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Why do you have to go to bed early in the summer?
Sun & Shadows Unit | Lesson 4 of 4

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

Sun & Shadows Unit | Lesson 4 of 4
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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


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one of the four seasons, the coldest season in some places
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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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Grade 1

Day Patterns

Daylight & Seasonal Patterns

1-ESS1-2

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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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Grade 1

Day Patterns

Daylight & Seasonal Patterns

1-ESS1-2

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