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Unit 6
Kindergarten
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Explain what it means to Be a King.
Book: Be A King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You by Carole Boston Weatherford
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What does it mean to Be a King? Give two examples.
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What can you do to Be a King?
What else can you do to Be a King?
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RI.K.3 — With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
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
RI.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.K.10 — Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
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Write about what you can do to Be a King.
Identify reasons to support the author’s point that all are welcome.
Standards
L.K.6RI.K.7RI.K.8SL.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.6RI.K.2RI.K.7RI.K.8SL.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.”
Create an All About Me poster to highlight key aspects of identity.
L.K.1L.K.2W.K.2W.K.5W.K.8
Retell what happened in The Other Side.
L.K.6RL.K.2RL.K.3SL.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.6RI.K.3RI.K.7RI.K.8SL.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.3RI.K.7RI.K.8SL.K.1
Explain how Minnie and her sister showed courage.
Describe the dreams that Martin Luther King Jr. had.
RI.K.3RI.K.7RI.K.8RI.K.9RI.K.9SL.K.1
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Discuss the unit essential questions.
SL.K.1SL.K.3SL.K.5W.K.8
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