LFO Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 191
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg is a very famous movie director. His most popular movies include “E.T.,”
“Jurassic Park,” “Back to the Future” and many more. Steven made his first movie – about
his toy trains – when he was just twelve years old.
Pages 170-171
Part 6 – July 20, 1969
Have the students look at the date and take notice of the year. Ask if they know of anything
that happened on that date.
Vocabulary
Before going on to exercise 1, focus on the Vocabulary
Ruler on page 171.
If you have access to the digital format, go to the
Vocabulizer online (www.eadventure.co.il/LFO/vocab)
and have the students work there. If not, teach the
vocabulary from the book.
AI: Students use information tools
such as a glossary, a simplified
learner’s dictionary, online dictionary,
table of contents, guided search
engines, simplified E-books, YouTube
videos.
Make sure the students are familiar with the words in the Words I Know (moon).
Read them and have the students explain/show you what the words mean. Do at least one
review activity. For ideas, go to page v, Teaching Vocabulary.
Teach the new vocabulary words from New Words (Earth, found out, land (v), spaceship,
steps, vacation). Reinforce these new words via at least one or two activities.
For more ideas on how to work on vocabulary, go to page v, Teaching Vocabulary.
Pre-Reading
1. Let’s Read!
Have the students look at the pictures and ask them what they
think the mystery might be about this time. They should try to
guess based on what they see.
While Reading
Go to www.eadventure.co.il/LFO to play this text.
Have the students look at the comic strip and ask:
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AI: Students understand the
general meaning, main ideas
and the sequence of events
in a text, and use this
knowledge as needed.
Who has a mystery now? (Zack)
What is the date of his mystery? (July 20, 1969)
Who comes to help the kids? (Stephen Hawking)
Where does Stephen Hawking want the kids to follow him to? (a different planet)
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