Summary
Storyteller Ms. Linda shares the nonfiction picture book “The Mysteries of the Universe”, reading it aloud cover to cover (about 11 minutes). A calm, no-prep read-aloud from Brightly Storytime (Penguin Random House) that you can drop into a listening center or a whole-class read to build knowledge and vocabulary.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Use these after listening to “The Mysteries of the Universe” together:
- What is one new fact you learned from this book?
- What was the book mostly about?
- What is a word from the book that was new to you? What does it mean?
- What do you still wonder about after reading it?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: fact, learn, topic, question.
- Tell a partner one fact you learned from the book.
- Draw or write one question you still wonder about.