👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will apply a shadow clock using the examples and practice below.

Vocabulary
shadow, pattern

Teaching Notes

• Read together first, then let students answer independently. Ask students to point to the word or sentence that supports an answer.
• Teach the rule, discuss the worked example, and cover answers during practice.
• Use incorrect responses to identify which part of the rule needs another example.
• Allow approximately 25–35 minutes, including discussion and independent practice.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

Big Idea
Read for meaning. Identify the topic, connect details, and use evidence to answer questions.

Read

A stick casts a shadow when it blocks sunlight. As the Sun appears to move across the sky, the shadow changes direction and length. You can mark the shadow’s tip at different times.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — a darker area where light is blocked
• — a regular or meaningful arrangement

Words to Learn

shadow, pattern

Sentences to Fill In

1. The term for a darker area where light is blocked is ____.
2. The term for a regular or meaningful arrangement is ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. What creates the shadow?
2. What two features of the shadow can change?
3. State the main idea in one sentence.
4. Name a detail that supports that idea.
5. Explain one word using the passage.

Hands-On Experiment or Activities

Read the passage aloud twice. On the first reading, solve unfamiliar words. On the second, group words into meaningful phrases. Then close the text and retell its central idea. Reopen it to check accuracy.

Reflection

• Explain one thing you learned.
• Write two new examples and read them to a partner.