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“Actions that Help and Hurt” Informational Life Science: Problem and Solution- How to Help the Environment

Kindergarten • 1 Lesson Plan
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Quick Facts

Subject: ELA, Informational

Type: 1 Lesson Plan

Skills:

  • Practice identifying parts of a book and using context clues to make sense of unknown words
  • Ask and answer questions about the text in partners with the support of sentence frames
  • Identify causes and effects using the information from the text
 

Materials Needed:

  • Blank paper (1 per student)
  • Pencils and crayons/colored pencils
  • Document camera or whiteboard

Printable Resources: Required:

  • 1 copy of the informational text, Actions That Help and Hurt, (color copy recommended)

CCSS: RI.K.1, RI.K.2, RI.K.3, RI.K.4, RI.K.5, RI.K.6, & W.K.2

File Type: PDF Document

Lesson Plan Description

This 1 hour fully scripted lesson includes a read aloud of a printable Informational Life Science text, “Actions that Help and Hurt,” by Jennifer Kaul, written in the format of a book.  Students will:

  • Ask and answer questions about the text in order to identify causes and effects using strategic partner talk and sentence frames
  • Discuss how cause and effect is important to the topic of people and their relationship with the environment
  • Identify a a problem in the text and draw a picture to represent the problem
  • Brainstorm possible solutions to the problem with partners

 

This lesson also addresses Kindergarten Life Science NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards). ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems Things that people do to live comfortably can affect the world around them. But they can make choices that reduce their impacts on the land, water, air, and other living things. (secondary to K-ESS2-2),(K-ESS3-3)

**Purchasing both this 1 hour and the ELA Bundle: “Actions that Help and Hurt” Informational Life Science Bundle,” will result in duplicate content.