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Why do you have to go to bed early in the summer?

Why do you have to go to bed early in the summer?
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# Optional Activity: Summer Sunshine

We have created a printable reader based on this Read-Along Mystery.

Print it out in black and white or in color . (Students can color the black and white version!)

Use this reader for partner reading to reinforce the ideas presented in the Read-Along Mystery.

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summer


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one of the four seasons, the warmest season in some places
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winter


2 of 6

one of the four seasons, the coldest season in some places

sunrise


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when the Sun appears in the morning
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sunset


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when the Sun disappears in the evening
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pattern


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something that happens again and again and again in a way that can be predicted
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predict


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to guess what will happen based on things you know

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“The kids realizing that the girl does go to sleep at the same time in summer as in the winter and the reason being less sunlight hours in winter”
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In this Read-Along lesson, Arushi wonders why she has to go to bed while the sun is still up, and learns that the sun stays up longer on some days than others. The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by acting out a bedtime routine. If you want to extend the lesson, we provide a printable Summer Sunshine Reader that your students can color and use to practice their reading skills.
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Summer Sunshine Reader (grayscale and color) worksheet 1 per student
Crayons
Colored pencils will also work.
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5 crayons per student
Prep Instructions

Print a reader for each student to read and staple at the corner. You can choose to print the black and white version for students to color or a version that's already in color.

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Vocabulary

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Student slideshow: English | Spanish

Teacher printout: English & Spanish

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Sun Shadows Tx Read-Along Lesson 4: Why do you have to go to bed early in the summer?

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