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Week 10 · Hold the Land

Monday

The washed-away garden
// Slow wind and water from changing land
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: The washed-away garden

After a big storm, Rocket runs to his garden.

A muddy stream of soil has slid down the path.

"My garden is melting away!" he cries.

Raven looks at the bare dirt and the grassy edge. "What do you notice?"

Nova scans the edge. "Hint: where did the soil stay put?"

Water and wind move soil

Rain and wind can carry soil and sand away.

This is called erosion.

Bare soil with no plants is easy to wash away.

Erosion can change the shape of the land.

EROSION CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What carried Rocket’s soil down the path?
Which soil washed away more?
SentenceTrue or false?
Wind and water can move soil.?
Erosion can change the shape of land.?
Bare soil never washes away.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEBare soil with no plants washes away easily.
Try it
Next time it rains, look at a dirt patch.
Can you see where water carried soil?
STORM CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
When did Rocket run to his garden?
What is soil?
What do we call wind or water moving soil away?
Where did the soil stay put?
SentenceTrue or false?
Rain can carry soil away.?
Bare soil is easy to wash away.?
Erosion never changes the land.?
Wind can carry sand away.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEWind and water move soil, and that changes the land.
Draw Rocket’s garden after the storm.

Word Spot: use, very

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Use: U-S-E.

Very: V-E-R-Y.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
We ___ a ruler to measure.
An ant is ___ small.

Great observing! Tomorrow we meet the land’s best helpers: plants.