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Unit 7
Kindergarten
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Write a book that teaches about each stage in a butterfly’s life cycle.
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L.K.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.K.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
W.K.2 — Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
W.K.7 — Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them).
W.K.8 — With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.K.1.e — Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).
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Explain how the little boy knows it’s spring.
RI.K.2
Explain how you can tell if something is alive and what all living things need to survive.
L.K.4 L.K.6 RI.K.2 RI.K.3
Explain how seeds change as they grow and what they need in order to change and grow.
RI.K.2 RI.K.3
Explain how seeds change into sunflowers and what happens at each stage.
L.K.4 L.K.6 RI.K.3 RI.K.4 RI.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
Writing – 3 days
Write a story about a seed that travels from one place to another.
L.K.1 L.K.1.e L.K.2 W.K.3 W.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.3 RI.K.9
Writing
Write an informational text to teach about a frog’s life cycle.
L.K.1 L.K.2 W.K.2 W.K.7 W.K.8
Predict the stages in a butterfly’s life cycle and what happens at each stage.
RI.K.3 RI.K.7
Explain what Merian learned about butterflies and why this was important.
Describe the stages in a butterfly’s life cycle and what happens at each stage.
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.4 L.K.6 RI.K.3 RI.K.9
Write a story about a baby bird hatching from an egg.
L.K.1 L.K.1.e L.K.2 W.K.2 W.K.3 W.K.5
Explain how the other animals treated the little duckling and how it made him feel.
RL.K.2 RL.K.3
Explain what the duckling learns about himself and what lessons we can learn from him.
Discussion
Discuss unit essential questions.
SL.K.1 SL.K.2
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