Exploring Life Cycles

Lesson 5
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ELA

Unit 7

Kindergarten

Lesson 5 of 22

Objective


Explain how the tiny seed survives.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

How does the tiny seed survive? Give multiple reasons.

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Key Questions


  • Where does the wind blow the seeds? Why do the other seeds not survive?

  • What happens to the seeds in the spring?

    How does the little seed survive?

  • What happens to some of the other plants? Why does the tiny seed survive?

  • What happens to the tiny seed? Why?

  • What happens with the tiny seed at the end?

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.K.3 — With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

Supporting Standards

RL.K.1
RL.K.10
SL.K.1
SL.K.2

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