Kindergarden - The Five Senses

The Five Senses: Supplemental Guide | Introduction 7

Anchor Focus in The Five Senses

This chart highlights several Common Core State Standards addressed

in this domain. This chart also provides the relevant academic language

associated with the activities in this domain.

Anchor Focus CCSS Description of Focus and Relevant Academic Language

Writing W.K.8 The Five Senses Chart

review, chart, row, fill in, draw, cut and paste

Speaking and Listening SL.K.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussion

It is important to set predictable routines and communicate clear

expectations at the beginning of the year. Be sure that students

understand what the agreed-upon rules are and give them many

opportunities to practice using the rules.

SL.K.2 Confirm understanding by asking and answering questions about key

details and requesting information if something is not understood.

Tell students the protocol for asking and answering questions about the

read-aloud. Provide students with phrases to use when something from

the read-aloud is not understood, e.g., I have a question about... ; can

you please repeat the last sentence; I do not understand... ; Can you

tell me more about...

Language L.K.1d Understand and use question words when expanding sentences

L.K.1f Produce simple sentences in shared language activities

Domain Components

Along with this Supplemental Guide, you will need:

• Tell It Again! Media Disk or Tell It Again! Flip Book for The Five
  Senses


• Tell It Again! Image Cards for The Five Senses


• Tell It Again! Read-Aloud Anthology for The Five Senses for reference
  *The Tell It Again! Multiple Meaning Word Posters for The Five Senses are
  found at the end of the Tell It Again! Flip Book.
  Recommended Resource:


• Core Knowledge Kindergarten Teacher Handbook, edited by E. D.
  Hirsch, Jr. and Souzanne A. Wright (Core Knowledge Foundation,
  2004) ISBN: 978-1890517694