Curriculum / ELA / Kindergarten / Unit 3: 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. If you can't access this text, this lesson can be skipped.
Describe what different leaves look like in the fall.
Book: Autumn Leaves by Ken Robbins
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Look at the red oak, dogwood, and sassafras leaves. Pick one type of leaf and describe what it looks like.
Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
What are some ways that leaves are the same? What are some ways that leaves are different?
What do you notice about smoke tree leaves? Use two to three words to describe the leaves.
What do you notice about ginkgo leaves? Use two to three words to describe the leaves.
What do you notice about sweet gum leaves? How are they different from the linden leaves on page 20? How are they the same?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
wide
side to side
narrow
not wide
smooth
not rough; even
jagged
having points that are sharp or uneven
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RI.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.K.2 — With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
SL.K.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.K.1.d — Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
L.K.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
RI.K.10 — Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
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Discussion
Brainstorm one or two questions about fall by asking and answering questions about details from a discussion.
L.K.1.d L.K.2.b RI.K.1 SL.K.1 SL.K.2 SL.K.3 SL.K.6
Describe what weather is like in the fall.
K-ESS2-1 K-ESS3-2 RI.K.1 RI.K.2 SL.K.1 SL.K.6
Explain what happens to a tree’s leaves as the tree gets ready for winter by using words and illustrations to retell key details in a text.
RI.K.1 RI.K.2 RI.K.4 SL.K.1 SL.K.6
Explain why leaves change color by using words and illustrations to retell key details in a text.
RI.K.1 RI.K.2 SL.K.1 SL.K.6
Writing
Orally produce complete simple sentences.
L.K.1.f
Identify where Leaf Man goes by retelling events in a story.
RL.K.2 RL.K.3
Explain why the little bear was confused and what advice you could give the little bear about what was happening with the leaves
RL.K.1 RL.K.2 RL.K.3 RL.K.5
Retell what happened at 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.1 L.K.6 W.K.2 W.K.8
Explain what a harvest is and what types of food can be harvested in the fall.
RI.K.1 RI.K.2 RI.K.3 RL.K.5
Retell two to three key facts about pumpkins.
RI.K.1 RI.K.2 RI.K.3
Explain how pumpkins grow.
RI.K.1 RI.K.3 RL.K.5
Retell two to three key details about apples.
Writing – 2 days
Write an informational text to teach a reader about pumpkins or apples in the fall.
L.K.1 L.K.1.b L.K.1.c L.K.1.f L.K.6 W.K.2 W.K.8
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