“Actions that Help and Hurt” Informational Life Science: Cause and Effect -People and 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 text clues to read unknown words
Ask and answer questions about the text with strategic sentence frames
Identify cause and effect in the text

Materials Needed:

Pencils and crayons/colored pencils
Scissors, glue
Document camera or whiteboard

Printable Resources: Required:

1 copy of the informational text, Actions That Help and Hurt, (color copy recommended)
“Cause and Effect” (1 copy per student and 1 copy for the teacher)

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

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:

Identify unknown words using context clues and student talk
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 and match pictures that show cause and effect from the text.

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.