth is the planet we live on. It is round like a big ball.

From space, Earth looks blue and green because of water and land.

Earth has air all around it so people, plants, and animals can live.

2

Land on Earth

Land is the solid part of Earth. We walk on land and build homes on it.

There are hills, mountains, plains, and sandy beaches.

Plants grow in the soil, and many animals live on the land.

3

Water on Earth

Most of Earth is covered with water. There are big oceans and smaller lakes and rivers.

Fish and sea animals live in the water, and people use water to drink and wash.

Water moves in waves, rain, and snow.

4

Air and living things

Air is all around Earth, even though we cannot see it.

People, plants, and animals need air to stay alive.

What is one true fact you know about the Earth?

## Reading Practice — What is each Earth fact mostly about?

Read each short fact about the Earth. Drag the answer that tells what the fact is mostly about into the box. Chips stay in their own question. Then press “Check sentences.”

Earth is a round planet that looks blue and green from space.
This fact is mostly about .

Earth as a planet a single tree a toy ball

Hills, mountains, and soil are part of the solid ground we walk on.
This fact is mostly about .

land on Earth the sky at night a pet cat

Oceans, lakes, and rivers hold most of Earth's water.
This fact is mostly about .

water on Earth shoes and socks classroom rules

Air is all around Earth, and people, plants, and animals need it to live.
This fact is mostly about .

air around Earth pencils and paper video games

Plants, animals, and people all live on Earth and need food, water, and air.
This fact is mostly about .

living things on Earth numbers on a clock letters in the alphabet

Soil on Earth holds plant roots and helps plants grow.
This fact is mostly about .

soil and plants cloud shapes music in a song

Earth spins, so we have daytime when our side faces the sun and nighttime when it turns away.
This fact is mostly about .

Earth's day and night ice cream flavors classroom jobs

There is a picture of Earth with arrows to land and water and labels that say "ocean" and "continent."
To understand the fact, you should .

look at the picture and labels cover the picture with your hand read only the last word

Which sentence is a true fact about Earth? .

Earth has land, water, air, and living things Earth is made only of candy Earth is a tiny toy in a box

When you read Earth facts and look for the main idea, you are trying to find .

what the fact is mostly about how long the page is how fast you can read

## Quick Check — Reading facts about the Earth

#### What kind of text is a page of facts about the Earth?

A silly made-up fairy tale A nonfiction text that gives true information A song with no words

#### You read: “Most of Earth is covered with water.” What is this fact mostly about?

Shoes in your closet A pet hamster Water on Earth

#### Which sentence is a true fact about Earth?

Earth has land, water, and air where living things can survive. Earth is a giant cube made of metal. Earth is smaller than a soccer ball.

#### How can pictures and labels help you when you read Earth facts?

They make the page longer but do not help. They show what the words are talking about. They tell you which page to skip.

#### What is a good way to explain an Earth fact after you read it?

“I forgot all of it.” “I only looked at the picture.” “I can tell what the fact is mostly about and say it in my own words.”

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Can explain that Earth is a planet with land, water, air, and living things Can tell what a short Earth fact is mostly about (land, water, air, or living things) Uses pictures and labels to help understand Earth facts Can restate a fact about the Earth in their own words

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 I can read facts about the Earth and tell what they are about 🙂 I need more practice with Earth facts 😅 Earth facts still feel tricky

#### I will practice…

Looking for key words like land, water, air, and living things Using pictures and labels to help me understand Telling what a fact is mostly about in my own words
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