Kindergarden - Kings and Queens

Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide | Introduction 1

This introduction includes the necessary background information to be

used in teaching the Kings and Queens domain. The Supplemental Guide

for Kings and Queens contains seven lessons. The first lesson is two

instructional days, and the following six lessons are one instructional day

each.

Lesson Structure

Instructional Day 1

On the first instructional day, Parts A and B of the lesson (50 minutes

total) are to be covered at different intervals during the day. Part A (35

minutes) includes:

• Introducing the Lesson


• Presenting the Read-Aloud


• Discussing the Read-Aloud
  If necessary, Part A can be divided into two sessions with 15 minutes for
  Introducing the Read-Aloud up to Purpose for Listening, and 20 minutes
  for Purpose for Listening, Presenting the Read-Aloud and Discussing the
  Read-Aloud.
  Later in the day, Part B (15 minutes) will be covered and includes the
  activities unique to the Supplemental Guide:


• Multiple Meaning Word Activity


• Syntactic Awareness Activity


• Vocabulary Instructional Activity
  Each activity may take up to 5 minutes to complete. The Multiple
  Meaning Word Activity helps students to determine and clarify the
  different meanings of words. The Syntactic Awareness Activity calls
  students’ attention to sentence structure, word order, and grammar. The
  Vocabulary Instructional Activity focuses on building students’ general
  academic, or Tier 2, vocabulary. Part B concludes with an interim
  assessment opportunity called an End-of-Lesson Check-In. This is a

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