Kindergarden - Plants

118 Plants: Supplemental Guide 5 | Deciduous Trees

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 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Explain that deciduous trees are one type of plant that loses its leaves

in the fall and becomes dormant in the winter

Language Arts Objectives

The following language arts objectives are addressed in this lesson.

Objectives aligning with the Common Core State Standards are noted

with the corresponding standard in parentheses. Refer to the Alignment

Chart for additional standards addressed in all lessons in this domain.

Students will:

 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key

details from “Deciduous Trees” (RI.K.2)

 With prompting and support, describe the connection between the

season of the year and the appearance of an apple tree (RI.K.3)

 With prompting and support, describe illustrations, such as an apple

tree in different seasons, to check and support comprehension (RI.K.7)

 With prompting and support, identify reasons given in the read-aloud

to prove that an apple tree is a deciduous tree (RI.K.8)

 With prompting and support, compare and contrast similarities and

differences between an apple in different seasons (RI.K.9)

 Use a combination of drawing and dictating or labeling to present

information learned from “Johnny Appleseed” (W.K.2)

 With guidance and support from adults, respond to comments and

suggestions from peers to revise Plant Page #4 as needed (W.K.5)

 Add drawings to the Plants Pages booklet to show information

learned from “Johnny Appleseed” (SL.K.5)

 Produce and expand simple sentences in a shared language activity

(L.K.1f)