Kit&AlltoBuildASnowman

Author:KyaDenny
Datecreated:02/03/20156:13PMEDTDatemodified:03/03/20157:12PMEDT

VITALINFORMATION
TotalNumberofStudents

23

Area(s)StudentsLiveIn

Rural

Free/ReducedLunch
EthnicityofStudents

AfricanAmerican
White
Hispanic/Latino

EnglishLanguageLearners

1:3
2:2
3:3

StudentswithSpecialNeeds
Subject(s)

LanguageArts(English)

TopicorUnitofStudy

HoughtonMifflinUnit6:SunshineandRaindrops

Grade/Level

Kindergarten

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KEYCONCEPTS&STANDARDS
BigIdea&Essential
Questions

ThestudentshavebeenlearningaboutdifferenttypesofweatherintheunitSunshineandRaindrops.They
havebeenworkingonsequencingofeventsinstoriesfocusingonFirst,Next,Lastaswellasthe"it"word
family.Thisweek,thestudentsarelearningaboutsummarizing,focusingoncharacters,setting,problem
andsequenceofevents.Thestudentshaveheardthestory,andansweredafewcomprehensionquestions
priortothislesson.

LearningOutcome(s)

Thestudentswillidentifywhatcomesfirstandlastandlistthesequenceofeventsinthemiddlebypasting
thestorypicturesinorderinthedesignated8squaresontheirpaperwithin10minutesandretellthe
story.

Summary
Standards

CACaliforniaCommonCoreStateStandards(2012)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArts&LiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies,Science,andTechnicalSubjects
Grade:Kindergartners:
ContentArea:Literature
Strand:Reading
Domain:KeyIdeasandDetails
Standard:
2.Withpromptingandsupport,retellfamiliarstories,includingkeydetails.
Standard:
3.Withpromptingandsupport,identifycharacters,settings,andmajoreventsinastory.

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ASSESSMENTS
Assessment/Rubrics

5Studentsplaceall8storypiecesinorder
4Studentsplace7storypiecesinorder,with1outofplace
3Studentsplace6storypiecesinorder,with2outofplace
2Studentsplace5storypiecesinorder,with3outofplace
1Studentsplace4ormorepiecesoutoforder

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MATERIALSANDRESOURCES
InstructionalMaterials&
Technology(handouts,etc.)

24"Kit"
1AlltoBuildaSnowman
12setsofsequencepicturesandmats
glue
pencils

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IMPLEMENTATION
SequenceofActivities

12.Hook/Connection
LastweekwelearnedaboutIzzyIguanaandthesoundshemakes.WhatsounddoesIzzymake?Whatis
herletter?
Then,welearnedhowtoread[writeonboard]"it."Whatisthisword?
Today,wearegoingtoreadastorythathaswordswith"it"trappedinsidethem!
kit,fit,lit,sit,bit,pit,hit,wit,zit,bit
3.Objective
Studentswillgluethepicturecardsinorderfromfirsttolastontheirstorymatsandbeabletoretellthe
storywithin10minutes.
4.Steps/CheckforUnderstanding
Wholegroup,studentsandteacherread"Kit."
Circlewordfamilyonboard,gothroughpictureswitheachpage.Havestudentssearchforpagewithonlyit
wordfamilywords.
PassbookstoEast.
WhereisThumbkin?
ATBAS
BeforewereadtherearesomequestionsIwantyoutobethinkingaboutwhilelisteningtothestory.
1.Whoarethecharacters?
2.Whathappensfirst,next,andlast?
3.Whathappenedtomakethekittenmeowandjump?
Read.
pg.5Whoarethecharacters?[Kim,Tim,Slimthedog,thelady]
pg.7Whywasthecrowstartled?Whatdidthiscausethecrowtodo?
pg.9Whatwasthesquirreldoingwhenthecrowknockedthebranchesdown?...Whathappenedtooneof
theacornsthesquirrelgathered?
pg.11Whatproblemdothecharactershave?......Dodogsandcatsgetalong?
End.
1.Characters?
2.First?
3.Whocantellallthethingsthathappenedtomakethekittenmeowandjump?...Whathappenedfirst?
4.Last?
Now,Iamgoingtoassignyouapartnerandwearegoingtodosomepartnerwork.Eachofyouwillgetan
envelopewith8storypicturesandastorymatthatshowsFirstandLast.Withyourpartner,youaregoing
toputthestorypiecesinorder.
[show]
Ifyouandyourpartnerdonotagreeonwhichgoesnext,Iwantyoutobothtaketurnsexplainingwhyyou
thinkanotherpiecegoesthereinstead.Onceyouarefinished,IwantyoutoraiseyourhandsandIwill
comeoverandcheckit.AfterIhavecheckedyourwork,youandyourpartnerwillbringyourmaterialsup
toatable,getsomeglueandgluethembackinplace.Onceyouhavegluedthem,taketurnsretellingthe
storytoyourpartnerusingFirst,next,andlast.Tellwhothecharactersare,wheretheyare,andwhatthe

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probleminthestoryis.
[show]gluegoesonthesmallpiece.
5.Modalities
AudioStudentslistentothestoryandtotheirpartners.
VisualStudentsplacestorypicturesinorder.
InterpersonalStudentsworktogether.
6.Vocabulary
Problem
Characters
7.Bloom'sTaxonomy
Throughoutthereading,Iwillbeaskingstudentsvariouscomprehensionquestions.Mostofthequestions
arerecall,like"whoarethecharacters?"Someofthesequencingquestions,like"whatwasthesquirrel
doingwhenthecrowknockedthebranchesdown?"focusoninference.

8.LifeConnection
Manyofthestudentshavecatsanddogs,andknowhowtheyinteract.Mostofthemareveryintriguedby
snowandsnowmen.
9.Evidenceofmeetingobjective
Studentswillhavemettheobjectiveiftheycansuccessfullysequencethestoryonthestorymats.
1011.SummarizeLesson/Closure
Everyonebacktothecarpet.
"Isawstudents..."positivecomments.
GooverThesequence,whathappenedfirst?...
Problem?
Whonoticedthepagenumbersinthecorner?
12.Transition
Thisstorywasaboutsnowyweatherandhowyoucanmakeasnowmanwhenitissnowy.OnFridayweare
goingtotalkaboutweatherandwhattimeofyearitsnows.

GroupingStrategies

Thiswillbeawholegrouppartneractivity.Everyonewillbesittingontherugontheirname,facingthe

story.Then,theywillbewiththeirpartner.Oncetheyhaveputtheirstorytogether,theywillmixitup,go
tothetableandglueitinorderagain.
Partnergroupings:
NeeliaJaylee
TistanJenny
MakailynMarissaC.
CheyenneAmari
VivianPrisila
JoeyYuritzi
KarolinaEduardo
IsabellaMarissaJ.
WalkerJayden
JesusDavidBrian
AndrewHermes

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DifferentiatedInstruction

ThisstorywasreadduringELDtimetofrontloadthecomprehensionstrategiesandsequenceofevents.I
haveplacedmostofthestudentswhoareELLoratriskoffailingwithpartnerswhoareatahigherlevelof
understanding.

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REFLECTIONS
PriortoLesson

Ibelievethatthesequencingactivitywillgowell,butIdonotknowhowthenewgroupswillwork.Idonot
believethiswillbeaverygoodassessmentbecauseIhavestudentsofdifferentabilitylevelsworking
together.Iwillknowthatagroupdoesnothaveitiftheyneedmyhelpsequencingit.

PostLesson

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2groupshadhelpfromAliciaduringthepastingportion.Oneofthemreceiveda5,theothera4.13and
15werecommonlyswitchedaswellas6and8.

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