Winter Wonderland

Lesson 7
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ELA

Unit 5

Kindergarten

Lesson 7 of 20

Objective


Explain how different animals survive the winter using the words “migrate,” “hibernate,” “gather,” and “store,” and “search.”

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

What are four ways that animals survive winter? Give an example of each.

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Key Questions


  • How can you tell that winter is coming?

  • Which animals migrate? Why do they migrate? What would happen if they did not migrate?

  • What does it mean to hibernate?

  • How does a woodchuck get ready to hibernate?

  • Describe what a woodchuck is like when it is hibernating.

  • What does it mean to gather and store food? Give two examples of animals that gather and store food.

  • How do animals who do not migrate, hibernate, or gather and store food survive the winter? Give two specific examples.

  • How can you help animals find food in the winter?

Vocabulary


hibernate

v.

to spend the winter sleeping

migrate

v.

to move from one habitat to another in different seasons

search

v.

to find something by looking for it

store

v.

to keep something for later use

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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.
  • 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.

Supporting Standards

L.K.1.d
RI.K.1
RI.K.5
RI.K.6
RI.K.10
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