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Celebrating Fall

Lesson 16

ELA

Unit 3

Kindergarten

Lesson 16 of 16

The following assessments accompany Unit 3. For more guidance, see the Summative Assessments and Assessments Accommodations & Modifications Teacher Tools.

Content Assessment

The Content Assessment measures students' understanding of the unit's content knowledge and vocabulary. It should serve as the primary assessment for the unit.

Cold Read Assessment

The Cold Read Assessment tests students' ability to comprehend a "cold" or unfamiliar passage and answer standards-based questions. The Cold Read Assessment can be given in addition to the Content Assessment as a pulse point for what students can read and analyze independently, a skill often required for standardized testing.

Lesson 15

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.

“The Changing Year”
“Time for Change”

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.

Fall Weather pp. 4–19

Standards

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.

Why Do... pp. 1–16

Standards

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.

Why Do... p. 16 — to end

Standards

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

Write words to tell people, places, things, and actions.

Standards

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.

Autumn Leaves

Standards

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.

Leaf Man

Standards

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.

Leaves

Standards

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

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

We're Going On ...

Standards

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

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

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

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

Fall Harvest Fun — skip pp. 6-11

Standards

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

Retell a key fact about pumpkins.

The Pumpkin Book — Stop at page 20

Standards

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

Explain how pumpkins grow.

The Pumpkin Book pp. 6–16

Standards

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

Retell a key fact about apples.

Apples pp. 5–30

Standards

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

3 days

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

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm 3 facts about a topic.

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.

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.

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

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