UNITTITLE:Farm GRADE/SUBJECT:KDG/Science

TEACHER:Gryn&LeonardDate:April21st-May9th,2014

Unit Summary:
Students will be able to understand the function of a farm and what farmers
provide. Students will be able to understand the daily life of a farmer and the
animals that live on a farm.

Essential Questions:
Whatarethebasicneedsofananimal?
Whydoweneedfarmers?
Whatdoesafarmerdo?
Whatarethemachinesthatworkonafarm?

Common Core and Illinois Learning Standards / Assessment Framework Objectives I Can Statements
12.B.KDescribeandcomparebasicneedsoflivingthings.
Icanexplainwhythebookisfictionornonfiction.
12.C.KIdentify,describe,andcomparepropertiesofobjects(e.g.,size,shape,andcolor). Icanexplainthebasicneedsofanimals(male,female,babynames,whattheyeatand
whattheyprovideanduniquecharacteristics).
(K)11.A.KcSeekinformationthroughobservation,exploration,andinvestigations.

Iknowwhyweneedfarmers.
(K)11.A.KaUsesensestoexploreandobservematerials. Icantellwhatafarmerdoes
(K)2.B.KcComprehendandrespondtofictionandnonfiction. Iknowtherearemachinesthatworkonafarm.
RI.K.1Withpromptingandsupport,askandanswerquestionsaboutkeydetailsinatext. Icananswerquestionsaboutkeydetailsinatext.
RI.K.3Withpromptingandsupport,describetheconnectionbetweentwoindividuals,events,
ideas,orpiecesofinformationinatext.
Icanmakeconnectionsbetweentexts.
RI.K.4Withpromptingandsupport,askandanswerquestionsaboutunknownwordsinatext. Icanaskandanswerquestionsaboutunknownwordsinatext.

PreAssessment(Gradelevelswillusecommonpreassessments,attachacopyofthepreassessment):
SummativeAssessments(AttachacopyoftheEndofUnitAssessment)
Observationandstudentsresponsesduringwholegroup
UNITTITLE:Farm GRADE/SUBJECT:KDG/Science
TEACHER:Gryn&LeonardDate:April21st-May9th,2014
discussion
Studentsproducts(e.g.writing,iPads/exitslips)
KeyAcademicVocabulary/Concepts:Country, city, urban, rural, chick, egg, fertilized and unfertilized, embryo, incubator, brooder box, yolk, white, pip, peep, egg
tooth, air sack, utter, cattle, crop, tractor, combine, shear, wool, down, wheat, fertilizer, chemicals, organic, irrigate, sprinklers, pipelines, delicate, tractor, machines, oxen,
mules, shear, clippers, manure, seed, soil, drill, cultivator, bales of hay, combine, grain, harvest, oviparous, mammal, wool, ewe, lamb, bleat, trough, fleece

Day I Can Statements

W Writing
AV Vocabulary
Lesson Activity
Text / Resources
Accommodations / Modifications
Formative
Assessmen
t
April21st,2014
Monday
Icananswerquestions
aboutkeydetailsina
text.

Icangiveanexampleof
cityandrurallife.
AVCity,
rural,country,
urban

WWouldyou
ratherlivein
thecityor
country?Why
orwhynot?
Activity:ReadStory.MakeTchartforcityandcountry
characteristics.Showextrapicturesofthecountry.

OpenSortClassificationActivity(leadintocityvs.country)

Text/Resources:CountryKid,CityKidbyJulie
Cummings

MorningMeeting:Chickdiscussionsandactivities

Modification/Accommodations:

Enrichment:Studentswritemultiple
sentences.
Observation,
student
response,
KWLchart,
writing
April22nd,2014
Tuesday

Icananswerquestions
aboutkeydetailsina
text.

Icanexplainwhat
animalsneedtolive.
AVYolk,egg,
fertilized,
unfertilized,
incubator,hen

W.UnitFarm
Book
Label/observation
ofinsideofanegg
Activity:Introducetheeggsandlabelthemtoputin
incubator.Explainincubatorandhowitworksin
comparisontothehen.Discussfictionandnonfiction.
Readbook.

Studentspicktheeggtheywanttoobserve(during
morningmeeting).Observationofacrackedegg.

Text/Resources:TheChickenortheEggbyFowler,
chartforeggs.

Modification/Accommodations:

Enrichment:
Observation,
student
response
UNITTITLE:Farm GRADE/SUBJECT:KDG/Science
TEACHER:Gryn&LeonardDate:April21st-May9th,2014
April23rd,2014
Wednesday
AV
Wheat,fertilizer,
chemicals,
organic,irrigate,
sprinklers,
pipelines

WMakevertical
flipbookof
productsfroma
farm.
Activity:Readbookandmakealistofallthethingsthat
comefromafarm.
Makeafarmerartproject

Text/Resources:IfitwerentforFarmersbyAllanFowler

Modification/Accommodations:Anchor
chart

Enrichment:
Observation,
student
response
April24th,2014
Thursday
AV
Tractor,
machines,oxen,
mules,shear,
clippers,manure,
seed,soil,
cultivator,balesof
hay,combine,
grain,harvest

WUnitFarm
Book(2page
spread)writeout
farmersschedule
Activity:Readbookandwritethefarmersschedule

Text/Resources:ADayintheLifeofaFarmerbyHeather
Adamson

Modification/Accommodations:Anchorchartofcommunityplacesandtheneedsandwantstheyprovide
EnrichmentDifferentiation:Studentswrite
multiplesentences.
Observation,
student
response
April25th,2014
Friday
Icananswerquestions
aboutkeydetailsina
text.

Icanidentifydifferent
typesoffarmsandfarm
animals.
AV

WUnitFarm
Bookpg.5:
Typesoffarms
Activity:Typesoffarmsandtheanimalsthatliveonafarm.

Wewilldiscussdifferenttypesoffarmsthatcanbefound
andhowanimals(livestock)doesnotneedtobeona
farm.Wewillalsocreateananchorchartofanimalsfound
onafarm!Studentswillcompleteandexitticketofanimals

Text/Resources:OnTheFarmbyHenryPluckrose

Modification/Accommodations:Scaffolding
ofquestionsifneeded.

Enrichment:Studentswritemultiple
sentences.

https://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=_hoMMe_kRK0
(playduringbreakfast)
Observation,
student
response
UNITTITLE:Farm GRADE/SUBJECT:KDG/Science
TEACHER:Gryn&LeonardDate:April21st-May9th,2014
April28th,2014
Monday
Icanexplaindifferent
farms.(typeoffarm,
livestockorcrop,what
wegetfromthefarm,
andwhatthefarmer
hastodototakecareof
thefarm)
AV

WUnitFarm
Bookpg.6Write
aboutpoultry
farmand
chickens)
Activity:Chicks

Focusingonpoultryfarmwherewewillfilloutagrowing
anchorchart.

Text/Resources:ChicksandChickensbyGailGibbons
Modification/Accommodations:
Handson/visualactivity

Enrichment:
Observation,
student
response
April29th,2014
Tuesday

Icanaskandanswer
questionsaboutkey
detailsinatext.
AV

W
Activity:Candletheeggs.Studentskeeptrackofnumber
ofeggsthathavefertilizedeggsinside.Clipboards/pencils.

Text/Resources:candlinglight,clipboards,130list,
pencils
Modification/Accommodations:Scaffolded
questionsforstudentswhoneedmore
support.

Enrichment:Higherstudentswillwrite
multiplesentences.
Observation,
student
response
April30th,2014
Wednedsay
Icanexplainwhythe
bookisfictionor
nonfiction.
AV

WWriteabout
chicks/chickens

Activity:ReadtheLifeCycleofaChick.Chartthelifecycle
ofachickthenstudentssequenceandexplainthelifecycle
ineducreations.

Text/Resources:LifeCycleofaChick

Modification/Accommodations:

Enrichment:
Observation,
student
response
May1st,2014
Thursday
Icanidentifythe
productsthatcomefroma
farm.
AVSoil,plow,
fertilizer,vine,
crop,ripe,harvest

WUnitFarm
Bookpg.8Fruit
Farms
Activity:FruitFarms/products

Text/Resources:AppleOrchardsbook
Modification/Accommodations:
Enrichment:
Observation,
student
response
UNITTITLE:Farm GRADE/SUBJECT:KDG/Science
TEACHER:Gryn&LeonardDate:April21st-May9th,2014
May2nd,2014
Friday
Icansequencethe
recipeofapplesauce.
AV:Harvest,ripe,
bruise

WritingHowto
makeapplesauce
recipe
Activity:Productfromfarmtotable(applesauce)

Ingredients/sequencerecipeasawholeclass.
Modification/Accommodations:

Enrichment:
Observation,
student
response
May5th,2014
Monday

Activity:ReadFarmCrops

May6th,2014
Tuesday

AV:

WritingUnit
FarmBookpg.9
cows

Activity:Dairy/Cattlefarms/Cow/Nonfiction

Focusoncowgiveexamplesofdairyproducts/meat
products

Text/Resources:MyCows

May7th,,2014
Wednesday
AV:

W:UnitFarm
Bookpg.10
Writealetterto
FarmerBrown.
Whatwouldyou
askhimforand
why?
Activity:Cow/Fiction

AfternooncentersWhereDoesMilkComeFromBook?

Text/Resources:Click,Clack,Moo

UNITTITLE:Farm GRADE/SUBJECT:KDG/Science
TEACHER:Gryn&LeonardDate:April21st-May9th,2014
May8th,2014
Thursday
Icanexplainwhat
animalsneedtolive.
AV

WritingUnit
FarmBookpg.
11productsthat
comefroma
cow
Activity:FromCowtoCarton
May9th,2014
Friday
Icanexplainthebasic
needsofanimals(male,
female,babynames,
whattheyeatandwhat
theyprovideand
uniquecharacteristics).
Wpg.12pig
studentswrite
factsaboutpigs

Activity:ReadPigsPigsbyGailGibbonsemphasizingnon
fictiontextandcharacteristicsofapig.Discustheauthors
purpose.Createpiganchorchart.

MorningMeeting:Showchickhatchingvideofromyoutube

Text/Resources:

May12th,2014
Monday
Icanexplainthebasic
needsofanimals(male,
female,babynames,
whattheyeatandwhat
theyprovideand
uniquecharacteristics).
WUnitFarm
Bookpg.13
Childrenwritea
descriptionof
whatitlookslike
whenthechicks
hatch.
****chicksbegintohatch

Activity:ReadLifeCycleofaChickenemphasizingchick
hatching

May13th,2014,
Tuesday
Icanexplainwhythe
bookisfictionor
nonfiction.
WUnitFarm
Bookpg.14
Opinionwriting
aboutapigdo
youthinkpigs
aresmart?Why
orwhynot?
Activity:ReadPigsbyRobertMunschemphasizingfiction
textandhowitisdifferentfromthenonfictiontextweread
thedaybefore.Discustheauthorspurpose.Createa
fictionstoryaboutpigs.

ArtActivity:PaintPigs

UNITTITLE:Farm GRADE/SUBJECT:KDG/Science
TEACHER:Gryn&LeonardDate:April21st-May9th,2014
May14th,2014
Wednesday
Icanexplainthebasic
needsofanimals(male,
female,babynames,
whattheyeatandwhat
theyprovideand
uniquecharacteristics).
WUnitFarm
Bookpg.15
sheep
Activity:ReadMySheeporFarmAnimalSheep
emphasizingnonfictiontextandcharacteristicsofasheep.
Discustheauthorspurpose.CreateSheepanchorchart

May15th,2014
Thursday
Icanexplainthebasic
needsofanimals(male,
female,babynames,
whattheyeatandwhat
theyprovideand
uniquecharacteristics).
Writing
Connection:
WWritea
lettertofarmer
Babychickart
craft
Activity:ComparisonMatrix.
Questions:Whatshouldwedowiththechicksafterthey
hatch?
Options:ClassorFarm
QuestionsforCriteria:Whatdoesachickneedtosurvive
andgrowintoachick?
Followupquestion:Shouldwekeepthemorgivethem
backtothefarm?
Video

May15th,2014
Friday
Icanexplainwhythe
bookisfictionor
nonfiction.
WSheepp
fiction
Activity:ReadSheepinaJeepemphasizingfictiontext
andhowitisdifferentfromthenonfictiontextwereadthe
daybefore.Discustheauthorspurpose.Createafiction
storyaboutsheep

ArtActivity:Sheepwithcottonballs

May18th,2014
Monday
Icancompareand
contrastcharacteristics
oflivingthings.
WLabel
Oviparous
Animal
Activity:ReadChickensArenttheOnlyOnesbyRuth
Helleremphasizingoviparousanimals.Makeachartof
oviparousvs.nonoviparousanimals.Studentswillsortthe
twotypesofanimalsoneducreations.

ArtActivity:OviparousAnimal

UNITTITLE:Farm GRADE/SUBJECT:KDG/Science
TEACHER:Gryn&LeonardDate:April21st-May9th,2014
May19th,2014
Tuesday
Icanexplainwhythe
bookisfictionor
nonfiction.
WUnitFarm
Bookpg.17
Writeabout
bees
Activity:LearningaboutBeesfromMr.Krebs(Our
Neighborhood)emphasizingnonfictiontextandprocess
formakinghoney.Discustheauthorspurpose.Makea
beeanchorchart.Studentswilltastehoneyandcrackers.

May20th,2014
Wednesday
Icanexplainwhythe
bookisfictionor
nonfiction.
WUnitFarm
Bookpg.18
Makeupastory
aboutbees
Activity:TheRobberandtheHoneyBeebyEricCarle
emphasizingfictiontextandhowitisdifferentfromthetext
wereadthedaybefore.Discustheauthorspurpose.
Makeupastoryaboutbees.

May21st,2014
Thursday
WUnitFarm
Bookpag.19
Opinionwriting.
Doyouthink
Mrs.Wishy
Washyismean?
Whyorwhynot.

Activity:ReadMrs.WishyWashys
Farm

May22nd,2014
Friday
Icanexplainthebasic
needsofanimals(male,
female,babynames,
whattheyeatandwhat
theyprovideand
uniquecharacteristics).
WUnitFarm
Bookpg.20
WhatIlearned
aboutthefarm
andfarm
animals.
Activity:Classification:FarmAnimals

UNITTITLE:Farm GRADE/SUBJECT:KDG/Science
TEACHER:Gryn&LeonardDate:April21st-May9th,2014