This document provides objectives and activities for a language arts lesson exploring space with an astronaut. Students will read a story called "Exploring Space with an Astronaut," activate prior knowledge about space and astronauts by brainstorming and watching a video, complete vocabulary, spelling, and reading comprehension worksheets. They will also write their own space story. For an assessment, students will complete a tic-tac-toe board of comprehension activities related to the story's characters, setting, and main idea and be evaluated on presentation and understanding.

1. COLEGIO HEBREO UNION
LANGUAGE ARTS ANCHOR ACTIVITY
EXPLORING SPACE WITH AN ASTRONAUT
OBJECTIVES:
1.1 Reads, comprehends, interprets, analyzes and evaluates informational and literary texts. (Comprehension).
1.2 Composes in a variety of modes by developing content, employing specific forms, and selecting language appropriate for a particular audience and
purpose. (Writing)
1.3 Controls language by applying the conventions of Standard English in speaking and writing. (Grammar, Vocabulary, spelling)
This week we are going to read a story titled Exploring Space with an Astronaut. Please, follow the directions of this worksheet to complete the task.
ACTIVATING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
 Whole class: Brainstorm about space and astronauts.
 Watch a concept video at https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com and discuss about it.
ACTIVITIES YOU MUST DO
 Vocabulary and spelling list of the week. http://anamazingsecond.blogspot.com/2013/08/vocabulary-and-spelling-2.html
 Decodable readers http://anamazingsecond.blogspot.com/2013/08/ike-and-ace-decodable-reader.html
 Subjects worksheets.
 Read the story Exploring Space with an Astronaut. (Guided reading) http://anamazingsecond.blogspot.com/2013/08/exploring-space-with-
astronaut.html
 Write a space story: What would it be like?

2. TIC-TAC-TOE Reading Choice Board
Directions: After reading Exploring Space with an Astronaut, complete 4 activities to complete a TIC-TAC-TOE. Mark your choices with X’s or O`s
and staple your completed work together.
VOCABULARY
Write each of this week’s vocabulary words and
some of the spelling words in a complete sentence.
SPELLING
Get a friend and work together. Cut out letters
from headlines or ads in magazines and
newspapers. Use the letters to spell your spelling
words. Paste the letters in your notebook.
VOCABULARY
Create a picture dictionary using this week’s
vocabulary words and some of the spelling words.
Draw a picture for each word and write the
word underneath the picture.
GRAMMAR
Get a friend and work together. Create a little
poster. Write sentences where the subject is a
person, a place, an animal, and a thing. Underline
the subject and illustrate it.
GRAMMAR
Write 5 sentences in your notebook about space.
Underline the subject.
GRAMMAR
Write a sentence using each of the following
subjects:
1. astronauts 2. giraffe 3. space
4. Machines 5. hamburger
COMPREHENSION- RESPOND ORALLY
Who are the characters and the setting of the
the story?
COMPREHENSION- AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
Why did the author write this story?
COMPREHENSION- MAIN IDEA
What is the story mainly about?
 Time: You will have 5 days starting on August 28 to complete all these tasks.
 Resources. Internet, notebook, reading book, construction paper, magazines.

3. Assessment Scoring Choice Board
Superior Presents 3 activities with right answers and a tidy presentation.
Shows total understanding of the story focused on characters,
setting and main idea .
Alto: Presents 2 activities with right answers and a good presentation, at
least one of the activities was incorrectly developed. Shows some
understanding of the story focused on characters, setting and main
idea .
Básico: Presents 1 activity with right answers and a good presentation.
Shows minimal understanding of the story focused on characters,
setting and main idea.
Bajo: Presents 1 activity without right answers nor good presentation .
Shows no understanding of the of the story focused on characters,
setting and main idea .