<p> UNIT : November Fall Lessons Kindergarten</p><p>Learning Outcome: Authors and Illustrators</p><p>Background Information: N/A</p><p>Date: November Subject/Grade: Kinders</p><p>Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: NA Learning Resources: </p><p>Books Props Handout Fall Leaves Fall! Author Finder! Students put their name in the appropriate place on the title page.</p><p>Bear Says Thanks Only Pencils! Students begin their Author Finder Thankfulness book by writing what they are thankful for.</p><p>Stickers Today I am an Author! All of Me! a book of thanks Only crayons Students draw a picture of Paintbrush! what they are thankful for</p><p>Stickers Today I am an Illustrator! In November Author Finder! Finish Thankful Book OR http://www.flyoverlibrarian. com/uploads/7/8/1/6/781608 7/november_coloring_page .pdf</p><p>If you can’t load the files they are also available as downloads on Weebly.</p><p>Day 1 Fall Leaves Fall! McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template</p><p>Learning Outcome: Students understand the word Author and they know where to put their name on a Thankfulness Book</p><p>Background Information: n/a</p><p>Date: One Subject/Grade: Kinders</p><p>Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: N/A</p><p>Learning Resources: Books Props Handout Fall Leaves Fall leaves Thankfulness Book</p><p>If you give them the whole book clip it shut so they can only do the FIRST page today!</p><p>Sitting Down Song</p><p>Opening -Prepare the Learner Attention: How will I get the students’ attention? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNacIAkNOm4 You can watch this or just do it with them. Either is fine. Practice being still after the song is over.</p><p>Experience: How will I build background knowledge and common schema?</p><p>Read Fall Leaves Fall Use Author Finder to Find the Author! -You Do It (Independent Practice)</p><p>Have students color the front and back of their Thankfulness Book Students put their name on the appropriate place of their book!</p><p>------Closing - Solidify the learning --Review and Practice --Celebrate : How will I affirm students’ efforts and learning ? Day 2 Bear Says Thanks McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template</p><p>Learning Outcome: </p><p>Background Information:</p><p>Date: Two Subject/Grade: Kinders</p><p>Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: N/A</p><p>Learning Resources: </p><p>Opening -Prepare the Learner Attention: How will I get the students’ attention?</p><p>Tell students Imagine you are a Bear. A Hungry Bear A Tired Bear A Happy Bear A Full and Stuffed Bear</p><p>Experience: How will I build background knowledge and common schema? What are you Thankful for? Write on a chart paper (or whiteboard)</p><p>Read Bear says Thanks Body-Teach the Content with Rigor Instruct: How will I teach the content and build competency?</p><p>Students write down what they are thankful for on this day on their books. They are NOT drawing pictures today!</p><p>------Closing - Solidify the learning --Review and Practice --Celebrate : How will I affirm students’ efforts and learning ? Day 3 All of Me! a book of thanks McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template</p><p>Learning Outcome: </p><p>Background Information: </p><p>Date: Three Subject/Grade: Kinders</p><p>Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: </p><p>Learning Resources: </p><p>Opening -Prepare the Learner Attention: How will I get the students’ attention?</p><p>Experience: How will I build background knowledge and common schema? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNacIAkNOm4 You can watch this with the kids or just do it with them</p><p>Body-Teach the Content with Rigor Instruct: How will I teach the content and build competency?</p><p>Read all of Me a book of thanks! Point out Illustrator with your Paint Brush! If you have time read a few Thankfulness Books that kids have made</p><p>-You Do It (Independent Practice)</p><p>Students color the things they are thankful for</p><p>------Closing - Solidify the learning Day 4 In November</p><p>McPherson USD 418 Lesson Plan Template</p><p>Learning Outcome: </p><p>Background Information: </p><p>Date: Four Subject/Grade: Kinders</p><p>Prerequisite Skills Needed for Learning: n/a</p><p>Learning Resources: In November coloring sheet</p><p>Opening -Prepare the Learner Attention: How will I get the students’ attention?</p><p>Pretend time Tell students Stand up Pretend you are a tree oh no! Your leaves are falling off It is very cold out! It is snowing on you! A bird lands on you! It is going to be spring It is getting warmer! You grow some new leaves! Experience: How will I build background knowledge and common schema?</p><p>Read In November by Cynthia Rylant Point out Author with Author Finder and Illustrator with Paintbrush</p><p>Have students come together and reassess</p><p>-You Do It (Independent Practice) coloring page OR Finish Thankfulness Books</p><p>------Closing - Solidify the learning --Review and Practice --Celebrate : How will I affirm students’ efforts and learning ?</p>