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Celebrating Fall

Lesson 6

ELA

Unit 3

Kindergarten

Lesson 6 of 16

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Please Note: The text Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins used in this lesson is out print. Consider sourcing a read-aloud video to teach this lesson, using a projector and stoping at all relevant points. If you can't access the text, this lesson can also be skipped.

Lesson Overview

Objective

Describe what different leaves look like in the fall.

Readings and Materials

Book: Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins

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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

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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

progress
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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 1 (GK, U3, L10)
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)

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

progress
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progress
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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

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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 2 (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 2 (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 2 (GK, U3, L15)
Revised Mentor Text 2 (GK, U3, L15)

Standards

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

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