Week 4 – Cycle of Seasons: Harvest Essential Question: What is the seasonal cycle of apple trees? How do people respond to the seasonal cycle? Week 4 - Day 1 Week 4 - Day 2 Week 4 - Day 3 Week 4 - Day 4 Week 4 - Day 5 Shared : Shared : Shared : Shared : Shared Companion Text: Standards: RLK.1, RLK.5, Standards: RLK.3, RLK.10, Standards: RLK.2, RLK.3, Standards: RLK.2, RLK.5, Standards: RLK.3, RLK.7, RLK.10, RFK.4, SLK.1 RFK.4, SLK.1 RFK.4 RLK.7, RLK.10, SLK.1 RLK.9, RLK.10, SLK.1 RFK.4, RLK.5, RLK.10, SLK.1 Sing song about the seasons. Sing song. Reread interactive Sing song. Introduce and read Sing song. Read interactive chart. Sing song. Reread interactive Introduce vocabulary: bud, selection. Compare the experiences chart. Reinforce foundational skills. Reinforce foundational skills. chart. Reinforce foundational blossoms, and branches. Introduce vocabulary: orchard, of the characters in the story to Revisit the text to describe how skills. Revisit the text to discuss Introduce and read selection. Arnold and Annie – how do they farmer, market. Introduce and read experiences the tree throughout how the illustrations contribute to Revisit text to retell how the tree experience the seasonal cycle of the the seasons, describing his selection. Describe how Annie meaning of the story. Discuss how changes through the seasons. experiences the apple harvest, apple tree? Have students determine activities. the reader knows that Annie finds Create an interactive chart for their favorite book. retelling the events. satisfaction in her work. shared reading.
Week 4 – Cycle of Seasons: Harvest Essential Question: What is the seasonal cycle of apple trees? How do people respond to the seasonal cycle? Week 4 - Day 1 Shared : Standards: RLK.1, RLK.5, RLK.10, RFK.4, SLK.1 Sing song about the seasons. Introduce vocabulary: bud, blossoms, and branches. Introduce and read selection. Revisit text to retell how the tree changes through the seasons. Create an interactive chart for shared reading. Week 4 - Day 2 Shared : Standards: RLK.3, RLK.10, RFK.4, SLK.1 Sing song. Read interactive chart. Reinforce foundational skills. Revisit the text to describe how experiences the tree throughout the seasons, describing his activities. Week 4 - Day 3 Shared : Standards: RLK.2, RLK.3, RFK.4, RLK.5, RLK.10, SLK.1 Sing song. Reread interactive chart. Reinforce foundational skills. Introduce vocabulary: orchard, farmer, market. Introduce and read selection. Describe how Annie experiences the apple harvest, retelling the events. Week 4 - Day 4 Shared : Standards: RLK.2, RLK.5, RFK.4 RLK.7, RLK.10, SLK.1 Sing song. Reread interactive chart. Reinforce foundational skills. Revisit the text to discuss how the illustrations contribute to meaning of the story. Discuss how the reader knows that Annie finds satisfaction in her work. Week 4 - Day 5 Shared Companion Text: Standards: RLK.3, RLK.7, RLK.9, RLK.10, SLK.1 Sing song. Introduce and read selection. Compare the experiences of the characters in the story to Arnold and Annie – how do they experience the seasonal cycle of the apple tree? Have students determine their favorite book.
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