Kindergarden - Plants

Plants: Supplemental Guide 1A |Introduction to Plants 19

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Day 1 of 2

At a Glance (Parts A & B) Exercise Materials Minutes

Introducing the Read-Aloud

Domain Introduction pictures/realia of living and nonliving things

Introducing Plants 15

example of completed My

Plants Pages booklet;

pictures/realia of different kinds

of plants

Vocabulary Preview: Plant, Soil potted plants

Purpose for Listening

Presenting the Read-Aloud Introduction to Plants^10

Discussing the Read-Aloud Comprehension Questions^10

 Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day

Extensions

Multiple Meaning Word Activity:

Plant Poster 1M (Plants)

15

Syntactic Awareness Activity:

Simple Sentences with the Plural

/s/, /z /, or /es/

pictures/realia of different kinds

of plants

Vocabulary Instructional

Activity: Plenty

pictures showing few and

plenty; chart paper;

glue or tape

End-of-Lesson Check-In

Ta ke - H o m e M a t e r i a l Family Letter Instructional Masters 1B-1, 1B-2

Advance Preparation

For Domain Introduction, bring in several pictures and/or realia of living

and nonliving things to help students gain an understanding of the

concept living and to help them notice differences between living and

nonliving things. You may wish to use these items during the first few

days to reinforce the concept of living things.

For Introducing Plants, have a completed My Plants Pages booklet for

students to see. Explain that they will be making one of their own. In

addition, bring in several pictures/realia of different kinds of plants, e.g.,

flowers, house plants, vegetables, fruits. You can refer to and use these