Kindergarten Reading Week Two
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Enjoying and Appreciating Trees
EL Education Kindergarten Module 4 |
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Welcome to Kindergarten reading. We will continue to think and learn about how trees are important to different people. We will be reading, writing, speaking, listening, and drawing about the different ways trees are enjoyed and appreciated.
The guiding questions for our learning are,
"How are trees important to us and our community?"
"How can we inspire others to appreciate and enjoy trees?"
Below you will find some learning opportunities to do throughout the week. Have fun and don't forget to observe trees in your own neighborhood. There are trees all around us.
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Welcome to week two of Kindergarten online learning. We are so excited for you to learn more about why trees are important.
We will continue to learn about more about how trees are important to us and our community.
Look at the four pictures to the right.
Write a sentence for each picture that describes where the trees are located.
Watch the videos about trees. Why are trees important?
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Today, you will listen to the book A Tree Is Nice by Janice May and sing a song called, "Trees in Our Community."
"Trees in Our Community" is sung to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." Click here for the instrumental of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
Sing or read the song to yourself or with someone in your home. You can click on the blue box to sing the poem with me.
Now, listen to the story A Tree Is Nice. The author's opinion is that trees are nice. An opinion is what you think about something. How does the author show trees are nice? Use the illustrations and the words to help you.
Draw and write about what why you think trees are nice.
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Kindergarten Reading Week 2 Trees in Our Community.docx Download Kindergarten Reading Week 2 Trees in Our Community.docx
Click on the picture below to listen to A Tree Is Nice read aloud.
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Today you are going to listen A Tree Is Nice again. As you listen, look closely at the pictures to help you find the reasons why the author thinks trees are nice. Reasons are why you have your opinion or what makes you think so.
Using the illustrations and the text, what are some reasons the author gives us that trees are nice? What is a reason people should plant trees?
Act out some of the reasons. (This might include raking leaves and jumping into leaves.)
Think about, write about, or talk about why trees are important to the community?
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Click on the picture below to listen to A Tree Is Nice read aloud. |
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Today, you are going to listen to a new story. This story is called Mama Miti. As you listen to the story, listen carefully for the key details and the main topic of the text. The main topic is what the text is mostly about. The key details describe or explain the main topic.
Listen to the story Mama Miti, written by Donna Jo Napoli. This is a true story about a woman named Wangari Maathai, who used trees to help her community.
Think about, write about, or talk about the answers to the questions.
Draw and write about where trees are planted. Watch the video to the right to learn about one way to draw a tree. |
Click on the picture below to listen to Mama Miti read aloud.
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Today you are going to listen to Mama Miti again. Listen to find out why the characters planted trees. Remember, this is a true story about a woman named Wangari who encouraged others to plant trees to help her community.
Listen to the story. Wangari encouraged people in her community to plant trees.
Think about, write about, or talk about the reasons.
Watch the second video to learn more about Wangari Maathai.
Next, we are going to identify the similarities and differences between the texts A Tree Is Nice and Mama Miti. We read A Tree Is Nice earlier this week. You can go back and listen to the story again if you need a refresher.
What are 2 similarities between the stories? Remember that similarities mean things that are the same. What are 2 differences between the stories? Remember that differences mean things that are different, or not the same.
Look out your window and observe the trees you can see. Are there any changes since the last time you observed them? If so, what are they. Draw and write about what you see.
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Click on the picture below to listen to Mama Miti read aloud.
Listen to the Wangari Maathai tell her story in the video below. |
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