Students can view these slides to help them understand text features better. This resource explains what text features are and provides examples of the following titles; headings; bold and italic print; illustrations and photographs; and captions.

Students will complete a K-W-L google slide on space and what they know. This slide will be located on their choice board (Pluto). After reading their Wonders anchor text “When is a Planet Not a Planet”, students will be asked to complete 4 activities out of 8 from a choice board to help further their understanding about Pluto and other information presented in the anchor text. Once students have completed the choice board activities they will share their findings in a Flip Grid stating their opinion on whether or not Pluto is in fact a planet?

This lesson will be taught before reading the Paired Selection “From Tale to Table” in Wonders Unit 2.  In this lesson students will experience why it is important to present and follow concise instructions. First, students will share directions on how to complete a simple task.  The teacher will attempt to demonstrate the student’s steps exactly as told. Students will create steps for a “How to Activity” where they will create the steps. Students will use Dash robots to attempt to follow the steps, integrating coding and sequencing. Groups will get the chance to “test out” the other groups’ “How to Activities”.