Kindergarten+Literacy+Connections

Use SmartBoard Lesson Use sticks that have happy face on one side and sad face on the other side. Have them show which face Mr. Wiggle would have as you show the Mr. Wiggle cards that go with the book. media type="custom" key="26489060" http://youtu.be/SzLyLI-gGds http://youtu.be/GBC8HKSsK78 || Mr. Wiggle is a series of books to teach children about proper library use, manners, and proper book handling. || [] Print out the Dot color sheet. Make sure the [|colAR app] is downloaded to your devices. Read the book //The Dot by Peter Reynolds.// Have the students color their Dot page and then use the app to make their pages come alive. || The Dot by Peter Reynolds
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 * Kindergarten Lesson Ideas || Objective ||
 * Read **Mr. Wiggle's Book**
 * **Dot Day** (Sept. 15th)

|| Go to [|Learning Zone by Encyclopedia Britannica] Click on First Steps and read Twinkle, Twinkle; Mary Had a Little Lamb;Two Little Birds; The Farmer and the Dell Then go to Time to Read and read Hickory Dickory Dock [|Here is a movie to introduce students and teachers to Learning Zone from Encyclopedia Britannica] [|Here is a PDF handout that gives and overview.] || Online Resources and Nursery Rhymes || or you can introduce them to any of the other Paul Galdone books. You can follow up the reading by having students participate in singing with the video. There are some great YouTube videoes. You can download them and show it so it does not have any ads. http://youtu.be/1-x59pSEUs0 http://youtu.be/AoF1fX1sgpk [|Animated Video of Three Little Kittens] Other Nursery Rhymes http://youtu.be/S9yctT3rMKo http://youtu.be/ct21D94mPzE || Author Paul Galdone Smart Board Lesson that reviews Nursery Rhymes || This book goes along with the book from the curriculum What Do You Like? There is a big book of What Do You Like that comes with the Kinder curriculum. You can create a class pattern book modeled after the book What Do You Like? || make Class book || Introduce students to picture clues for Clifford, Franklin Authur. Show students where these books are located in your library. Show students how to tell the difference between a Spanish and English copy by showing the red and yellow label on the spine. Teach students how to use the shelf marker. Students go to shelf to select their own book. || Choosing your own library book Read Clifford book on Smartboard http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/read/roadtoreading/story1_flash.htm || Introduce other David Shannon books. Show the Caldecott medal on the NO David book.Discuss Caldecott award. Show picture clues of how students can find these book independently Read current winner: A Ball for Daisy. (Only pictures.) Take pictures of pages with ipad and then upload to Explain Everything app. Have students take a different page and tell what is happening on that page based on the pics and record their story. When completed, email to teachers to save as books for class to read in ibooks. || Author Study: David Shannon Author Video Interview http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/shannon/ || by Eileen Christelow Introduce other books in this series. Have students sing along with YouTube video You can download them and show it so it does not have any ads. Flashcards and more at: [] || Author Website http://www.christelow.com/index.html YouTube Video http://youtu.be/ZhODBFQ2-bQ || Use small punch that is in a leaf shape. Have the kids make a leaf man with the small leaves that form their own Leaf Man.
 * ** Nursery Rhymes **
 * Read **Three Little Kittens**
 * Three Little Kittens**
 * Jack and Jill**
 * Jack Be NImble**
 * Read aloud book **Things I Like** by Anthony Browne
 * Lesson: Finding Books Independently
 * Read aloud book **Alice the Fairy**
 * Read the book **Five LIttle Monkeys Jumping on the Bed**
 * Read aloud book **Leaf Man** by Lois Ehlert

|| Seasons: Fall Author Study Lois Ehlert || Gather a basket of the items to help retell story with props. []
 * Read **The Scarecrow's Hat** book by Ken Brown

Youtube video of book: http://youtu.be/gA8046V9Ch8



[|Scarecrow songs] || Season: Fall http://mymontessorijourney.typepad.com/my_montessori_journey/2008/09/the-scarecrows.html []

|| Use iPad drawing app to have students draw their ABC's || Seasonal: Halloween and Spiders Author Study:David Kirk || Read the book aloud to the group. Then break the group up into small groups of 3-5 students and practice measuring skills with attached document. || || Author Study: Mo Willems Website http://www.mowillems.com/ || You can watch the video Counting on Spot Part 1 http://youtu.be/rvwFgKqiSWQ and Part 2 http://youtu.be/WjWKURlpZbE Hear Author Eric Hill read aloud **Where's Spot** http://youtu.be/jD7hvWtb4ns || Author Study Eric Hill Interactive website where you can read a story or write a Spot book http://www.funwithspot.com/us/website.html iPad Apps http://www.funwithspot.com/us/ipad/index.html || In this book bear goes to different places in his town on different days of the week. Great book for talking about your community and using a map. Another favorite book is **Bear in a Square** Lesson Plan idea for this book http://www.regent.edu/acad/schedu/pdfs/mcms/bear_in_a_square.pdf || || Author's Website http://www.robscotton.com/www.robscotton.com/RobScotton.com.html Splat App http://www.robscotton.com/www.robscotton.com/Splats_App.html || || Watch the Youtube video at: @http://youtu.be/a6Qiiksp4sg || || Watch YouTube Video at [] or Original Version || Make book using template from: [] || A **Hat For Minerva Louise** by
 * Read **Miss Spiders' ABC's**
 * Read: Five Little Bats Flying in the Night by Steve Metzger
 * Read aloud Mo Willems book
 * Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus** || [[image:misdlearningandresearchmodel/Unknown-1.jpeg]]
 * Introduce Spot books by Eric Hill Read Aloud Where's Spot or any other book front his series.
 * Read book **Bear About Town** by Stella Blackstone
 * Shelia Rae's Peppermint Stick ||  ||
 * **Merry Christmas Splat** by Rob Scotton
 * Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
 * Twas the Night Before Christmas by: Clement Clark Moore
 * SmartBoard Lesson for

Introduce other Minerva Louise books || || Read the book and discuss hot and cold || Students can match shapes to hot and cold tchart or use this smartboard lesson. || || || http://www.k-state.edu/english/nelp/purple/ || || Identify nouns and verbs in a sentence. || ||  ||
 * **That's Not My Snowman** || [[image:That's_not_my_snowman.png width="107" height="115"]] ||
 * **Sneezy the Snowman**
 * **Ten Black Dots**
 * **Harold and the Purple Crayon** || Author's Website
 * Begin by showing the first half of the nouns and verbs video in Brainpop JR. You could also read the book Nouns and Verbs have a Field Day by Robin Pulver. Next, laminate the cards below and cut apart between the noun and the verb. Pass them out to students and have them match up to complete the sentence and tell who is the noun and who is the verb and tell what the noun or verb is in the sentence.
 * President's Day
 * [[file:KN Texas Cheer.pptx]] || Simple Texas Cheer that lets the students whoop and holler a bit while learning about Texas to go along with their classroom social studies curriculum. I present this like..."Give me a T....Give me an E etc.." ||
 * [| Magnet Exploration Game]

Great for Quarter 2 Science || || ||
 * Rhyming Words- Directions can be find by clicking on the link. || [[file:Rhyming Pictures1.docx]]
 * Rhyming Text and Using Descriptive Words || [[file:Using Descriptive Words.docx]] ||