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Let's Learn About Plants and Animals!
 * //__Kindergarten Unit of Instruction__ //**

 

Below you will find the different lesson plans to the Plants and Animals unit. These lessons include all aspects of the curriculum including, reading, writing, math and science. Each lesson has an important objective to it and many of them have in inclusion of technology. Please explore and find the different lessons that students will learn and some great technology examples of what the students will learn to use!  Watch these awesome videos below to learn a little about plants and animals before exploring hands on. These give lots of information on the things that we will be learning about this year! 

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  __**Time To Think:** Why did we watch these videos? Can you find what makes each one important?__  __**Remember to think about these videos when you are learning the new information about plants and animals. Now let's go explore! **__  Below you will find the Scope and Sequence in which these lesson plans are based from. Note that this scope and sequence is based on the <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">National Scope and Sequence <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> K indergarten Curriculum Guide. Please see attached for specific Scope and Sequence:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">The first video gave us an example of each animal of the ABC's and a neat fact about each animal. Can you think of other animals that might have the same letter as the one's mentioned in the video?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">In this video, we got to look at baby animals and the importance of having their parents with them. Do you think that you need your parent just as much as these animals needed their mommy and daddy?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">We got to watch Elmo and Friends plant a garden. Take a close look at the steps that they took to grow their vegetable garden. Can you find what was important in this video for growing a garden?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Wow! There are lots of big words in this video! More importantly, we got to look at the different types of flowers and plants in the wild and all of the insects that are attracted to them. What do you think insects would do if they didn't have flowers?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Farmer Ernie told us in this video how different types of plants grow. There are some that are really tall and other ones that are small. Why do you think the reason is why plants can grow so differently if they are all getting lots of water and sunlight?

<span style="color: #04a90d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">**__Click on the images to view the different lesson plans:__**

__Lesson #1:__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Introduction to Plants and Animals and Understanding Important Information

<span style="color: #04a90d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">**__<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lesson #2 __** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Learning All About Plants and Animals Through Reading!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The Writing Process and Writing Using Technology!
 * <span style="color: #f6d013; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">__Lesson #3:__ **

<span style="color: #006bff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">__**Lesson #4**__

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Creating a Project Through Teamwork

<span style="color: #ff6000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">__**Lesson #5**__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Research Project on Animal of Student's Choice! <span style="color: #ff6000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">//Going On A Scavenger Hunt!//

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Students Will Grow Their Own Indoor Plant!
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">__Lesson #6:__ **

<span style="color: #cd1dcd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">__**Lesson #7**__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Students Explore Maps By Looking At Different Animals Throughout The World!

<span style="color: #fd90ec; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">__**Lesson #8**__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Listen To Students Tell Thier Journals In A Podcast!

<span style="color: #00b4ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">__**Lesson #9**__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Students Will Create Day To Day Timeline On How A Plant <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 132%;">Grows

<span style="color: #00f000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">__**Lesson #10**__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 125%;">Telling Students' Stories Digitally