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CarsWriting

Author:KyaDenny
Datecreated:03/12/20158:21AMEDTDatemodified:03/12/20159:28AMEDT

VITALINFORMATION
TotalNumberofStudents

23

Area(s)StudentsLiveIn

Rural

Free/ReducedLunch
EthnicityofStudents

AfricanAmerican
Latino/Hispanic
White

EnglishLanguageLearners

1:5
2:2
3:3

StudentswithSpecialNeeds
Subject(s)

LanguageArts(English)

TopicorUnitofStudy

WheelsAllAround

Grade/Level

Kindergarten

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KEYCONCEPTS&STANDARDS
BigIdea&Essential
Questions

Forthepasttwoweeksthestudentshavebeenreadingstoriesaboutandexploringwheels.Thedaybefore
thislesson,studentscreatedtheirowntoiletpapercars.Thislessonisanextensionofthecreation,andis
awritinglesson.Thestudentswillwritetodescribewhattheircarslooklike,andpossiblywhattheylike
aboutthem.

LearningOutcome(s)

Thestudentswillwrite3sentencesdescribingtheircar,includingatleast3ofthe4selcetedwords(is,has,
can,like).

Summary
Standards

CACaliforniaCommonCoreStateStandards(2012)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArts&LiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies,Science,andTechnicalSubjects
Grade:Kindergartners:
Strand:Writing
Domain:
TextTypesandPurposes
Standard:
2.Useacombinationofdrawing,dictating,andwritingtocomposeinformative/explanatorytextsinwhichthey
namewhattheyarewritingaboutandsupplysomeinformationaboutthetopic.

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ASSESSMENTS
Assessment/Rubrics

4)Includes3ormorecompleteandsentences,withatleast3oftheselectedwordsincluded
3)Includesatleast2sentencesand2selectedwordsincompletesentences
2)Includes12sentences,mayusesomeoftheselectedwords,andmaynotbeincompletesentences
1)Doesnotincludesentences,maynotuseselectedword

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MATERIALSANDRESOURCES

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InstructionalMaterials&
Technology(handouts,etc.)

cars
writingpaper
pencils
iPad
studentwritingnotebooks
alphafriendcharts

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IMPLEMENTATION
SequenceofActivities

12.Hook/Connection:
Yesterdaywecreatedourveryowncars.Todaywearegoingtotalkaboutwhatmaterialsweusedtomake
themandwhattheylooklike.Thenwearegoingtogotoourtablesandwriteaboutthemonthese[show
paper].
3.Objective:
Thestudentswillwrite3sentencesdescribingtheircar,includingatleast3ofthe4selectedwords(is,has,
can,like).
4.Steps/CheckforUnderstanding:
StudentscomeinfromELDandsitontherug.Describeassignment.Talkaboutpartsofcar.Whatwasthe
[toiletpaperroll,cardboardcircles,straw]?
Passoutcars.
Patnertalk,teacherwalkaroundtothegroupsthatneedhelpbeginningsentences.
Studentswillpairsharetheirsentences,andtheirpartnerwillcountandchecktoseeiftheyhaveused3of
theselectedwords.Studentswillsharesomeoftheirsentences,andtheteacherwillaskstudentstoreview
therequirements.
Studentswillsitandwritetheirdescriptions.
5.Modalities:
Visual,studentswillbeabletoseeandholdwhattheyarewritingabout.
6.Vocabulary:
wheel,axle,body,front,back
7.Bloom'sTaxonomy:
Whereisthe[axle,wheel,body]?
Whatdoestheaxledo?Ifwedidn'thaveanaxlewouldourcarwork?
Whatdoesyourcarlooklike?
8.LifeConnection:
Carsareapartofeverydaylifeformostofourstudents.Theycreatedthecarstheyarewritingabout,
whichinstillsasenseofprideandenthusiasmfortheirwork.
9.EvidenceofMeetingObjective:
Iwillseethatstudentshavemettheobjectiveiftheyreceivea3or4ontherubricscale.
1011.SummarizeClosure:
12.Transition:
Itistimeforsnackrecess.The[table]maygettheircoatandsnackandlineup...

GroupingStrategies

Classbeginsaswholegroupontherug.Studentswillpairsharewithadesignatedpartner.Partnershave
beenpickedpreviouslybyinstructortohelpfacilitatetheconversationbetweenstudentswhoarelow
CELDTlevelswithhigh,andbasedonpersonalityaswellasoverallacademiccomprehension.
Studentswillmovetotheirassignedseatsatthetablestocompletetheirwritingindependently.

DifferentiatedInstruction

JesusandDavidwilllabelthepartsoftheircar,tofocusontheircomprehensionofdescription.Andrewand
Prisilawillbegradedonwriting2sentencesneatlyandcompletely,including2selectedwords.Jaydenwillbe
gradedonwritingonecompletesentence,including1selectedword.
Earlyfinishersmaylabeltheirwork,andreadittooneanother.

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