Four Spheres of Earth Fluency

Four Spheres of Earth Fluency (2 versions: lithosphere and geosphere)

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Whether used for fluency, or for comprehension, this numbered reading passage is an excellent way to learn about the Water Cycle and the wonders of water.

Ways I’ve used them:

1. Fluency pairs – partners practice together

2. Centers – laminate and use dry erase markers

3. Homework – 4 parts for 4 days

4. Close read (without a timer) – using colors suggested to annotate

Each passage includes

· Full color version for phrasing

· Print friendly

· Comprehension page

· Answer page

· Helper Hint page – how parents can use it at home and differentiate to support struggling readers and challenge high readers

Each passage encourages growth by:

· using content vocabulary with a definition in the text

· breaking the text into manageable pieces for lower readers

· adding a simple picture to make it more accessible

· integrating high interest science and social studies topics into reading

· comprehension questions ranging from ‘right there’ to higher order questions

· parent/adult support

· 130-190 words per passage

Hydrosphere Fluency Topics in the BUNDLE found in my store (click on the link):

This passage is: Four Spheres of Earth (130 words) 2 versions: lithosphere, geosphere

• Precipitation (146 words)

• Hidden Water (182 words) – water in plants (transpiration) and bodies

• Water Cycle (184 words)

• Where is Earth’s Water (185 words) – 97% salt water, then ice caps, groundwater and freshwater water sources

• Condensation (188 words) This fiction conversation follows a family as they learn about condensation through a real world example.

• Groundwater (188 words) This passage has two versions – one has more rigorous vocabulary

• Wastewater Treatment (193 words)

Arizona Science Standards Addressed in the Bundle:

3.E1U1.4 All Earth processes are the result of energy flowing and matter cycling within and among Earth’s systems. This energy originates from the sun and from Earth’s interior. 4 (179-180) Earth’s major systems are the geosphere (solid and molten rock, soil, and sediments), the hydrosphere (water and ice), the atmosphere (air), and the biosphere (living things, including humans). These systems interact in multiple ways to affect Earth’s surface materials and processes.4 (181)

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