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Introducing the Eric Carle Author Study

Grade Level:
K
Subject:
Language Arts
Topic:
Introducing the author, Eric Carle, and the concept of an author study.
Objective:
1. Develop Oral Language through Meaningful Conversation and Context
2. Teach Targeted Skills through Contextualized and Explicit instruction
3. Build Vocabulary through Authentic and Meaningful Experiences with Words
4. Build and Activate Background Knowledge
5. Teach and Use Meaning making Strategies
(Adapted from, America's Choice, Teaching English Language Learners, Literacy)
Other Information:
This is an Eric Carle Author Study unit that the Kindergarten team at A. Montoya wrote a grant for at the beginning of the school year for. (I have recently just joined the Kindergarten team and was not part of the grant writing process.)
Prep:
Eric Carle books in library with a premade banner, "Books by Eric Carle'.
Poster with the title, "Books by Eric Carle". Titles to be added as they are read with whole class.
Chart paper for attribute chart.
Materials:
Books, chart paper, markers, students.
New Mexico English Language Development Instructional Strategies:

Reading and Listening for Comprehension
CONTENT STANDARD I: Students will apply strategies and skills to comprehend information that is read, heard or viewed.
K-5 Benchmark I-A: Listen to, read, react to, and retell information.
Listen to stories read aloud.
Use pictures to comprehend text, and to associate text to prior knowledge.

This is only the first lesson of this unit. Later students will have many opportunities to respond to text by draawing picture to make text-to-self and text-to-text comparisons. in future lessons the charts will be built upon and severla videos of Carle's process for his art will be viewed and then practiced in class offering hands on and experienctial understanding.
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