Students need:
Reading book, pencil,
reading folder
by
Read Aloud
Sandra Markle
Living Night Lights
Why do you think the author
wrote this selection?
How are male and female fireflies
similar? How are they different?
Larva is a scientific word for the
wingless, often wormlike form
of a newly hatched insect.
What are living night lights?
How do they produce light?
In Tokyo, the beginning of
summer is celebrated by
releasing lots of fireflies. How
do you celebrate summer?
Turn to page 80 in your
student book.
Finding similarities and
differences between people,
places, and events in stories
can help you better
understand what you read.
Build Background
Let’s make a Venn diagram about
summer activities you can do in
the country and those you can
do in a city.
Draw the following Venn diagram
in your Reading Notebook.
Country Summer Both
City Summer
What kinds
of questions
are these?
Turn to page 82-83 in your
student reading book.
When did Eva’s mother go for a stroll?
What did Eva believe would be ready
when she
Heard it sizzle in the microwave?
What did Eva refuse to
surrender?
Did
have
any
particular
Do
youEva
think
Eva’s
mother
will be
plans for the day?
surprised
at how
sparkling
clean
the
What
clusters
of food
did
Eva
microwave
is?
clean
off
Why
or
why
not?
the microwave?