Variety of Lesson Plans for Kindergarten Common Core Reading: Language Standard 3
A variety of lesson plans for kindergarten teachers. Focus standard is Common Core Reading: Literature Standard 3.
Adaptation of The Boy Who Cried "Wolf"
Students retell a story to reinforce sequencing.
Author Study of Patricia Polacco's Family Stories
Patricia Polacco?s family stories provide an interesting and neutral way to begin discussions about families. Students can make connections from their own family experiences to some of her family experiences.
Character Education Read Alouds
Sharing quality literature provides the teacher with great opportunities for the class to discuss the interactions and feelings of people. It also allows the students to make connections based on their own feelings and experiences.
Students will begin to understand the concept of maps by describing the path that Little Red Riding Hood took on the way to Grandma's house.
Using the The Tortoise and the Hare fable students will learn basic map skills.
Writing a Letter using the book Mole's Hill
Use the book Mole's Hill by Lois Ehlert to create a interactive letter writing activity with the class and learn about prblem and solution. Students will choose a character and write a letter. This link provides the kindergarten teacher with lesson plans to choose from that address many Reading/Language Arts standards. However, the major focus standard for this group of lesson plans is Common Core Reading: Literature Standard 3. Many different pieces of literature are suggested in each lesson. A brief summary, background for teacher, content connections, materials, intructional procedures, family connections, assessment plan, and bibliography is provided in each lesson plan.
