Kindergarden Seasons and Weather

Seasons and Weather: Supplemental Guide | Introduction 1

This introduction includes the necessary background information to be

used in teaching the Seasons and Weather domain. The Supplemental

Guide for Seasons and Weather contains eight daily lessons. Odd-

numbered lessons contain Supplemental Guide activities while even-

numbered lessons feature content-related activities. All lessons may be

divided into smaller chunks of time and presented at different intervals

during the day.

Lesson Structure

Odd-Numbered Lessons

Odd-numbered lessons contain two parts (50 minutes total), which are to

be covered at different intervals during the day.

Part A (35 minutes) includes:

• Introducing the Read-Aloud


• 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) should 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.

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