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ELA
Unit 6
Kindergarten
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Identify reasons to support the author’s point that all are welcome.
Book: All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
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What does the author mean that “All are Welcome?” Give two examples.
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
The author says, “All are welcome here.” What types of diversity do you see in the illustration?
What other ways are the students in the class diverse?
What do all the students do in school? Name three or four examples.
What different things can the students learn from each other?
What things do the kids do after school? How are they similar? How are they different?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
diversity
n.
the differences between people; these can include cultural background, age, appearance, religion, ability level, etc.
similarity
the qualities that make people alike
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L.K.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
RI.K.7 — With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
RI.K.8 — With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
SL.K.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
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.
Lesson 2
L.K.6 RI.K.7 RI.K.8 SL.K.1
Explain two reasons the author includes to support the idea that “Beneath the skin we all look alike. You and Me.”
L.K.6 RI.K.2 RI.K.7 RI.K.8 SL.K.1
Explain what the author means that children come in all colors of the earth.
Explain two reasons why the author says, “Each of us grows in our own way.”
Writing
Create an All About Me poster to highlight key aspects of identity.
L.K.1 L.K.2 W.K.2 W.K.5 W.K.8
Retell what happened in The Other Side.
L.K.6 RL.K.2 RL.K.3 SL.K.1
Explain how segregation impacts Joe and John Henry’s friendship.
Explain how life changed for Black people in the South after the civil rights movement.
Explain why Rosa Parks does not get up with the policeman asked her to.
L.K.6 RI.K.3 RI.K.7 RI.K.8 SL.K.1
Explain how the whole community made the Montgomery Bus Boycott a success.
Explain why Martin Luther King Jr. was important.
Explain how people came together during the March for Freedom.
RI.K.3 RI.K.7 RI.K.8 SL.K.1
Explain how Minnie and her sister showed courage.
Describe the dreams that Martin Luther King Jr. had.
RI.K.3 RI.K.7 RI.K.8 RI.K.9 RI.K.9 SL.K.1
Explain what it means to Be a King.
Writing – 2 days
Write about what you can do to Be a King.
Discussion
Discuss the unit essential questions.
SL.K.1 SL.K.3 SL.K.5 W.K.8
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