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Language Arts Kindergarten

Standard 1: Students engage in the research process

Standard 2: Students engage in the reading process

Standard 3: Students engage in the writing process

Standard 4: Students engage in the speaking and listening process

Standard 5: Students understand media

Standard 6: Students understand and use principles of language

Standard 1: Students engage in the research process
PLANNING RESEARCH	FLP Lessons	Lesson Descriptions
K.1.1 - Choose questions and ideas related to a topic of study	Seasons Through the Year	Students select and read books about seasonal changes, then share the stories with the rest of the class.
	Let's Celebrate	Students interview friends and family members about their favorite celebrations and record the information.
ORGANIZING INFORMATION
K.1.2 - Use developmentally appropriate reference tools to gather information; e.g., picture dictionary, ABC chart, nonfiction books	Let's Celebrate	Students interview friends and family members about their favorite celebrations and record the information.
	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickenss to Omelettes	Students read a book such as From Wheat to Pasta by Robert Egan to gain a better understanding of how raw foods become processed foods.

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Standard 2: Students engage in the reading process
LITERACY/INFORMATIONAL GENRES AND ELEMENTS	FLP Lessons	Lesson Descriptions
K.2.1 - Read a variety of genres; i.e., fiction, fairy tales, poetry, and nursery rhymes	Chewsy Choices	Students read and perform a play about the five food groups and the nutrients that they each provide for the student's body.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students select and read books about seasonal changes, then share the stories with the rest of the class.
K.2.2 - Identify the elements of a fiction text; i.e., character, setting, events, and ending
K.2.3 - Demonstrate book handling knowledge; i.e., locate front of book, beginning and end of sentence and story
K.2.5. Differentiate between fiction and non-fiction text features
K.2.6. Recognize various types of nonfiction books; i.e., newspapers, magazines, picture dictionaries, and other developmentally appropriate reference materials	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickenss to Omelettes	Students read a book such as From Wheat to Pasta by Robert Egan to gain a better understanding of how raw foods become processed foods.
	Lunchtime Favorites	Students trace the sources of their food from lunch to learn the interdependence of plants animals and discover how culture affects food choices.
PHONOLOGICAL/PHONEMIC AWARENESS
K.2.7. Identify and manipulate individual phonemes (sounds) in a one syllable word (distinguishing initial and final consonant sounds and vowel sounds) /h/-/a/-/t/
K.2.8. Blend individual phonemes to make a one syllable word
K.2.9. Separate a one syllable word into its parts, onset and rime
K.2.10. Identify and create rhyming words
K.2.11. Know that words make up sentences and syllables make up words
PHONICS/WORD RECOGNITION
K.2.12. Recognize the relationship between letters and their sounds
K.2.13. State sounds for all letters in isolation
K.2.14. Know that letters go together to make words	Seasons Through the Year	Students select and read books about seasonal changes, then share the stories with the rest of the class.
K.2.15. Use knowledge of phonics to decode words	Seasons Through the Year	Students select and read books about seasonal changes, then share the stories with the rest of the class.
K.2.16. Identify and name upper and lower case letters
COMPREHENSION/READING STRATEGIES FOR MEANING
K.2.17 Make and confirm/disconfirm predictions about what will happen in a story	Chewsy Choices	Students read and perform a play about the five food groups and the nutrients that they each provide for the student's body.
K.2.18 Recall/retell information in sequence	Seasons Through the Year	Students name seasons in the order by their birth dates
K.2.18 Recall/retell information in sequence	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickens to Omelettes	Students analyze the processes raw foods undergo when processed. In doing so, they note the order of the processes.
K.2.19 State text-to-self connection	The Plant and Me	By discussing, observing, and role-playing, students learn that plants and people have similar needs for survival.
	Chewsy Choices	Students learn about the five food groups and explain what each food group provides his or her body.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students select and read books about seasonal changes, then share the stories with the rest of the class.
PURPOSES FOR READING
K.2.20 Use reading to be informed and/or entertained with shared reading texts; e.g., big books, charts, poems, guided reading books ***(While all Food Land People lessons do this, this is the lessons that does it most directly.)	Seasons Through the Year	Students select and read books about seasonal changes, then share the stories with the rest of the class.

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Standard 3: Students engage in the writing process
PREWRITING	FLP Lessons	Lesson Descriptions
K.3.1. Identify audience and purposes for writing	Germ Busters	Students share their findings of microbial growth on three potatoes (one that has not been handled, one that has been handled with unwashed hands, and one that has been handled with washed hands) in a variety of ways, ranging from illustrations to narrations, all of which can be displayed in the school and community.
	Seed Surprises	Students create a class story or storybook about the sequence of growth of seeds that they planted and cared for.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students write about aspects of each season in agricultural communities, urban communities & their own communities.
K.3.2. Discuss ideas drawn from personal experience	The Plant and Me	By discussing, observing, and role-playing, students learn that plants and people have similar needs for survival.
	Let's Celebrate!	Student's explore in their own lives and in the lives of others the role of celebrations and important foods involved, with a focus on corn.
	Lunchtime Favorites	Students trace the sources of their food from lunch to learn the interdependence of plants animals and discover how culture affects food choices.
	Seed Surprises	Students create a class story or storybook about the sequence of growth of seeds that they planted and cared for.
	We're Into Pumpkins	Students brainstorm ideas for possible uses of pumpkins.
	Chewsy Choices	Students learn about the five food groups and then record meals and evaluate whether they need to make changes in their diet.
	School Ground Caretakers	Students observe and collect items on the school ground, choose their own special place, and work with school groundskeepers to be respectful caretakers of their outdoor environment. Students journal about their observations and reflections when in their own special place.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students discuss what they already know about the four seasons, then later create Venn diagrams illustrating the similarities and differences between seasons in agricultural and urban areas.
K.3.3. Use developmentally appropriate tools for prewriting; e.g., ABC chart, word walls, environmental print	Seed Surprises	Students create a class story or storybook about the sequence of growth of seeds that they planted and cared for.
	We're Into Pumpkins	Students brainstorm ideas for possible uses of pumpkins.
	Chewsy Choices	Students learn about the five food groups and then record meals and evaluate whether they need to make changes in their diet.
	School Ground Caretakers	Students observe and collect items on the school ground, choose their own special place, and work with school groundskeepers to be respectful caretakers of their outdoor environment. Students journal about their observations and reflections when in their own special place.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students discuss what they already know about the four seasons and discuss the similarities and differences between seasons in agricultural and urban areas.
DRAFTING
K.3.4. Write from left to right
K.3.5. Use consonant sounds at beginnings and ends of words
K.3.6. Use some easy-to-hear vowels
K.3.7. Use spaces to separate words
K.3.8. Incorporate developmentally appropriate vocabulary in writing
K.3.9. Communicate meaning through drawing; e.g., setting, characters	Seed Surprises	Students create a class story or storybook about the sequence of growth of seeds that they planted and cared for.
	School Ground Caretakers	Students observe and collect items on the school ground, choose their own special place, and work with school groundskeepers to be respectful caretakers of their outdoor environment. Students journal about their observations and reflections when in their own special place.
	Germ Busters	Students record observations of a controlled experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students write about aspects of each season in agricultural communities, urban communities & their own communities.
K.3.10. Match story with drawing	Seed Surprises	Students create a class story or storybook about the sequence of growth of seeds that they planted and cared for.
	School Ground Caretakers	Students observe and collect items on the school ground, choose their own special place, and work with school groundskeepers to be respectful caretakers of their outdoor environment. Students journal about their observations and reflections when in their own special place.
	Germ Busters	Students record observations of a controlled experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students write about aspects of each season in agricultural communities, urban communities & their own communities.
K.3.11. Read their own writing
PUBLICATION/PRESENTATION
K.3.12. Share published work with peers, teachers, and family members	Seed Surprises	Students create a class story or storybook about the sequence of growth of seeds that they planted and cared for.
	School Ground Caretakers	Students observe and collect items on the school ground, choose their own special place, and work with school groundskeepers to be respectful caretakers of their outdoor environment. Students journal about their observations and reflections when in their own special place.
	Let's Celebrate!	After studying celebrations from a variety of cultures, students write a description of a celebration that would be meaningful to them.
	Germ Busters	Students record observations of a controlled experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students write about aspects of each season in agricultural communities, urban communities & their own communities.

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Standard 4: Students engage in the speaking and listening process
VERBAL AND NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
K.4.1. Use developmentally appropriate speaking vocabulary, including words that describe people, places, things, locations, and actions	The Plant and Me	Students use the correct vocabulary terms when discussing the parts of a plant.
	Seed Surprises	Students learn to identify parts of a plant (stem, roots and leaves) and then use the appropriate names for each part when talking about it.
	Chewsy Choices	Students learn about the five food groups and then record meals and evaluate whether they need to make changes in their diet. They also perform a play through which they learn what nutrients each food group provides to them.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students use the appropriate terms when discussing the characteristics of different seasons.
	School Ground Caretakers	Students observe and collect items on the school ground, choose their own special place, and work with school groundskeepers to be respectful caretakers of their outdoor environment. Students journal about their observations and reflections when in their own special place.
	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickenss to Omelettes	Students build connections between raw and processed food items by cutting out pictures, matching pictures, and making collages. They analyze the processes raw foods undergo when processed. When discussing the processes, the students use appropriate speaking vocabulary.
	Fruits and Veggies	Students learn to distinguish between fruits and vegetables, and the proper terminology to use when describing them.
	We're Into Pumpkins	Students learn and use appropriate terminology regarding pumpkins.
K.4.2. Actively listen to the speaker ***(While all Food Land People lessons do this, these are the lessons that do it most directly.)	The Plant and Me	Students discuss the parts of a plant.
	Let's Celebrate!	Students gather and analyze information about favorite celebrations and describe three or four things people do to celebrate.
	Chewsy Choices	Students perform a play about the foods eaten at a family dinner and learn about the nutrients provided by each food.
K.4.3 - Follow two and three direction steps	The Plant and Me	Students discuss, observe and role-play to learn that plants and people have similar needs for survival.
	Seed Surprises	By sorting and planting seeds, students discover seeds come in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors, as well as produce plants.
	Chewsy Choices	Students learn about the five food groups through the use of puppets and their participation in a play about dinner at Rachel and Brian's house.
	Fruits and Veggies	Students identify and compare fruits and other edible plant parts through a fast-paced game.
	School Ground Caretakers	Students observe and collect items on the school ground, choose their own special place, and work with school groundskeepers to be respectful of their outdoor environment.
	Let's Celebrate	Students explore the role of celebrations in their own lives and in the lives of others and the important foods involved in those celebrations.
	Seasons Through the Year	To build awareness of seasonal change, students use their own birthdates, a comparison of seasons in different settings, and self-made books
	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickenss to Omelettes	Students build connections between raw and processed food items by cutting out pictures, matching pictures, and making collages.
	We're Into Pumpkins	Through hands-on, interdisciplinary activities, students learn about pumpkins as fruits and as food sources.
	Don't Use It All Up!	Student's participate in a sponge demonstration to discover that people are consumers of resources and explore methods of conserving those resources.
	Germ Busters	Through a controlled experiment, students learn one way bacteria can be spread and the importance of hand washing for personal hygiene and food safety
	Lunchtime Favorites	Students trace the sources of their food from lunch to learn the interdependence of plants animals and discover how culture affects food choices.
CONVERSATION, GROUP DISCUSSION, AND ORAL PRESENTATION
K.4.4. Respond to peers in conversations	The Plant and Me	Students learn about plants through discussing how the needs of a plant are similar and different from the needs of a person, and role playing.
	Seed Surprises	Students discuss seeds and how plants grow, before and after observing the growth of seeds.
	Chewsy Choices	Students discuss the food pyramid.
	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickenss to Omelettes	Students sort food pictures according to raw food source, create a collage that illustrates a specific raw food and its products and analyze and discuss the processes raw foods undergo when processed.
	We're Into Pumpkins	Students discuss the origin and uses of pumpkins. During a brainstorming activity they imagine all the possible uses of pumpkins, today and in the far past. The class then shares their ideas with each other.
	School Ground Caretakers	Students discuss the importance of their school ground and being respectful of it.
	Fruits and Veggies	Students discuss the differences between fruits and vegetables.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students discuss the characteristics of the four seasons in order to build awareness of seasonal change.
	Let's Celebrate	Students discuss holidays and how they are celebrated.
	Don't Use It All Up!	Students discuss the many ways in which water is used and the effects that the demands of a large population have on natural resources. Students also discuss how everyone can conserve or give water back to the environment.
	Germ Busters	Students discuss the effects of germs in their lives and the role hand washing plays in preventing illness.
K.4.5 - Take turns speaking in conversation	The Plant and Me	Students learn about plants through discussing how the needs of a plant are similar and different from the needs of a person, and role playing.
	Seed Surprises	Students discuss seeds and how plants grow, before and after observing the growth of seeds.
	Chewsy Choices	Students discuss the food pyramid.
	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickenss to Omelettes	Students sort food pictures according to raw food source, create a collage that illustrates a specific raw food and its products and analyze and discuss the processes raw foods undergo when processed.
	We're Into Pumpkins	Students discuss the origin and uses of pumpkins. During a brainstorming activity they imagine all the possible uses of pumpkins, today and in the far past. The class then shares their ideas with each other.
	School Ground Caretakers	Students discuss the importance of their school ground and being respectful of it.
	Fruits and Veggies	Students discuss the differences between fruits and vegetables.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students discuss the characteristics of the four seasons in order to build awareness of seasonal change.
	Let's Celebrate	Students discuss holidays and how they are celebrated.
	Don't Use It All Up!	Students discuss the many ways in which water is used and the effects that the demands of a large population have on natural resources. Students also discuss how everyone can conserve or give water back to the environment.
	Germ Busters	Students discuss the effects of germs in their lives and the role hand washing plays in preventing illness.
K.4.6 -Formulate and respond quickly to questions	The Plant and Me	Students learn about plants through discussing how the needs of a plant are similar and different from the needs of a person, and role playing.
	Seed Surprises	Students discuss seeds and how plants grow, before and after observing the growth of seeds.
	Chewsy Choices	Students discuss the food pyramid.
	Tomatoes to Ketchup, Chickenss to Omelettes	Students sort food pictures according to raw food source, create a collage that illustrates a specific raw food and its products and analyze and discuss the processes raw foods undergo when processed.
	We're Into Pumpkins	Students discuss the origin and uses of pumpkins. During a brainstorming activity they imagine all the possible uses of pumpkins, today and in the far past. The class then shares their ideas with each other.
	School Ground Caretakers	Students discuss the importance of their school ground and being respectful of it.
	Lunchtime Favorites	Students trace the sources of their food from lunch to learn the interdependence of plants, animals, and people. They must formulate and respond quickly when asked to identify what they ate.
	Fruits and Veggies	Students discuss the differences between fruits and vegetables.
	Seasons Through the Year	Students discuss the characteristics of the four seasons in order to build awareness of seasonal change.
	Let's Celebrate	Students discuss holidays and how they are celebrated.
	Don't Use It All Up!	Students discuss the many ways in which water is used and the effects that the demands of a large population have on natural resources. Students also discuss how everyone can conserve or give water back to the environment.
	Germ Busters	Students discuss the effects of germs in their lives and the role hand washing plays in preventing illness.

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Standard 5: Students understand media
MEDIA GENRES	FLP Lessons	Lesson Descriptions
K.5.1. Identify existing and developing media; i.e., books, newspapers, television, and computer programs

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Standard 6: Students understand and use principles of language
LANGUAGE CONVERSIONS/MECHANICS	FLP Lessons	Lesson Descriptions
K.6.1. Use sentences to convey a message	The Plant and Me	Students learn that plants and people have similar needs through discussing, observing, and role playing. They then write a story about the interdependence of plants and people.
	Seed Surprises	Students create a class story or storybook about the sequence of growth of seeds that they planted and cared for.
	Chewsy Choices	Students learn about the five food groups and then record meals and evaluate whether they need to make changes in their diet. They also perform a play through which they learn what nutrients each food group provides to them.
	Germ Busters	Students make predictions for a controlled experiment, then record observations of the experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	School Ground Caretakers	Students observe and collect items on the school ground, choose their own special place, and work with school groundskeepers to be respectful caretakers of their outdoor environment. Students journal about their observations and reflections when in their own special place.
	Let's Celebrate!	After studying celebrations from a variety of cultures, students write a description of a celebration that would be meaningful to them.
K.6.2. Use conventions of punctuation, i.e., period	The Plant and Me	Students learn that plants and people have similar needs through discussing, observing, and role playing. They then write a story about the interdependence of plants and people.
	Seed Surprises	Students create a class story or storybook about the sequence of growth of seeds that they planted and cared for.
	Germ Busters	Students make predictions for a controlled experiment, then record observations of the experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	School Ground Caretakers	Students observe and collect items on the school ground, choose their own special place, and work with school groundskeepers to be respectful caretakers of their outdoor environment. Students journal about their observations and reflections when in their own special place.
	Let's Celebrate!	After studying celebrations from a variety of cultures, students write a description of a celebration that would be meaningful to them.
K.6.3. Use pre-phonemic knowledge, letter sounds, knowledge of letter names, and commonly used words to spell independently	The Plant and Me	Students learn that plants and people have similar needs through discussing, observing, and role playing. They then write a story about the interdependence of plants and people.
	Seed Surprises	Students create a class story or storybook about the sequence of growth of seeds that they planted and cared for.
	Germ Busters	Students make predictions for a controlled experiment, then record observations of the experiment over a period of three weeks. They then write their conclusions and what they have learned from the experiment.
	School Ground Caretakers	Students observe and collect items on the school ground, choose their own special place, and work with school groundskeepers to be respectful caretakers of their outdoor environment. Students journal about their observations and reflections when in their own special place.
	Let's Celebrate!	After studying celebrations from a variety of cultures, students write a description of a celebration that would be meaningful to them.

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To cultivate an understanding of the interrelationship of agriculture, the environment and people by integrating agriculture into K-12 education.

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