Grade 1 Guided Reading Level G Fresh Water with Lesson Plan
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Book Snapshot
Title: Fresh Water
Genre: Nonfiction
Subject: Life Science (Earth science—water)
Primary Topic: Fresh water sources, places, and why it matters
Estimated Guided Reading Level (A–Z): G
What This Book Teaches Best
How fresh water differs from salty water (fresh water is not salty).
Where fresh water comes from (rain from clouds; snow melting on mountains).
Places fresh water is found (rivers, a stream, a pond, deep lakes).
How water can move fast or stay still depending on where it is (rivers vs. pond).
Why fresh water is important for living things, including plants taking in water through roots.
Learning Goals
Students can explain that most water on Earth is salty and fresh water is not salty.
Students can describe two ways fresh water forms (rain from clouds; snow melting on mountains).
Students can name places the book shows fresh water (rivers, stream, pond, lakes).
Students can compare how water moves in different places (rivers move fast; pond water stays still).
Students can tell why fresh water matters to living things, including plants and trees.
Key Vocabulary From the Text
salty — tasting like salt.
rivers — long, moving water that flows across land.
stream — a small river.
pond — water that stays in one place.
roots — parts under the ground that take in water.
Discussion Prompts
Pre-reading question: Where do you think fresh water comes from, and where might we find it?
Comprehension questions: What does the book say fresh water is not?
Comprehension questions: What are two places the book shows fresh water can be found?
Comprehension questions: Why is fresh water important for living things in the book?
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