128 Plants: Supplemental Guide 5A | Deciduous Trees
- Literal When do deciduous trees lose their leaves?
- Deciduous trees lose their leaves in the fall.
- Literal When do deciduous trees become dormant?
- Deciduous trees become dormant in the winter.
- Inferential What kind of tree is the apple tree?
- The apple tree is a deciduous tree.
How do you know? - Apple trees lose their leaves in the fall and are bare in the winter.
- The apple tree is a deciduous tree.
Show image 8A-6: Apple tree in winter- Evaluative Describe the habitat of this apple tree.
- This apple tree lives in a place where there are many trees, like an
orchard. This apple tree lives in a place where it is very cold in the winter.
[Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for students, as
necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the process.]
I am going to ask a question. I will give you a minute to think about the
question, and then I will ask you to turn to your partner and discuss the
question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share what you discussed
with your partner.
Show image 8A-7: Apple tree in the four seasons
- This apple tree lives in a place where there are many trees, like an
- Evaluative Think Pair Share: What can you do with an apple tree
during different seasons?
- Answers may vary but should reflect an understanding of the different
seasons of the apple tree. For example, they can play under the shade of
the apple tree in the summer, or they can pick apples from the apple tree
in the fall.
Sentence Frames
Point to the apple tree you like
the best.
I can... in the [name of season].
During the [name of season], I
can...
- After hearing today’s read-aloud and questions and answers, do
you have any remaining questions? [If time permits, you may wish to
allow for individual, group, or class research of the text and/or other
resources to answer these remaining questions.]
Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day