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Unit 3
Kindergarten
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Explain what they already know about fall and brainstorm what they want to know about fall by asking and answering questions during a class discussion.
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Standards
L.K.1.dL.K.2.bRI.K.1SL.K.1SL.K.2SL.K.3SL.K.6
Describe what weather is like in the fall.
RI.K.1RI.K.2SL.K.1SL.K.6
Explain what happens to leaves when a tree gets ready for winter, using labels and illustrations to retell key details in a text.
RI.K.1RI.K.2RI.K.4SL.K.1SL.K.6
Explain why leaves change color by using words and illustrations to retell key details in a text.
Write words to tell people, places, things, and actions in their writing.
L.K.1.bL.K.2.cL.K.2.dRI.K.1SL.K.1SL.K.6
Describe what different leaves look like in the fall.
L.K.1.bL.K.2.cL.K.2.dRI.K.1RI.K.2SL.K.1SL.K.6
Identify where Leaf Man goes by retelling events in a story.
L.K.1.bRL.K.2RL.K.3
Explain why the bear is confused and what advice you could give the little bear about what happens to the leaves.
L.K.1.bRL.K.1RL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.5
Retell what happens in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
Write an informational text to teach a reader about what happens to leaves in the fall.
L.K.1L.K.1.bL.K.6W.K.2W.K.8
Explain what a harvest is and what crops are harvested in the fall.
L.K.1.bRI.K.1RI.K.2RI.K.3RL.K.5
Retell a key fact about pumpkins.
L.K.1.bRI.K.1RI.K.2RI.K.3
Explain how pumpkins grow.
L.K.1.bRI.K.1RI.K.3RL.K.5
Retell a key fact about apples.
3 days
Write an informational text to teach a reader about pumpkins or apples in the fall.
Brainstorm 3 facts about a topic.
Draft an informational text to teach a reader about pumpkins or apples in the fall.
Revise an informational text by adding words to make the facts more clear.
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