Curriculum / ELA / Kindergarten / Unit 7: Exploring Life Cycles / Lesson 21
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Unit 7
Kindergarten
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What do all living things need to survive?
How are life cycles of various organisms similar and different?
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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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SL.K.3 — Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.
SL.K.5 — Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
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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.
Write a book that teaches about each stage in a butterfly’s life cycle.
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.
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SL.K.1 SL.K.2
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