Kindergarden - Plants

132 Plants: Supplemental Guide 6 | Evergreen Trees

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 Lesson Objectives

Core Content Objectives

Students will:

 Explain that evergreen trees are one type of plant that stays green all

year and does not become dormant in the winter

 Compare and contrast deciduous and evergreen trees

 Explain the basic life cycle of plants

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 “Evergreen Trees” (RI.K.2)

 With prompting and support, describe the connection between all

evergreen trees and between different leaves and the type of tree to

which they belong (RI.K.3)

 With prompting and support, describe the role of an author and

illustrator in a nonfiction/informational text (RI.K.6)

 With prompting and support, describe illustrations, such as images

related to deciduous trees and evergreen trees, to check and support

comprehension (RI.K.7)

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

that show how a seed can grow into a tree (RI.K.8)

 With prompting and support, compare and contrast similarities and

differences between deciduous trees and evergreen trees (RI.K.9)