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Unit 5
Kindergarten
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Describe how different animals prepare for winter using the words “migrate,” “hibernate,” “gather” and “store,” and “search.”
Book: The Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader pp. 1 – 26
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Pick two animals from the story. Describe how they prepare for winter.
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
How do the different animals survive the winter? How do you know?
How do the birds survive the winter? How do you know?
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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.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.
Lesson 7
Lesson 9
Brainstorm two or three questions about winter.
L.K.1.d L.K.2.b RI.K.1 SL.K.1 SL.K.6
Explain how snowflakes are formed.
L.K.6 RI.K.3 RI.K.4 RI.K.7 SL.K.1 SL.K.6
Describe what snow crystals look like.
L.K.6 RI.K.2 RI.K.2 RI.K.3 RI.K.7 SL.K.1 SL.K.6
Describe one way that snow falls.
L.K.5 L.K.6 RI.K.3 RI.K.4 RI.K.7 SL.K.1 SL.K.6
Explain what adventures Peter had in the snow and how they made him feel.
RL.K.2 RL.K.3 SL.K.1 SL.K.6
Discussion & Writing
Describe what makes winter beautiful.
L.K.1.b L.K.1.f L.K.2.b SL.K.1 SL.K.6 W.K.2 W.K.5 W.K.7 W.K.7 W.K.8
Explain how different animals survive the winter using the words “migrate,” “hibernate,” “gather,” and “store,” and “search.”
Explain how the animals survived the big snow.
L.K.6 RI.K.3 RI.K.7 SL.K.1 SL.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.b L.K.1.f L.K.2.b SL.K.1 SL.K.6 W.K.2 W.K.5 W.K.7 W.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.
Close Reading
Compare and contrast The Mitten and The Hat.
RL.K.2 RL.K.3 RL.K.9 SL.K.1
Assessment
Writing – 3 days
Write a story about what happens when you follow some animal tracks.
L.K.1.b L.K.1.f L.K.2.c L.K.2.d L.K.5.d W.K.3 W.K.5 W.K.6
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