Falling in Love with Authors and Illustrators

Lesson 9
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ELA

Unit 4

Kindergarten

Lesson 9 of 22

Objective


Explain Señor Calavera’s problem and how he solves it.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book by Yuyi Morales 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

What was Señor Calavera’s problem? How does he solve his problem?

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Key Questions


  • How does Señor Calavera feel at the beginning?

  • Who stops Señor Calavera on the way to the party? What does he tell him? How does it make Señor Calavera feel?

  • What presents does Señor Calavera think of for Grandma Beetle? (spiral this question)

  • Why does Zelmiro repeat, “But I wonder, are they what Grandma Beetle would love the most? Why do you not look again, my friend? Just in case…”? How does this make Señor Calavera feel?

  • What happens to all of Señor Calavera’s presents? How does this make him feel?

  • What present does Señor Calavera end up bringing? How does this make Grandma Beetle feel?

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.K.2 — With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
  • RL.K.3 — With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
  • RL.K.6 — With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.
  • RL.K.7 — With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).

Supporting Standards

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RL.K.9
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