Fall Unit Plan

Michelle Sandelin
Kindergarten
Themed Unit
2 weeks

Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1 Demonstrate understanding of the organization and
basic features of print.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables,
and sounds (phonemes).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis

skills in decoding words.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.4 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions
about unknown words in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions
about key details in a text.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.1 Count to 100 by ones and by tens.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.3 Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of
objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.MD.A.1 Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as
length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.
K-ESS2-1 Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns
over time
Objectives
After doing a picture walk and reading Lets Find Out, students will be able to answer
questions about what happens during the Fall
After being put into groups for BUILD and talking about measurement, students will be
able to use unifix cubes and measure different Fall objects.
After reviewing LG2-S2 of Rewiring the Brain, students will be able to answer questions
about the letters p & b while playing a pumpkin board game
After doing a picture walk and reading Lets Find Out, students will be able to answer
questions about the life cycle of a pumpkin
After reading I Know its Autumn, students will be able to answer questions about the
story and about Fall
After watching The Four Seasons flocabulary video and completing the flocabulary
packet, students will be able to answer questions about the different seasons
After looking outside at the weather, students will be able to compare our weather every
day and decide what happens to the weather during the Fall
After talking about what happens to leaves during the Fall, students will be able to tear
different colored construction paper and create their own autumn leaf pictures
Prior Knowledge

Months of the year

Seasons
Fall
Numbers
Letters
Letter sounds
Pumpkins
Materials
Lets Find Out - pumpkins and leaves
Construction paper - brown, orange, yellow, green, red
Crayons
Glue
Pumpkin 10s frames
Plastic eyeballs
Apple tens frame game
Pumpkin letter game
Color by sight word leaves worksheet
Leaves
Pumpkins
Scale
Unifix cubes
I Know Its Autumn
Fall is for Friends
The Four Seasons - Flocabulary video
Flocabulary packets
Guiding Questions
What months are in Fall?
What happens in the Fall?
What is the weather like in the Fall?
What happens to leaves?
How do pumpkins grow?

What can you do with pumpkins?

Differentiation
Help students sound out unfamiliar words
Show students how to use unifix cubes to measure objects and help them if needed
Help students tear their construction paper or allow them to cut it
Assist students while asking questions about the life cycle of a pumpkin
Help students with counting in order to play the pumpkin and apple tens frame games
Culminating Activity
On the last day of this unit, Luce Road has their Fall Festival. This is in place of having
Halloween parties in the classroom. Students and their parents are able to go around
the school and participate in different Fall-themed activities such as games, crafts,
books, music, a hayride, and learning about nutrition.
Assessment
Informal - Observation: Can students answer questions about what happens during the
Fall?
Informal - Observation: Can students use unifix cubes to measure Fall objects?
Informal - Observation: Can students answer questions about the four seasons?
Informal - Observation: Can students successfully tear paper and create an autumn leaf
picture?
Informal - Observation: Can students come to a conclusion about the weather during
the Fall?
Informal - Observation: Can students answer questions about the letters p & b?