The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System: Vocabulary
Predict the meanings of three vocabulary items, then use evidence from the book to refine the definitions.
- Year levels
- Years 2–3
- Pages
- 1
- File type
- Subject
- Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vocabulary, Science, Reading, Language Development, English
- Resource types
- Worksheets
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About this resource
The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System Worksheet is a great resource for teachers looking to help their students understand vocabulary words. This worksheet can be used in conjunction with the book, The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System, to help students determine the meanings of words and phrases.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Infer word meaning from context and illustrations
- Record evidence supporting a vocabulary interpretation
- Revise a proposed definition after reading
Teaching tips
- Complete the evidence box before consulting a dictionary.
- Compare inferred and reference meanings and identify which clue was most useful.
Skills covered
- Context clues — surrounding text supports meaning.
- Picture clues — illustrations contribute evidence.
- Vocabulary justification — learners explain how an inference was formed.
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Is the book included?
Supply The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System separately; pupils use its text and pictures as evidence.
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Core concepts
Core concepts
Core concepts
- Solar-system vocabulary
- Context clues
- Book companion
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