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The Five Senses Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology Unit PlanThe Five Senses Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology Unit Plan
Publisher
Core Knowledge Foundation
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K
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English Language Arts
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Duration
21 days
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Year
2013
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Unit Plan

The Five Senses Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology

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This The Five Senses Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology unit plan also includes:
  • CKLA Domain 2: The Human Body—Five Senses (.html)
  • Entire Unit (.zip)
  • Image Cards: The Five Senses (.pdf)
  • Flip Book: The Five Senses (.pdf)
  • Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide: The Five Senses (.pdf)
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Young readers explore the five senses with a read-aloud anthology. Each lesson follows the routine of introducing the reading, listening to a read-aloud, answering comprehension questions, then practicing a skill. Modification and enrichment opportunities are provided to meet the needs of all learners.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

the five senses, sense of hearing, sense of light, sense of sight, sense of smell, sense of taste, sense of touch, sense of vision, read-alouds, reading, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, helen keller, blindness, deafness, nonfiction, nonfiction texts, informational texts, compare and contrast, word meanings, sorting & categorizing, nouns, verbs

Instructional Ideas

  • Combine the anthology with a science unit on the five senses
  • Create an anchor chart for each sense to display around the classroom

Classroom Considerations

  • The second anthology in a series of 12 created for kindergarten ELA
  • Many graphics and images from the Included Materials list look best printed in color
  • Preparation includes gathering materials and making copies
  • Projection is required to display images

Pros

  • An alignment chart identifies Common Core standards addressed in each lesson
  • A family letter sent home informs parents and guardians of the lessons and offers helpful tips for extending learning outside of school

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.K.1 RI.K.2 RI.K.3 RI.K.4 RI.K.7 RI.K.9 RI.K.10 W.K.2 W.K.8 SL.K.1.a SL.K.1.b SL.K.2 SL.K.4 SL.K.5 SL.K.6 L.K.1.b L.K.1.f L.K.4.a L.K.5.a L.K.5.b L.K.5.c L.K.5.d L.K.6

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