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Unit 1
Kindergarten
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Explain what Grace learns.
Book: Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and illustrated by Caroline Binch
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What lesson does Grace learn?
An example response to the Target Task at the level of detail expected of the students.
Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
What does Grace love? Give an example.
How did Grace’s classmates respond when she said she wanted to be Peter Pan?
How does Grace feel when she gets home? What advice do her ma and nana give her?
Why does Nana take Grace to the ballet?
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RL.K.1 — With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
SL.K.1 — Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
SL.K.1.a — Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).
SL.K.6 — Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
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Lesson 7
Explain what caused Wemberly’s worries about school to go away by asking and answering key questions about key details in the text.
Make text-to-self connections between Wemberly’s experience of overcoming a worry and own experiences of overcoming a worry.
L.K.6 RL.K.1 RL.K.10 SL.K.1 SL.K.1.a SL.K.6
Explain what the little boy likes about kindergarten.
RL.K.1 RL.K.10 SL.K.1 SL.K.1.a SL.K.6
Explain why the narrator says, “There’s no one else I’d rather be” by asking and answering questions about key details in a text.
Make connections to what they like about themselves and how that connects to a joyful and safe classroom community.
Explain what makes the boy special and why they are special.
RL.K.1 SL.K.1 SL.K.1.a SL.K.6
Identify what the characters in a story learn by asking and answering questions about key details in a text.
RL.K.1 RL.K.10 RL.K.3 SL.K.1 SL.K.1.a SL.K.6
Explain what the author wanted us to learn by asking and answering questions about key details in a text.
RL.K.1 RL.K.2 SL.K.1 SL.K.1.a SL.K.6
Identify the difference between helpful words and hurtful words by asking and answering questions about key details in a text.
Generate a list of helpful words to use in the classroom.
L.K.4.b RL.K.1 RL.K.3 SL.K.1 SL.K.1.a SL.K.6
Identify different ways that people can feel by asking and answering questions about key details in a text.
Generate a list of feeling words and pictures to use in the classroom.
RL.K.1 RL.K.3
Explain what it means to hold someone up and how you can hold up your classmates.
Discussion & Writing
Explain what it means to be part of a classroom community and how they can make the classroom community a fun place to be.
L.K.6 SL.K.1 SL.K.1.a SL.K.6 W.K.1
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