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Academic Standards

 

Learning Objective:

Children will discover facts about sneezing and identify ways to stop spreading germs.


Science Focus:

healthy habits


Page 4 Skill:

nonfiction text features

 

Vocabulary:

irritated, reflex, travel

 

CCSS:

RI.2.1 key details; RI.2.2 identify the main topic; RI.2.4 determine meanings of words; RI.2.10 read informational texts; RF.2.3 decode words; RF.2.4 read on-level texts; W.2.1 writing; SL.2.1 collaborative conversations; SL.2.5 create visuals; SL.2.3 ask and answer questions

 

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Watch the video

Build background knowledge about healthy habits by watching “No More Germs.” When you’re done watching, ask the following question: Why is it important to cover your sneezes and coughs?

Preview new vocabulary words

Project the online vocabulary slideshow and introduce this issue’s featured words.

Set a purpose for reading

  • Have students do a picture walk through the issue, then read and discuss the cover. Ask students what they see happening on the cover. What happens when someone does not cover their sneeze?
  • Then before turning to page 2, say, “As we read the article, think about why it is important to cover your sneezes.”
  • Use the Read and Think skill sheet to check comprehension as you read the issue as a class. At each stopping point on the sheet, pause to discuss the questions. Students can fill out the sheet as you go along.
  • Then complete the page 4 activity as a group or individually.

Play the online game: Pop the Bubbles

(skill: decode words)

Read a paired text: Achoo! by Simon Philip

Can you imagine sneezing out an elephant in a canoe? That’s just what happens in Achoo! by Simon Philip. And that was only part of the adventures that were to come! This silly tale will have readers wheezing, but hopefully not sneezing.

Read an issue from the archive: “Are You Going to Eat THAT?” (September 2024)

Read an issue from the archive: Keep building healthy habits and discover why it isn’t safe to eat food that has fallen on the floor with “Are You Going to Eat THAT?” (September 2024)