Earth is a Planet

In this lesson, students will learn about planet Earth.

CONTENT OBJECTIVES: I can name Earth as a planet and explain that it moves around the Sun.

WIDA Standard 4 (Science): Identify Earth as a planet in the Solar System and recognize that planets orbit the Sun.

WIDA Standard 2 (Language Arts): Use content words (planet, Sun, live) to describe facts about Earth.

WIDA Standard 1 (Social/Instructional): Use frames to share (e.g., “Earth is a planet that moves around the Sun.”). 

LANGUAGE: English