Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Kindergarten, Reading Std Comprehension VA: Comprehension, a meaning making process, is the primary goal of reading and is constructed through the dynamic interaction between reader and text. Demonstrate comprehension of passages heard by retelling stories and by answering questions. (AL COS 5) (SAT 10) A. Recall Information (AL COS ) (SAT 10) Examples: characters, settings, details, main idea, beginning and ending of story

Lesson Plans: Little Green This lesson retells the story Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni using paint. Let's Read! Tops & Bottoms Activities involving vegetables and sequencing Cinderella Character Analysis Students will create, perform and participate in the Arts focusing on various Cinderella stories. Story Land Mural Children will express their creativity and knowledge of story characters by creating a mural of their favorite story characters. Reading Illustrations In this lesson, students explore how illustrations contribute to the telling of a story. They will create illustrations to accompany text and then create text to accompany illustrations. Students will explore picture books (without words) and discuss the specific elements of the illustration that "tell" the story.

Resources: Famous Bears: Bears lead the way in this activity that encourages children to compare and contrast story characters and events. Caps For Sale: An activity on Patterns and Sequencing Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs): (E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) E/B: Listen to stories read aloud and respond to comprehension questions by using nonverbal communication or one-or-two word responses. E/B: Respond to meaning and sequence of stories from a variety of sources through pictures and key spoken words or phrases when prompted; D: Respond orally to stories from a variety of sources with simple sentences; E: Respond to stories from a variety of sources by speaking or writing with simple sentences. E/B: Identify the title of a book through visual support; D: Identify and restate the title and author of a book; E: Identify and restate the title, author, and characters of a book. E/B: Convey understanding of basic facts through gesturing (i.e. pointing to pictorial representations), using key words orally, and possibly spoken words and phrases; D: Summarize understanding of basic facts with key spoken phrases or sentences when prompted; E: Summarize plot sequence and main idea with simple sentences and with limited support.
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