Introduction
Every year there are four seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall.
We will be learning about the season of fall.
Task
Your task is to learn about the season of fall.
You will do this by playing a game of
"Musical Books"
So put your LISTENING EARS on and get ready!
Process
Here is how the game is played:
As a class you will read an informational book about the season of fall.
Pay close attention to the details.
When the book has been read, as a class you will sit (criss-cross-applesauce) in a circle facing outward. This means that your back is to the center of the circle.
Then music will begin and you will pass the book around clockwise (to your right), like hot potato.
When your teacher pauses the music, whoever is holding the book will be asked a question from your teacher's question jar. You will step outside of the circle to answer the question. Your teacher may have you write your answer on an index card, and/or have you say your answer while being video recorded or while your teacher takes a picture.
The game will continue until there is only one student left, or there are no more questions in your teacher's question jar about this book.
At this point if you have any questions STOP, RAISE YOUR HAND, and ASK YOUR TEACHER.
Evaluation
3 -- All of the information given in the answer is correct.
2 -- Some of the information give is correct.
1 -- None of the information given is correct.
0 -- Student did not attempt to answer/did not participate.
Conclusion
By the end of this activity, you should be able to tell me about the purpose of the book, and one fun fact about fall.
Teacher Page
Below are some key resources that may help the teacher throughout this activity.
Specific books that would assist the learning include:
- Why Do Leaves Change Colors? by Betsy Maestro
- Clifford's First Autumn by Norman Bridwell
- Fall by Nuria Roca
- Fall is Here, I Love it! by Elaine Good
- Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh
Song for the activity:
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aez7diJMiNE]
Thematic Questions:
- What is fall?
- What happens during fall?
- What does fall look like?
Standards/Benchmarks:
Note - Standards and Benchmarks are based upon Kindergarten requirements for the subject of Reading (Informational Texts).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.5
Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.6
Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.10
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.
Examples of questions that may be helpful in assessing children's understanding of the content are listed below.
- Who is the author of this book, and what is his/her job?
- Why do you think the illustrator put this picture at this location in the text?
- What is one fact you learned about fall/autumn from this book?
- Where is the front cover of this book?
- What did (character) say about this (event)?