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ELA

Unit 1

Kindergarten

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Objective


Explain what caused Wemberly’s worries about school to go away by asking and answering key questions about key details in the text.

Make text-to-self connections between Wemberly’s experience of overcoming a worry and own experiences of overcoming a worry. 

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Discussion & Writing Prompt

What caused Wemberly’s worries about school to go away?

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How do you make your worries go away?

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Key Questions


  • What kinds of things does Wemberly worry about?

  • Why do you think that Wemberly is so worried about starting school?

  • Why do you think Mrs. Peachum wanted Wemberly to meet Jewel? What in the story makes you think that?

  • What caused Wemberly’s worries about school to go away?

  • How did Wemberly feel at the end of the story? Why?

Vocabulary


worry

v.

to think about problems or fears

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Common Core Standards


  • L.K.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
  • RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
  • RL.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.1.a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).
  • SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

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Explain what the little boy likes about kindergarten.

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