Kindergarten Science
Study Bibles 26
Getting started: Meet the Big Question
How can pushes and pulls change the motion of objects?
Keep this question in mind as you read. You’ll answer it at the end.Teacher’s lesson plan
Read this first: the steps, materials and timing for today’s lesson, straight from the Teacher Guide.
Read: Student Book, Chapter 1: “A Scooter Race”
Read it aloud together, or let your student read on their own. Pictures and maps are part of the lesson — talk about them too.
Text version (for read-aloud apps and screen readers)
CHAPTER
1
A Scooter Race
It is field day at school! Everyone plays games
outside. Kamal is in a scooter race. The first one to
cross the finish line wins. Kamal is ahead in the race.
2
Kamal will soon roll across the finish line. He places both feet
on his scooter. But something unexpected happens! Maddy
pushes past Kamal. She wins the race!
3
Field day at
school has many
races and games.
They all have
something that
moves. Scooters
are fun because
they move.
A ball moves when the girl kicks.
4
Fun things on a playground move. Kids move on swings. Kids
move on seesaws. Fun things at home can move, too. Wagons
can move. Bicycles can move. How many fun moving things
can you think of?
5
Talk it over
Ask these as you read or afterward. Answers for the teacher are tucked under each question.
LITERAL— Is Kamal pushing or pulling?
Answer
Pushing INFERENTIAL—What would happen if he stopped pushing?
She wins the race! 3 • Why did Maddy win the race?
Answer
She pushed harder than the others.
Check for understanding
- Answer the Big Question out loud or in a sentence or two: How can pushes and pulls change the motion of objects?
For offline study
Download these once and you can teach this unit without the internet.
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