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Unit 5
Kindergarten
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Describe one way that snow falls.
Book: It’s Snowing! by Gail Gibbons pp. 16 – 32
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Pick one way that snow falls. Describe it.
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
What are snow flurries? How do the illustrations help the reader better understand snow flurries?
What is sleet? How do the illustrations help the reader better understand snow flurries?
What is a snowstorm? How do the illustrations help the reader better understand what a snowstorm is?
What is a blizzard? Give three specific details.
Who is a meteorologist? What predictions do they make about snow storms?
What work has to be done after a big snowstorm? Why?
In what ways can snow be fun? Give two specific examples.
What should you wear during a snowstorm? Why?
Literary terms, text-based vocabulary, idioms and word parts to be taught with the text
snow flurry
n.
snow flurries are when it snows lightly for short periods of time
sleet
it sleets when snowflakes partially melt as they fall and then freeze again before they hit the ground
snowstorm
a snowstorm is when lots of snow falls; It can be windy. Snowstorms can last for hours and days. The snow covers the ground.
blizzard
a blizzard is when lots and lots of snow falls
meteorologist
a meteorologist is a scientist who studies weather
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L.K.5 — With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
L.K.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
RI.K.3 — With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.K.4 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words 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).
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.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.K.1.d — Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
RI.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.K.5 — Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
RI.K.6 — Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.
RI.K.10 — Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
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Explain what adventures Peter had in the snow and how they made him feel.
Brainstorm two or three questions about winter.
Standards
L.K.1.dL.K.2.bRI.K.1SL.K.1SL.K.6
Explain how snowflakes are formed.
L.K.6RI.K.3RI.K.4RI.K.7SL.K.1SL.K.6
Describe what snow crystals look like.
L.K.6RI.K.2RI.K.2RI.K.3RI.K.7SL.K.1SL.K.6
L.K.5L.K.6RI.K.3RI.K.4RI.K.7SL.K.1SL.K.6
RL.K.2RL.K.3SL.K.1SL.K.6
Describe what makes winter beautiful.
L.K.1.bL.K.1.fL.K.2.bSL.K.1SL.K.6W.K.2W.K.5W.K.7W.K.7W.K.8
Explain how different animals survive the winter using the words “migrate,” “hibernate,” “gather,” and “store,” and “search.”
Describe how different animals prepare for winter using the words “migrate,” “hibernate,” “gather” and “store,” and “search.”
Explain how the animals survived the big snow.
L.K.6RI.K.3RI.K.7SL.K.1SL.K.6
Describe how being over or under the snow helps animals survive the winter.
Explain why animal tracks are easier to see in the winter and what stories animal tracks tell.
Describe different types of animal tracks and what you can learn from them.
Retell what happens when the little girl follows the tracks in the snow.
Explain what animals do during the winter.
L.K.1.bL.K.1.fL.K.2.bSL.K.1SL.K.6W.K.2W.K.5W.K.7W.K.8
Explain if the story could happen in real life.
Explain how Hedgehog’s feelings about the hat changed from the beginning of the story to the end.
Retell what happens in Annie and the Wild Animals.
Compare and contrast The Mitten and The Hat.
RL.K.2RL.K.3RL.K.9SL.K.1
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Write a story about what happens when you follow some animal tracks.
L.K.1.bL.K.1.fL.K.2.cL.K.2.dL.K.5.dW.K.3W.K.5W.K.6
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