STRATEGIES &SKILLS AT A GLANCE - Comprehension - Vocabulary - Phonics - Let It Snow!

Sep 29, 2026

Instructional reading strategies and skill targets for an English learner text titled “Let It Snow!” by Tina Perez, covering comprehension, vocabulary, and phonics. Key comprehension strategies include monitoring comprehension through rereading and comparing and contrasting. The vocabulary focus highlights temperature- and weather-related words such as cold and extreme, while a phonics section supports word decoding. Activities prompt observing snowflakes, interpreting a snowfall graph, and discussing what people do during snow.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages20

Reading Time50 min

AccessFree to download

Comprehension

Vocabulary

Phonics

Let It Snow!

Macmillai/lMcGiew-Lill STRATEGIES &SKILLS ATAGLANCE # Comprehension ● Strategy:Monitor Comprehension:Reread ● Skill:Compare and Contrast # Vocabulary ·cold,extreme,great,know,predict,sound,their,warm Phonics Word count:218** photo credits Cover:Ariel Skelley/CORBIS;I:(bkgd)Chet Phillips/Getty Images;(inset)Philip&Karen Smith/Getty Images;2:(bkgd)Chet Phillips/Getty Images;(br)Kenneth Libbrecht/SciencePhoto Library/Photo Researchers;3:Jim Zuckerman/CORBIS;4-5:(bkgd)Chet Phillips/Getty Images;6-7:(bkgd)Chet Phillips/Getty Images;6:(t)Angelika Jakob/Bilderberg/Peter Arnold;7:Philip &Karen Smith/Getty Images;8:Annie Griffiths Belt/CORBIS;9:(bkgd)Chet Phillips/Getty Images;(b)Chase Jarvis/Getty Images;I0-II:(bkgd)Chet Philips/Getty Images;10:(b)Ingram Publishing/Alamy; I:(+l)Jules Frazier/Photodisc Green/Getty Images;(tc)Digital Vision Ltd.;(tr)Royalty-Free/CORBIS;12-13:(bkgd)Chet Phillips/Getty Images;I2:(b)David Lawrence/CORBIS;13:(t)Karl Weatherly/CORBIS;14:(bkgd)Chet Phillips/Getty Images;(b)Ariel Skelley/CORBIS;I5:Philip &Karen Smith/Getty Images. illustrations:4:John Hovell;5:Diane Paterson. The McGraw Hill companies Published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill,of McGraw-Hill Education,a division of The McGraw-Hil Companies,Inc.,Two Penn Plaza,New York,New York 10121. Copyright Gby Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may bereproduced or distributed in any form or by any means,or stored in a database or retrieval system,without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.,including,but not limited to.network storage or transmission,or broadcast for distance learning. Printed in the United States of America 3456789021100908 *The total word count is based on words in the running text and headings only.Numerals and words in captions,labels,diagrams,charts,and sidebars are not included. # Let It Snow! by Tina Perez . Look at the snowflakes.No two snowflakes arethe same. A snowflake is madeof small bits of ice. Many snowflakes havesix sides. 我3 It must be very cold for itto snow.If it is too warm,it will not snow. How do we tell if it is hotor cold? 是 Look at this graph.It showshow much snow fell.Whendid it snow the most? What do people do whenit snows?Some children liketo play on sleds.They muststay warm in the cold snow. . 1 Some children make great big snow people.They makelittle snow people,too. People may need to cleansnow from their cars.Theydo not like to drive inthe snow.

FAQs

What comprehension strategy is emphasized in this material?

The material emphasizes monitoring comprehension by rereading.

Which skill focuses on comparing and contrasting?

Compare and Contrast is listed as the focused skill within comprehension.

How can learners tell when it will snow according to the text?

The text says it must be very cold to snow, and if it is too warm, it will not snow.

Sep 29, 2026

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