Lesson 15 | Celebrating Fall | Kindergarten Language Arts

Lesson Map

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.

Materials

“The Changing Year”
“Time for Change”

Standards

L.K.1.dL.K.2.bRI.K.1SL.K.1SL.K.2SL.K.3SL.K.6

Lesson

Describe what weather is like in the fall.

Materials

Fall Weather pp. 4–19

Standards

RI.K.1RI.K.2SL.K.1SL.K.6

Lesson

Explain what happens to leaves when a tree gets ready for winter, using labels and illustrations to retell key details in a text.

Materials

Why Do... pp. 1–16

Standards

RI.K.1RI.K.2RI.K.4SL.K.1SL.K.6

Lesson

Explain why leaves change color by using words and illustrations to retell key details in a text.

Materials

Why Do... p. 16 — to end

Standards

RI.K.1RI.K.2SL.K.1SL.K.6

Lesson

Language

Write words to tell people, places, things, and actions in their writing.

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.2.cL.K.2.dRI.K.1SL.K.1SL.K.6

Lesson

Describe what different leaves look like in the fall.

Materials

Autumn Leaves

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.2.cL.K.2.dRI.K.1RI.K.2SL.K.1SL.K.6

Lesson

Identify where Leaf Man goes by retelling events in a story.

Materials

Leaf Man

Standards

L.K.1.bRL.K.2RL.K.3

Lesson

Explain why the bear is confused and what advice you could give the little bear about what happens to the leaves.

Materials

Leaves

Standards

L.K.1.bRL.K.1RL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.5

Lesson

Retell what happens in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Materials

We're Going On ...

Standards

L.K.1.bRL.K.1RL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.5

Lesson

Writing

Write an informational text to teach a reader about what happens to leaves in the fall.

Materials

Mentor Text (GK, U3, L10)
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer for Bears in Fall

Standards

L.K.1L.K.1.bL.K.6W.K.2W.K.8

Lesson

Explain what a harvest is and what types of food can be harvested in the fall.

Materials

Fall Harvest Fun — skip pp. 6-11

Standards

L.K.1.bRI.K.1RI.K.2RI.K.3RL.K.5

Lesson

Retell a key fact about pumpkins.

Materials

The Pumpkin Book — Stop at page 20

Standards

L.K.1.bRI.K.1RI.K.2RI.K.3

Lesson

Explain how pumpkins grow.

Materials

The Pumpkin Book pp. 6–16

Standards

L.K.1.bRI.K.1RI.K.3RL.K.5

Lesson

Retell a key fact about apples.

Materials

Apples pp. 5–30

Standards

L.K.1.bRI.K.1RI.K.2RI.K.3RL.K.5

Lesson

Writing

3 days

Overview

Write an informational text to teach a reader about pumpkins or apples in the fall.

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm 3 facts about a topic.

Materials

Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)

Standards

L.K.1L.K.1.bL.K.6W.K.2W.K.8

Day 2 - Drafting

Draft an informational text to teach a reader about pumpkins or apples in the fall.

Materials

Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)

Standards

L.K.1L.K.1.bL.K.6W.K.2W.K.8

Day 3 - Revision & Editing

Revise an informational text by adding words to make the facts more clear.

Materials

Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)
Revised Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)

Standards

L.K.1L.K.1.bL.K.6W.K.2W.K.8

Lesson

Assessment

Gauge student understanding of unit content and skills with one of Fishtank's unit assessments.

Celebrating Fall

Writing Project Overview

Project Objective

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Day 2 - Drafting

Day 3 - Revision & Editing

Readings and Materials

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