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Celebrating Fall

Lesson 3

ELA

Unit 3

Kindergarten

Lesson 3 of 16

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Lesson Overview

Objective

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

Readings and Materials

Book: Why Do Leaves Change Color? by Betsy Maestro pp. 1–16

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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 in their writing.

Fall Weather

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
Language and Grammar Review Word Cards (GK, U3, L8)

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 ...
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)

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
Informational Writing Rubric (GK)

Standards

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.

Fall Harvests — 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
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)

Standards

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

Explain how pumpkins grow.

The Pumpkin Book pp. 6–16
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
Sequence Graphic Organizer
Editing Checklist (GK, U3)

Standards

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

Retell a key fact about apples.

Apples pp. 5–30
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
Editing Checklist (GK, U3)

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.

The Pumpkin Book
Apples
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
Informational Writing Rubric (GK)
Single Point Informational Writing Rubric (GK, U3, L15)
Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)
Revised Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)
Editing Checklist (GK, U3)

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm 3 facts about a topic.

The Pumpkin Book
Apples
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.

The Pumpkin Book
Apples
Mentor Text (GK, U3, L15)
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
Informational Writing Rubric (GK)
Single Point Informational Writing Rubric (GK, U3, L15)

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.

The Pumpkin Book
Apples
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
Informational Writing Rubric (GK)
Single Point Informational Writing Rubric (GK, U3, L15)
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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