

Purpose of lesson and alignment to standards: Engaging the Artist: Watercolors (20 minutes)

Preparing to Write: Matching Opinions with Reasons Game (15 minutes)Ĭ. Focused Read-aloud: Mama Miti (15 minutes)ī. Song and Movement: "Trees in Our Community," Version 1 (5 minutes)Ī. L.K.1e : Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).Ī.LK.1 : Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.SL.K.6 : Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.SL.K.4 : Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.SL.K.1a : Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).SL.K.1 : Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.W.K.1 : Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is.).RI.K.6 : Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.RI.K.4 : With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.RI.K.2 : With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.


