Objective 1: TSW Understand the connection between cause and effect I can demonstrate my understanding of the relationship between

cause and effect.

Standard: K.1.09 Use active comprehension strategies to derive meaning while reading and check for understanding after reading. a. Derive meaning while reading by 1. asking questions about a text. 2. participating in discussions about text. 3. predicting what will happen next as a story is shared. 4. creating mental images of the story (e.g., characters, setting). b. Check for understanding after reading by 1. recalling two to three step sequence of events. 2. retelling story in own words. 3. drawing conclusions based on evidence in the story 4. using pictures to discuss main idea. Standard: Kindergarten Writing Standard (Common Core) Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic Standard: GLE 0007.3.1 Recognize that living things require water, food, and air. Standard: GLE 0007.2.1 Recognize that some things are living and some are not.

Objective 2: TSW be able to work in a group to draw, label and inform a group.

I can draw a plant, label its parts and what it needs to grow and present my work as part of a group. Objective 3: TSW be able to explain the characteristics that make a plant a living thing. I can tell that a plant is a living thing. I can explain what plant needs to survive. I can label the parts of a plant.

Objective 4: TSW be able to work in a group to draw, label and inform a group.

I can draw a plant, label its parts and what it needs to grow and present my work as part of a group.

Standard: Kindergarten Writing Standard (Common Core) Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic