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¿Por qué necesitan tantas máquinas los constructores?

Pushes, Pulls, & “Work Words”
4.6 (3725 reviews)
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empujar


1 de 3

alejar un objeto de ti
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jalar


2 de 3

mover un objeto hacia ti
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máquina


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una herramienta que puede empujar o jalar algo
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¿Por qué necesitan tantas máquinas los constructores?
Pushes, Pulls, & “Work Words”
4.6 (3725 reviews)

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“It was good to have time to reinforce vocabulary. Students were really excited to identify and model their work words.”
· Keri · Teacher
“The kids loved the videos of the construction machines at the end. Engaging and elicited a lot of good conversations!”
· Amber · Teacher
“The kids loved the activity; I loved the writing component as well.”
· Tana · Teacher
“Easy to do and the kids loved seeing the big machines in action.”
· Susan · Teacher
“I love that the lessons were interactive and got us moving. They taught the whole family a lot about machines. It worked well for both my son and daughters that ranged from 2 years to 8 years old.”
· Michele · Homeschooler
“The moving like the machines helped the students stay engaged. ”
· · Teacher
“I love that I can continue the same topic of study over several weeks and that the lessons build on each other. They are engaging and fun for the kids. My kindergarteners look forward to Mondays because we get to do Mystery Science!”
· Marsha · Teacher
“My son especially enjoyed watching the videos of tractors/trucks in action to go along with reading the story. I liked the worksheet attached to the lesson that gives the children a chance to draw their own picture and continue to think about the lesson!”
· Jennifer · Homeschooler
“The kids really loved seeing the different machines and acting out each machine. It was a cool way to learn about pushes and pulls. ”
· Leah · Teacher
“I loved the movement portion! Plus the extra videos showing the way the different machines worked really engaged my students”
· Amanda · Teacher
“My students enjoyed trying to read along. ”
· Stacey · Teacher
“The book was on the students' level and engaging!”
· Laura · Teacher
“Loved it...I work with ESE students so the print being visible and easy to track is so helpful!!”
· Lisa · Teacher
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In this Read-Along lesson, Vivian watches a house being built and wonders why the builders need so many big machines. The lesson includes a short exercise where students act out the “work words” of their favorite machine. You can extend the lesson with the optional activity, Forces at Work, where students watch videos of construction equipment and practice using work words to describe what the machines are doing.
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