Kindergarten Instructional Guide

Kindergarten Oral Language Block: Content Integration Suggested Unit 5: Planning Template

Unit 5: Wonders of Nature

Suggested Oral Language Block: Intentional Integration of Materials

Wonders

Scaffolding child/child interactions

Wonders Big Idea

Sentence Frame(s): _____can grow with______. In nature I cansee ____growing.

House Area Materials: Possibly make this area a Science area with things found in nature: Pine cones, leaves, rocks, flowers, leaves, twigs, dirt, sand. Old cameras to “take” pictures when out at recess. Book Area Materials: Books about nature, living things, books on subtraction.

Block Area Materials: Legos, blocks, foam blocks, cars, roadways rug, nature drive with cars or modes of transportation.

What kinds of things can you find growing in nature?

EnVision 2020

Topic7: Understand Subtraction

Sentence Frame(s): ____ and ____ equal ____.

Math Area Materials: Manipulatives to sort, add, or subtract. Number stamps to show equations. White boards and markers to show subtraction. Students could make a book about subtraction. Writing Area Materials: Paper, pens, pencils, white boards, markers, keyboards, nature walk journal that student creates. Students could make a book about subtraction.

Science Core

K.2.1 Living Things and Their Surroundings Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to describe patterns of what living things (plants and animals, including humans) need to survive. Emphasize the similarities and differences

Art Area Materials: Playdough, leaves, tape, paper to trace the leaves, images of nature to recreate with drawing.

Canyons School District Elementary Content Integration maps are created by the Instructional Supports Department