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Unit 7
Kindergarten
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Please Note: This lesson was formerly taught with the text From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Gerald Legg. We have replaced it with From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman and have revised the lesson to align with the new text. You may notice discrepancies in previously downloaded/printed unit or lesson plans.
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Describe the stages in a butterfly’s life cycle and what happens at each stage.
Book: From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman
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What are the stages in a butterfly’s life cycle? What happens at each stage?
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
What is the first stage in the life cycle?
What is the second stage in the life cycle? Name two to three specific things that happen during this stage.
What is the next stage in the life cycle?
What is the last stage in the life cycle?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
molt
v.
(p. 14)
to shed old skin
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RI.K.3 — With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.K.9 — With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
RI.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.K.10 — Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
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.2 — Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
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Write a book that teaches about each stage in a butterfly’s life cycle.
Explain how the little boy knows it’s spring.
Standards
RI.K.2
Explain how you can tell if something is alive and what all living things need to survive.
L.K.4L.K.6RI.K.2RI.K.3
Explain how seeds change as they grow and what they need in order to change and grow.
RI.K.2RI.K.3
Explain how seeds change into sunflowers and what happens at each stage.
L.K.4L.K.6RI.K.3RI.K.4RI.K.7
Explain how the tiny seed survives.
RL.K.3
Explain how animals are an important part of a plant's life cycle.
RI.K.3
3 days
Write a story about a seed that travels from one place to another.
L.K.1L.K.1.eL.K.2W.K.3W.K.5
Retell key details about the stages in a frog’s life cycle.
Identify additional details about each stage of a frog’s life cycle.
RI.K.3RI.K.9
Write an informational text to teach about a frog’s life cycle.
L.K.1L.K.2W.K.2W.K.7W.K.8
Predict the stages in a butterfly’s life cycle and what happens at each stage.
RI.K.3RI.K.7
Explain what Merian learned about butterflies and why this was important.
Explain why the nesting bird was not making any noise.
Explain what happens at each stage of a bird’s life cycle.
Describe the life cycle of a chicken.
L.K.4L.K.6RI.K.3RI.K.9
Write a story about a baby bird hatching from an egg.
L.K.1L.K.1.eL.K.2W.K.2W.K.3W.K.5
Explain how the other animals treated the little duckling and how it made him feel.
RL.K.2RL.K.3
Explain what the duckling learns about himself and what lessons we can learn from him.
Discuss unit essential questions.
SL.K.1SL.K.2
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