Exploring Life Cycles

Lesson 18
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ELA

Unit 7

Kindergarten

Lesson 18 of 22

Objective


Write a story about a baby bird hatching from an egg.

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Discussion & Writing Prompt

Write a story about a chick hatching from an egg. Your story should include:

  • How the baby gets out of the egg
  • What happens to the chick when it is gets out of the egg
  • How the chick feels

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Common Core Standards


  • L.K.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • L.K.1.e — Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).
  • 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.3 — Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
  • W.K.5 — With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
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